A weekend of celebrating diversity in Australia’s Green Cauldron
August 29, 2010
The UNITY festival and the Caldera Artfest may share the same weekend – and a common goal of celebrating the amazing diversity within Australia’s Green Cauldron – but organisers say that each provides an exceptional insight into the uniqueness and complexity of region.
The UNITY festival on 2 October at the Murwillumbah Showground is all about celebrating the dance, music, cuisine and culture of the Tweed’s diverse heritage.
Pinevale Villas hosts Seniors Expo
August 18, 2010
Pinevale Villas, at 1 Star Avenue, Goonellabah, will host its second Seniors Expo on Thursday 16th September, from 10am to 2pm.
The Expo theme this year is’Ageing Well’ and will feature a monster book sale organised by Pinevale residents and staff, with the proceeds from the sale of all pre-loved books going to the Westpac Rescue Helicopter Service.
‘Ageing Well’ is all about showcasing some of the opportunities that now exist for older people and their families, who want access to information and services that help in continuing to enjoy a good quality of life.
More than 40 community organisations, private businesses and health promotion practitioners have booked in for the event, together with entertainers.
Volunteers sought for Unity Festival at Murwillumbah
August 18, 2010
This year’s UNITY Festival is celebrating diversity through global music, exotic dance, international food and market stalls and creative workshops on Saturday 2 October at the historical Murwillumbah Showground.
Over 80 volunteers are needed to roll out this exciting community event. Most jobs are required on the day of the event, with a smaller number of jobs required prior and post event.
Murwillumbah hosts UNITY Festival
August 18, 2010
The UNITY festival is an colourful mix of rich and diverse cultural influences from the Tweed and Bryon Shires, infused to create an exciting family event.
The theme for this year is Celebrating Diversity and will feature world music and dance, exotic costumes, global food and local art.
The UNITY festival, now in its second year, is being extended to a 10-hour event and will offer a Main Stage headlining DEYA DOVA and a Dance Stage featuring African, Indonesian, Filipino, Torres Strait Island, Indian and South Sea Island communities.
Free children’s activities include making dream catchers, tunnels, gardens and puppets with recycled materials and drumming and weaving workshops.
UNITY festival 2010 is a green power and waste-wise event. Save money and book your tickets online – only $15 (adult).
Concession $10, Children under 16 free. Tickets also available at the gate. Visit the website for bookings and further information – www.unityfestival.com.au.
Musica Viva presents Genevieve Lacey and Karin Schaupp
July 25, 2010
Magic happens, quite often through the medium of classical music with its myriad moods.
Come and experience true musical magic when Musica Viva Lismore presents the bubbling personalities and virtuosic talents of Genevieve Lacey [recorders] and Karin Schaupp [guitar] in a program that spans from the Renaissance to the present day, from sonatas to folk songs and much more.
Together they have established an enviable reputation both within Australia and internationally.
They have been performing as a duo since 2004 and are highly acclaimed for both for their individual musicianship and the close musical rapport they convey as performers.
- St Mary’s Anglican Church, Norton St, Ballina,
- Thursday, 23 September, 2010
- 7.30pm
- Tickets: Adult $30, concession $25, student [including TAFE & SCU] $15
- From Lismore Music Magellan St [66213105]
- La Boutique, River St, Ballina
- At the door
PICTURE: Karin Schaupp and Genevieve Lacey.
Something to laugh about after the election
July 21, 2010
Post Election 10, celebrate Selection 10, a smorgasbord of stand-up comedy with musical undertones.
Join Sandy Gandhi, Alesha-Nicole (she makes Priscilla look like a desert), Cathy Martin and the fabulous Jackie Loeb who does Julia better than the PM herself!
Jackie brought the roof down several times at this year’s Big Joke Festival, and for those of you who missed it, here’s your chance to catch her (check her out - www.jackieloeb.com)
If you’re having a Birthday, come and party with the girls – discounts available for groups of 10 or more.
A night of Tuscan tales: dinner with Victoria Cosford at The Byron at Byron
July 14, 2010
Victoria Cosford, a 20-something Australian language student in Florence, meets and falls for the charismatic and volatile Italian chef Gianfranco, who teaches her to cook.
So begins a love affair with Italy and Italian food that stretches over 30 years and several visits as Victoria is tugged repeatedly from her Sydney life back to Gianfranco’s restaurants.
It is an addiction fraught with challenges and difficult to shake.
“Amore and Amaretti”, Victoria’s first book, is a disarmingly vulnerable autobiographical account of growing through love’s seasons.
4WD Caravan Camping & Marine Show starts Friday, July 9
July 7, 2010
The biggest show of its kind in regional NSW starts this Friday at Lismore Showground.
The Yellow Pages 4WD Caravan Camping & Marine Show provides people with an opportunity to view hundreds of the latest industry products at the one venue.
‘We Love Yamba’ website launched
June 12, 2010
Two of Yamba’s greatest assets, its 150-year-old lighthouse and the Pacific Ocean, were perfect backdrops for five members of Yamba’s event management team, Live Prawn Productions Inc, to launch their new website ‘We Love Yamba’ and new-look festival Yamba’s Festival of Comedy, Music and Arts (formerly Surfing the Coldstream).
The ‘We Love Yamba’ website is the new information hub for the Yamba River Markets, the Yamba Festival of Comedy, Music and Arts and the proposed Yamba Farmers Market.
Primex tackles waste head-on
June 12, 2010
The organisers of Primex 2010 (17-19 June) understand the importance of caring for the environment in order to sustain the primary industry sector and regional communities, both now and into the future, the North East Waste Forum says.
Primex are continuing to integrate more sustainable practices into their annual event, including a strategic Waste Management Program in partnership with Richmond Valley Council, the North East Waste Forum (NEWF), Southern Cross University and North Coast TAFE, to make the Primary Industry Exhibition ‘Waste Wise’.
