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Get Ready for bushfires this weekend
Lismore City Council is encouraging families, friends and neighbours to use the NSW Rural Fire Service (RFS) Get Ready Weekend this weekend to prepare for bushfire season and start a broader conversation about being aware of and prepared for all hazards.“The 2019/20...
COVID-19 Domestic and Family Violence Funding – Tranche 2
Domestic, family and sexual violence services have had to respond to changes in service delivery, complexity or demand of their program resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic. The NSW Government is inviting frontline organisations which are experiencing increased demand...
Proud Partners behaviour change program
Proud Partners will be held in accordance with COVID-19 restrictions, with social distancing and other health measures in place. If you do not feel safe to attend the group at this time, but are interested in joining a future round of the program, you can...
Safe Parks and Reserves Survey
There are approximately 580 parks and reserves in the Clarence Valley. Council and NSW Police are continuing to improve public safety in our parks and reserves. We'd like to know what our community think about anti-social behaviour and alcohol consumption in our parks...
Grant opportunities – Active Australia Innovation Challenge – Deadline 12 October 2020
The Heart Foundation has up to ten $10,000 grants for new, innovative programs that get more people moving in schools, universities or local community groups. The HF is encouraging community groups, councils, schools (primary and secondary), tertiary institutions...
Barriers to accessing transport in the Clarence Valley
Barriers to accessing transport in the Clarence Valley Transport is a major challenge for regional areas. However, transport is different things to different people. We'd like your feedback with our short survey (below), which will help us identify the barriers people...
Lived Experience of suicide Workshop invitation- Tweed- 14–16 September 2020
Lend Your Voice! “An opportunity exists for you to be involved in a lived experience capacity building workshop facilitated by Roses in the Ocean which is the first step to becoming a member of a lived experience advisory group in the Northern NSW LHD. After this...
Aboriginal Art Workshop with Uncle Joe Walker
Aboriginal Art Workshop with Uncle Joe Walker Uncle Joe Walker will be conducting two Aboriginal Art workshops in the Lower Clarence. This will be targeting Aboriginal youth aged 8-18 years old. Due to COVID 19 we ask for parents to register their kids prior to the...
New research highlights risk of COVID pandemic increasing inequality
Pre Covid analysis gives a base line to measure the effects of the pandemic as it further disadvantages those who were already significantly worse of than the highest earning percentage of the Australian population. There was already a deeply unequal spread of wealth...
Resource for workers “Working with Children and Young People in Care”
A resource developed by panelists at the Cooperative Legal Service Delivery Program (CLSD) webinar - see attached file. It’s important to understand that young people who are in care, leaving care or entering care may have a range of legal issues. Local legal...
Clarence Valley- 2020/21 Community Initiatives Program – Round 2 – from 1 September
The 2020/21 Community Initiatives Program - Round 2 opens 1 September for projects / initiatives from mid-December 2020 to 30 June 2021. Organisations can only apply in one round (per financial year) but may have multiple dates/categories. The average funding...
Funding – Strengthening Rural Communities program – Bushfire Recovery, and Small and Vital
The Strengthening Rural Communities program has two funding streams: Bushfire Recovery and Small & Vital We want to take this opportunity to remind all those communities affected by the Sept 2019 - Feb 2020 bushfires that there is now a Bushfire Recovery funding...
Support the efforts of volunteers in NSW
The Centre for Volunteering, on behalf of the Australian Government, is offering grants of between $1,000 to $5,000 to volunteer involving organisations to help support the inclusion of vulnerable people through volunteering. Volunteer based organisations can use...
Richmond Tweed Regional Library Mobile Library Review
Richmond Tweed Regional Library wants to hear from you! RTRL has been providing the community with outreach services through a mobile library since 1980. During that time the service has evolved to meet changing community needs and expectations. In 2017, RTRL member...
NSW Police Force Domestic Violence Information Sheets
The NSW Police Force recently developed several information sheets to assist victims of domestic violence and defendants with their journey through the criminal justice system. The information sheets are available on the NSW Police Force website at...