Owner of proposed Maclean subdivision in liquidation
The owner of the controversial proposed 157 lot ‘River Glen’ subdivision at Maclean, Global Capital Property Fund was placed into liquidation this month by the Federal Court after deposits were taken on at least 20 lots. When Global Capital Property Fund updated investors about the River Glen project on its website in November 2021, it stated "the team currently has EOI’s and deposits paid on 20 lots", and the CV Independent was informed further deposits were taken on blocks in the subdivision.
Angourie local Monty Webber’s autobiography launch
Angourie local and Australian surfing legend Monty Webber has lived a full and colourful life that he has documented in his Autobiography Is the Moon the Sun? – The Autobiography of a Time Rich Experience Junkie that will be officially launched at Yamba Cinema …
Aimee Pirie – Australia’s youngest woman to conquer gruelling 246km Spartathlon
Aimee Pirie, who spent 14 years growing up in Yamba, recently completed the toughest challenge of her life, the Spartathlon in Greece, running the final 85km with a severely sprained ankle due to ‘inflammation from extensor tendinitis’, becoming the youngest Australian woman ever to finish. Described as the world’s most gruelling race, the 246km Spartathlon runs over rough tracks and muddy paths ...
Bitcoin ATMs hit the Valley
Clarence Valley residents who are fed up with banks and governments can now leave them behind and trade in Bitcoin after two of the Cryptocurrency Automatic Teller Machines ATMS were installed at Service Stations at South Grafton and Yamba recently. Bitcoin is a decentralised digital payment system and currency invented in 2009, making it the world’s oldest and most well-known cryptocurrency...
Four new councillors elected, 6836 fail to vote
Four first time Councillors and five incumbents have been elected by the 41,897 enrolled voters in the Clarence Valley 2024 Local Government Election, while 6836 people enrolled in the area failed to vote. The newly elected Clarence Valley councillors for the next four years are Cristie Yager, Peter Johnstone, Greg Clancy, Ray Smith, Shane Causley, Allison Whaites, Lynne Cairns, Debrah Novak, and Karen Toms ...
Yamba Distilling Co’s Champion Traditional Gin
Yamba Distilling Co took on the titans of the brewing and distilling industry at the Sydney Royal Distilled Spirits Show last month taking out the title of Champion Traditional Gin award for their Duke Dry Gin. The inaugural 2024 Sydney Royal Distilled Spirits Show, which is destined to be an annual showcase of some of the best spirits across Australia, is hosted by the Royal Agricultural Society of NSW.
Clarence Valley third most affordable NSW sea change area
The Clarence Valley has been named the third most affordable sea change region in NSW based on median house prices and median local income as hundreds of families annually move from the cities in search of a more relaxed lifestyle. The Regional Australia Institute compared median home prices and median local incomes in each local government area of the regions and capital cities, plus the distance to the coast, the distance to national parks and the economic diversity of each area and published the information in its Good Life Guide last Tuesday.
Yamba fisherman Australia’s top seafood primary producer
Yamba professional fisherman Troy Billin is renowned by chefs around Australia for his exceptional quality, fresh seafood, and now he has been recognised by the industry being named the best Primary Producer at the 2024 National Seafood Industry Awards. The bi-annual National Seafood Industry Awards (NSIA) reward excellence in the Australian seafood industry; and showcase the industry’s value to the national economy...
Labor refuses Norco hospital supply reinstatement
The Minns NSW Labor Government slammed the door on Norco being reinstated as a supplier to NSW Health on the North and Mid-North Coast in parliament last week, despite a previous NSW government decision to dump the 100 per cent farmer owned co-operative being reversed. When the issue was raised in parliament last Wednesday night, a public interest debate erupted where a motion was put forward by the NSW Nationals calling on the Minns Government to reverse its decision.
Yagerbomb: First time candidate secures most initial count votes
As counting continues in the 2024 Local Government Elections first time candidate Cristie Yager had a clear lead in the initial count winning 13 of the 28 polling booths across the Clarence Valley ... Cristie Yager told the CV Independent she made an early declaration in February that she would be a candidate as she wanted to take an open approach and make her intentions publicly known as she worked toward polling day ... "Once I decided I would run for council I began to research," she said.
