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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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…
FEDERAL member for Page Kevin Hogan has urged local Indigenous communities to nominate for an Australian Government initiative that helps parents and carers put their children on the path to school success. He said the Federal Government has launched the process for selecting the locations of the next 25 sites for the Home Interaction Program…
OLDER people in Page will get extra support and care services—such as cleaning, meals, nursing care and transport — to remain living independently at home thanks to a $2.6 million Australian Government investment. Federal Member for Page Kevin Hogan said the funding was part of a $240 million investment under the Commonwealth Home and Community…
FEDERAL member for Page Kevin Hogan has reminded householders about their rights when a door-to-door salespeople knock on their door following a High Court win by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission. “Consumers are able to avoid door-to-door salespeople by displaying a ‘Do Not Knock’ sticker on their door,” Mr Hogan said. “If door-to-door salespeople…
FEDERAL member for Page Kevin Hogan was part of the official celebrations on Sunday to mark Lifeline Northern Rivers’ 30th anniversary at Summerland House. “Lifeline is a terrific organisation that has helped a countless number of people on the Northern Rivers in times of great need,” Mr Hogan said. “Lifeline is an organisation I hold…