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A much-anticipated getaway weekend of juvenile tomfoolery for good friends Coogs, Doogs, Corka, Macca, Bif, Boxhead and Shane-O has turned out to be a far mellower affair than forecast, with conduct barely approaching anything remotely ‘boisterous’, it can be revealed

An otherwise lovely weekend outing to Angourie has been marred by four-year-old Sebastian Gingell’s disappointment that the area’s iconic Green and Blue Pools aren’t as distinctively Green and Blue as the names would suggest. The seeds of young Seb’s displeasure

In what her family are calling a miracle, 15-year-old Phoebe Cornell emerged from her notoriously sulky mood for a good six or seven minutes while exploring the historic Dalmorton Tunnel last Sunday afternoon. “For the life of me I don’t

A romantic weekend adventure spent on the Clarence River celebrating the Cornell’s 17th wedding anniversary has been deemed a success, despite Husband Darren Cornell adopting a flamboyantly gruff seafaring persona for much of the trip. “At first it was charming

It’s been a harrowing couple of months across NSW with fires burning along the east coast and sadly we’ve had many fires here in the Clarence Valley. Whilst some of our most beautiful regions like our national parks and state

Vicki and Andrew Edmonds When my husband Andrew and I bought our first houseboat in 2012, I’d never driven one before. I tried to take the dinghy out once while I was learning and ended up under our jetty. We’ve

It takes no time at all to find what we came for. “I arrived a bit earlier,” Uncle Ron says, producing three small yellow fruits from his bag. “They’re wild passionfruit… taste them.” We’ve met Yaegl elder Ron Heron at

Of all the tiny towns dotted along the Pacific Highway, the small cane farming village of Harwood is one place that’s determined not to be overlooked. From the outside, it’s easy to see it as little more than a few

Invited some friends over for dinner but have no idea what to cook? Don’t despair. Pour yourself a drink (with lots of ice), slip on your apron, and give our ‘Tastes of Yamba’ three course menu a go, complete with

Adventures with offroad explorer, Tyler Thompson.  During the winter school holidays, I took my son, Malakai, on a trip through the Yuraygir National Park in our 4WD. Beginning at the southern end of the park, over 5 days we made

A series of riverside picnics have been launched to activate the re-modelled McLachlan Park in Maclean. Produced by local business Events Delivered, the picnics are co-sponsored by Lower Clarence arts association Live Prawn Productions and Clarence Valley Council, via their

Pat Lyons shares the tale that led her and husband, Mick, to take ownership of The Rosary BnB. Mick and I are both UK born, but we’ve been here just over 12 years. We’d been living in Dubai for a