Entries open for Lismore Young Songwriters comp

Entries for the 2014 Young Songwriters Competition open today. The Young Songwriters Competition provides emerging young talent aged 12 to 25 with a platform to show off their lyrics, musicianship and performance skills. The annual Young Songwriters Competition is now a joint initiative of Lismore City Council and headspace, which recently opened in Lismore. The…

The final tunnel breakthrough

UPGRADES on the Pacific Highway are on track to bring safety and efficiency benefits to thousands of motorists who use the highway every day. Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Infrastructure and Regional Development Warren Truss today welcomed the breakthrough of the southbound tunnel at St Helena Hill, a major milestone for the $862 million…

New suicide prevention program

Lifeline Northern Rivers will trial a new well-being and suicide prevention program, SCARF, designed to specifically for rural suicide prevention, in partnership with the NSW Centre for Rural and Remote Mental Health. The trial is on Wednesday March 19 with places limited to 20. For more information call Lifeline on 6622 4133. The NSW Centre…