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…
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Southern Cross University Student Guild and its Lismore based affiliate, LEXSA (Lismore and External Students Association), have welcomed the renovations to student common rooms and the advocacy offices at the Lismore campus which were funded by the Student Services and Amenities Fee (SSAF). The federal Member for Page Kevin Hogan officially opened the $55,000 worth…
DetailsThe Federal Government has moved to help small and medium-sized businesses in Page reach their export potential with a $50 million boost to the Export Market Development Grants (EMDG) scheme. Federal member for Page Kevin Hogan said the Government was also seeking to enhance the way the EMDG scheme is administered after it was cut…
DetailsUPGRADES 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…
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Two local students attended the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Economics in Sydney today as guests of Federal member for Page Kevin Hogan. Josie Coles and Jeremy Kumar won the all-expenses trip in a competition in which students from across Page had to submit a question they would ask the Governor of the Reserve Bank of…
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The Northern Rivers NSW Business Chamber is committed to assisting our members and local Chamber of Commerce Alliance members in the region to navigate their way through a variety of workplace issues and challenges. 10_big_ideas_Northern_Rivers
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Hosted by Date: March 11, 2014 Time: 05:30 PM – 07:00 PM Location: That New Coffee Shop Shop 4 – 2 Moon Street Ballina Town Centre Contact: 6681 5049 Email: info@ballinachamber.com.au Date/Time Details: Tuesday 11 March, 2014 5.30 – 7.00 pm Fees/Admission: Free to Members and Guests Registration required
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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…
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Today in parliament I asked Immigration Minister Scott Morrison to update the house on the number of illegal boat arrivals reaching Australia and the impact of Operation Sovereign Borders on people smugglers?