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👄 Gone Fishin' 🐟

👄 Gone Fishin' 🐟

Jeremy Billett
October 10, 2024

Good morning, Clarence Valley. We’re on the home stretch out of the school break, the tourists are heading home and it’s time to have the Valley to ourselves again.

In this week’s Catch:

Chicken Gravey Whoppa
Yamba High Rise DA
Rock Wiz
Gone Fishing Day

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Quick News 📰

Wishbone New Challenge

Yamba’s Wishbone Eatery has a new food challenge for over $1000 in cash and prizes after the last burger challenge was swallowed up. Consume this monster chicken gravel roll to win.

Yamba Highrise Plans Lodged

A five-storey, $20 million apartment block development has been lodged With Clarence Valley Council and includes 13 units and a penthouse. The proposal exceeds the area’s height restrictions which were previously exceeded by a neighboring development. Details and submissions can be submitted here.

What’s Happening 📅

Friday

🥳 Grafton Family Fun Day: A free fun day out at the Grafton Showground organised by Bulgarr Ngaru Medical Aboriginal Corporation. From 10am to 2pm with coffee, ice-cream, BBQ and lots of activities for the kids.

Saturday

🎀 Pink Night: A girls-only night of live music, pink dress-up, prizes and fundraising for Cancer Awareness Month at the Iluka Bowling Club this Saturday from 6pm. Tickets are $25, details are available here.

🍺 Oktoberfest: German beer, German music, German outfits at Yamba Golf Club’s Oktoberfest this Saturday. Free entry, prizes for best dressed, kicking off at 1pm.

🎉 Maclean IGA Fun Day: Head down to IGA in Maclean for a community fun day with face painting, snow cones, fairy floss, sausage sizzle, fire truck and more. Running from 10am to 2pm (and the Maclean Markets are on too!).

Sunday

🛶 The Clarence 100: A staged three day paddle down the Clarence River, totalling 100km from Copmanhurst in Friday through to Grafton, Maclean and finishing at Yamba on Sunday.

🎸 Rockwiz Live: The chaos and quizzery of RocKwiz LIVE! Get ready for a fantastic night of musical and comedic treats from Australia’s premiere music trivia show! At the Saraton Theatre, Grafton this Sunday 13th October at 7:30pm. Order tickets here.

🎣 Gone Fishing Day: A national day to encourage, educate and celebrate recreational fishing. A great day out for the whole family, pick the event closest to you:

Ford Park, Yamba - 10am to 2pm

Hosted by OzFish Unlimited and BCF Grafton. Loads of prizes and giveaways, casting demos, knot tying, games, BBQ, kids activities, fishing, presenters and more. Details here to register or come along on the day.

Harwood Boat Ramp, Harwood - 10am to 2pm

Hosted by Harwood Island Fishing Club. Fun for the kids, competitions, prizes, BBQ and drinks. Details are available here.

Brushgrove Hotel, Brushgrove - 9am to 11am

Hosted by Brushgrove Hotel Fishing Club. Bring the family along for a “learn to fish” session at the Brushgrove/Cowper boat ramp, sausage sizzle by gold coin donation. Everyone welcome, details here.

Know what’s happening?

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Local Markets 🛍️

Grafton Farmer’s Markets - Today, Thursday 10th October, from 8am to 12pm at Historic Market Square, Grafton.
Maclean Markets - Saturday 12th October, from 7:30am to 12pm in the main car park near Maclean Bowling Club.
Yamba Farmer’s Market - Wednesday 16th October, from 7am to 11am at Whiting Beach carpark, Yamba.

Arts & Culture 🎭

Four On The Wall 🖼️

Four Clarence Valley artists, Skye McKenny, Bruce Zietsch, Pam Fysh and Jude McBean present paintings, drawings, and mixed media work at the Clarence Regional Library - running now until October 19th.

Brushstrokes of Realism 🖌️

A special exhibition opening of original artwork by Werner Filipich and James Hough with vivid landscapes and realistic wildlife paintings at Coldstream Gallery in Ulmurra. Exhibition opening this Saturday 12th October from 5pm, tickets available online.

Live Music Lowdown 🎸

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Saturday

Sunday

Movie Night 🎬

Yamba Cinema - Now Showing
Saraton Theatre Grafton - Now Showing

Beetlejuice Beetlejuice | M | Saraton Theatre, Yamba Cinema
Deadpool & Wolverine | MA15+ | Saraton Theatre
Hellboy: The Crooked Man | MA15+ | Saraton Theatre
Joker: Folie A Deux | MA15+ | Saraton Theatre, Yamba Cinema
Runt | PG | Saraton Theatre, Yamba Cinema
Transformers One | PG | Saraton Theatre, Yamba Cinema
The Wild Robot | PG | Saraton Theatre, Yamba Cinema
Thelma | M | Yamba Cinema

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