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Nathan’s night of nights
Nathan Johnston is a born performer and artist. Raised and still living with his family in NSW's Tweed Heads region, he has always loved acting, painting and singing. Since leaving school 10 years ago he’s taken his talent to the next level, and with the...
Jacqui overcomes the odds
Jacqui and her father Don (pictured here with LAC Cindy at left) have overcome the sorts of odds that would have defeated most people many times over – and still come up smiling. The story begins in 1980 when, as a 15 year old, Jacqui was a passenger in a car...
Opportunity Pathways … a new route to housing independence
Opportunity Pathways is a new program that is designed to break the cycle of disadvantage for social housing recipients. It will also reduce their reliance on government-funded social housing or Rent Choice subsidies. Anita Mansfield from Social Futures, says “This...
Housing Crisis: NEW STUDY SHOWS ONE MILLION HOMES NEEDED
New national research backs the Northern Rivers community’s call to address the housing crisis in our region, where over 12,000 households are experiencing rental stress and more than 3,000 households are on the social housing waitlist. The research is contained in a...
$11.5K Prizes for young songwriters
Entrants in the Lismore Young Songwriters Competition this year are in the running to win $11,500 of prizes. Deb Hall from one of the organising partners Social Futures hopes young people will be encouraged to enter and help fire up their musical careers. “Our two top...
Jordan swaps Struggle Street for a social whirl
When Denise gave birth to her son Jordan, the main concern was that he was three months premature. “He was born early due to an infection but beyond that he was just a normal, beautiful baby boy,” she says. But shortly after Jordan returned home with his...
Greg Bennett
Independent Candidate for Lismore E: [email protected] Contact Greg on Facebook or via email and ask what he'll do to address the housing crisis in the Northern Rivers if elected.
Catherine Blasonato
Animal Justice Party candidate for Ballina c/o Animal Justice Party PO Box Q1688 Queen Victoria Building NSW 1230 E; [email protected] Download a sample letter to and ask what she' will do to...
Bill Fenelon
The Greens candidate for Tweed c/o NSW Greens PO Box 48 BROADWAY NSW 2007 E: [email protected] Download a sample letter to and ask what he'll do to address the urgent housing crisis in the Northern Rivers if...
Alison Waters
Animal Justice Party candidate for Lismore c/o Animal Justice Party PO Box Q1688 Queen Victoria Building NSW 1230 E: [email protected] Download a sample letter to and ask what she'll do to address the...
Trent Gilbert
Country Labor Party candidate for Clarence c/o NSW Labor Party 377 Sussex Street Sydney NSW 2000 E: [email protected] Download a sample letter to and ask what he'll do to address the housing...
Gregory Clancy
The Greens candidate for Clarence c/o NSW Greens PO Box 48 BROADWAY NSW 2007 E: [email protected] Download a sample letter to and add your own questions regarding what he'll do to address the housing crisis in the...