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Nourishing Kyogle with a truck that feeds people

Contributor, indyNR.com
Business
A new sustainable food rescue program in Kyogle aims to bring together businesses, producers, and home gardeners to support people experiencing food insecurity. Foodbank’s 2024 Hunger Report reported that two million Australian households are experiencing severe food insecurity and do not have enough to feed their families.

Playing for her Pops — Joshalynn one of three players selected for state rugby league comp

Susanna Freymark, indyNR.com
Education & training
For the first time ever, Casino High School will have three students playing rugby league in the state comp. Ciara Close, Tye Hogan-Collins and Joshalynn Walker were selected from players between Tweed and Newcastle to play in the Combined Schools State Championship ... Joshalynn, 17, is an all round sportsperson.

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Councillor accuses Reconstruction Authority of ‘gaslighting’ on flood recovery information

Susanna Freymark, indyNR.com
Community
At the April Richmond Valley Council meeting, councillor Lyndall Murray had the questions she posed to the NSW Reconstruction Authority and council answered ... Councillors had a confidential meeting on Tuesday, April 8 with the Reconstruction Authority and the responses below are based on the information provided at that meeting.

Oldest man in Australia attributes long life to eating baked beans every day

Contributor, indyNR.com
Aging
The oldest man in Australia lives close to Richmond Valley – in Grafton. Ken Weeks has been officially confirmed as the oldest Australian man ever – he is 111 years and 189 days old.

Soldier’s diary on display at museum

Contributor, indyNR.com
History & heritage
A diary from a Casino soldier was donated to the Evans Head Living Museum. The soldier wrote about the midnight landing and the First Australian Infantry Forces charge up the steep hill at Anzac Cove on April 25, 1915. Private Volney George McInnes Service Number 695 from Casino enlisted at Lismore in 1914…

Hundreds commemorate ANZAC Day in Kyogle

Susanna Freymark, indyNR.com
Community
Hundreds came to Anzac Day commemorations in Kyogle ... First to the Dawn Service and then for the Anzac Day March along the main street. Young and old, schools, clubs and community groups remembered and acknowledged those who served.

Not enough boots on the ground to deal with tropical soda apple north of Kyogle, advocacy group says

Susanna Freymark, indyNR.com
Council
Prue Weir spoke about the issue of tropical soda apple at the Kyogle Council meeting on Monday, April 14. Ms Weir is a part of a group of residents formed in late 2023 to raise awareness of the insidious weed ... “It is an environmental disaster,” Ms Weir said.

Plumber presents plan for levee to reduce backwater flooding in Coraki

Susanna Freymark, indyNR.com
Council
Ian Brown is a plumber who has lived in Coraki for 55 years. He presented his flood levee proposal at the Richmond Valley Council meeting on Tuesday, April 15. He reckons his proposal will reduce the backwater from floods at Coraki.

Mario bags the blue ribbon for his leafy leather creation at Royal Easter Show

Susanna Freymark, indyNR.com
Arts
Mario Sanchez Huertas wasn’t able to get to the Sydney Royal Easter Show this year but the bag he made did. At his leather studio in Kyogle, Mario didn’t know his bag was a winner until he was sent a message.

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About indyNR.com

Telling stories is in my blood.

I’ve been a journalist for more than 15 years.

I started as a cadet at the Northern Star, worked at News Corp in Sydney as education editor and then back to Lismore to work at APN until it was bought out by News Corp.

I was editor of the Richmond River Express Examiner for five years and when News Corp shut it down I became editor of the Richmond River Independent for more than a year until economic circumstances meant the community owned paper had to close.

I knew the vacuum of real local news needed to be filled. I decided to provide that online and indyNR was born.

I am committed to local stories, about real people and the issues that matter to country folk.

If you want to contact me about a story or an issue you think should be covered email me at susannafreymark@gmail.com

Our stories create a narrative history of our region. It is what drives me to focus on news from Kyogle and Richmond Valley.

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IndyNR editor Susanna Freymark

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