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A new era for farm forestry: Toole and Saunders
The NSW Government is introducing new Farm Forestry Codes of Practice that will ensure long-term sustainability for the industry and provide robust environmental protections across the NSW private forestry estate. The new Codes, which come into effect on Monday, 2 May 2022, are the result of a rigorous review of Farm Forestry in NSW as well as advice from the Natural Resource Commission.
Bigger and better: Rod Run shines
The Narrandera Rod Run, which took place over the Easter weekend, seems to be getting bigger and better each year. This year's event proved to be a huge success with almost 500 vehicles involved. There were 398 entrants, plus 100 day-trip cars on Easter Sunday.
Narrandera celebrates history of rodding
Australian Street Rodding can be traced back to 1956 when the first Street Rod Club was formed in Victoria. It was the forerunner to many others including the Earlies Rod Run Club coming to Narrandera in Easter 1973.
Continued success for NHS Ag Show team
The Narrandera High School agricultural show team has followed up on their recent success of champion school at the National Angora Trophy Show in Goulburn by taking out the champion school title in the Angora Goats section at the Sydney Royal Easter Show for the second year in a row.
Ecumenical service in the park
Kirstin Nicholson. Members of Cohuna’s churches gathered on Good Friday for an ecumenical service of the passion of Christ at the Catholic Church. Following the service, members walked to the Gateway Visitor Centre in Garden Park for a short prayer service.
Kerang tops tennis
Kendall Jennings. Over 340 players hit the Kerang Lawn Tennis courts for the year's major fundraising event. The 2022 Kerang Easter Carnival was held from Friday, April 15 to Monday, April 18. The numbers this year were slightly down from last year, with 2021 breaking all participation records due to COVID-19 restrictions easing.
Excelleration steals the cluBarham Kerang Cup
Kendall Jennings. The annual Kerang Turf Club Easter Races was once again a drawcard for Kerang with its seven-race afternoon on Saturday, April 16. In superb weather, punters were treated to fashions on the field, Easter Bunny and spectacular racing on the iconic flood irrigated circuit.
Delivered: 25 out of 2000 housing pods for people made homeless by floods
Twenty-five of these homes, also called pods, were delivered to Wollongbar Sports Fields in Ballina Shire this weekend. Many more homes are expected to be delivered to Richmond Valley, Tweed, Byron and Lismore LGAs. Suitable sites in these areas are being discussed.
Locals patrol their own community to deter looters as town rebuilds after floods
When Woodburn resident Melanie Connell heard that looters were taking what little people had left, she decided to do something about it ... Melanie wanted residents to know that if they see torches shining into  empty backyards, it is the community group looking out for them.
Liesl has a dream to sing on The Voice. Her first single brings her closer to that dream.
Kyogle’s Liesl Pederson spends her day at the front of the classroom teaching students at Casino Public School. But she has a dream that goes way beyond the classroom — she wants to sing.
117th Maclean Highland Gathering
Lynne Mowbray. The last couple of years have proved to be a trying time for anyone attempting to hold an event and organisers of the 117th Maclean Highland Gathering, were keen to make this year’s event, a great one. Maclean Highland Gathering Chief Peter Smith said that they were expecting a particularly good gathering this year and it did not disappoint.
The word from Bluesfest was “thanks”
Ryan Enns. There is a collective trauma being lived by Bluesfesters and the result is that nobody believed it was going to happen this year because to believe would be to make yourself vulnerable to another disappointment. Well, it did happen and every minute felt like a miracle and every artist erupted with music and love like they’d been holding it in for three years.
93rd Bonalbo Show, 29-30 April 2022
The 93rd Bonalbo Show will be held on Friday 29 and Saturday 30 April. Â Gate entry this year is free, so come along and support your local show and have a great family day out.
Conservatorium supports local musicians to replace musical instruments lost in the floods
It is clear from the extent of the NSW floods that many of the Con’s students, teachers and other musicians have lost their instruments, with most uninsured, and the Con has worked to quickly explore immediate support options for staff, students and the wider musical community impacted by this crisis. The Con itself has also lost much of its musical equipment and not all is fully covered by insurance.
Dunoon & District Sports & Recreation Club
The Dunoon Sports Club was pleased to be able to help people needing a safe place to shelter, and was used for an evacuation centre during the first floods in early March. Thank you to our amazing community of volunteers as they wrangled donations and food, comforted residents and provided cups of tea and coffee, as well as a listening ear through the unfolding disaster.
Kempsey Show, 26-27 April 2022
Tuesday 26 and Wednesday 27 April 2022 the Kempsey Show is back on, and we are going all out to provide the community with an action-packed show.
2022 Kempsey Show Young Woman of the Year Competition
For the 2022 Kempsey Show Young Woman of the Year Competition we have a fantastic array of young women entered across the three categories: seniors, teens and juniors.
Narrandera Rod Run weekend
"I am thrilled to welcome everyone to the Narrandera Rod Run Weekend, a premier event of the Shire for an impressive 38 years. Each year over the Easter weekend, residents, visitors and motor enthusiasts alike, have the opportunity to celebrate and immerse themselves in early model autos and custom built hot rods": Cr Neville Kschenka, Narrandera Mayor.
