2+ hour, 6+ min ago   (265+ words) Construction is underway on the $2.65 million expansion of Brown Hill Kindergarten. The City of Ballarat has contributed $1.9m and the state government $750,000 to the project. The works will see upgraded facilities, and through a new 33-place room increase, the kindergarten’s capacity…...

2+ day, 16+ hour ago   (263+ words) Mullumbimby artist Stephen Bird has won the $15,000 top prize at the 2026 Wollumbin Art Award for Alfred, a glazed earthenware work commemorating a well-known Byron Shire figure. Bird will also receive a two-week residency at Tweed Regional Gallery’s Nancy Fairfax Artist…...

2+ day, 16+ hour ago   (180+ words) Kingscliff High School alumna Skye Warburton is breaking new ground in electrical engineering at Griffith University, after her school’s STEM programs helped spark her passion for motorsport engineering. Warburton, who graduated from Kingscliff High School in 2023, was part of the…...

3+ day, 15+ hour ago   (290+ words) A student-led tribute to Drysdale’s veterans has earned formal recognition from the local RSL after drawing strong community support this Anzac Day. Bellarine Secondary College captain and cadet sergeant Taylan Black was presented with a plaque by the Drysdale RSL…...

5+ day, 1+ hour ago   (563+ words) Murwillumbah’s return to regional status has reopened a medical training pathway that had been closed to the town for about five years, with four University of Wollongong (UOW) medical students now living and studying in the region. University of Wollongong…...

1+ week, 1+ hour ago   (258+ words) Goonellabah mother Sandra Wunsch has overcome her struggles with traditional schooling to build a career helping children and families across the Northern Rivers. Wunsch left school at 14 before vocational education helped her become a fine dining chef and, more recently,…...

1+ week, 2+ hour ago   (331+ words) Seven students from a specialist development school in Belmont have become published authors after launching their poetry anthology Barwon Valley School Shakes It Up this week. The seven Barwon Valley School students – Ava, Bentley, Caelin, Cam, Airlie, Miley and Millie…...

1+ week, 2+ hour ago   (360+ words) The next generation were recognised for the positive impact they make on their city the 2026 Ballarat Youth Awards this month. The night had the theme of Making Ripples, Making Waves, highlighting the efforts of young people within their schools, workplaces,…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (260+ words) Unicorns, wizards and storybook heroes stepped out of the pages and into schoolyards across the Northern Rivers this week as students and teachers celebrated Book Week. At Lismore South Public School, students from preschool to year 6 took part in a…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (252+ words) Torquay Library holds preschool story time each Monday at 10.30am. Children’s Book Week celebrations brought more than 15 families to Torquay Library on Monday for a special story time. The session featured a reading of Dear Broccoli, with library staff member Kate…...