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👄 Mermaid Festival Begins 🧜‍♀️

👄 Mermaid Festival Begins 🧜‍♀️

Jeremy Billett
September 26, 2024

Good morning, Clarence Valley. School holidays are just around the corner, and our travelling friends are starting to pack in so get ahead with what’s happening this weekend.

In this week’s Catch:

Yamba Top 10 Hidden Gem
Snakes Active
Iluka Mermaid Festival
Curryfest

Let’s get started.

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Quick News 📰

Yamba Top 10 Hidden Gem

Our beautiful Yamba has been recognised as one of Australia’s hidden gems, making the Top 10 list from a recent Bounce article putting Yamba in at number 5 for 2024!

Teens Arrested in Grafton After Pursuit

Two teenagers, a 15-year-old and 17 year old, have been arrested in Grafton this week after a police pursuit from Casino in a stolen four-wheel drive. Both teens were taken to Grafton Police Station and charged.

Watch Out, Snakes About

The warmer weather has seen a few visitors around the Valley, including this beautiful specimen photographed in Yamba this week. Keep your eyes peeled, carry a snake bite kit and know how to use it. This is a fantastic video (45 mins long) on how to treat a snake bite from an Australian snake.

Python in Yamba, photo by Yamba Naturopathics

Council Chatter 👷

Election Results 🗳️

Another week until local Government election results are officially announced, but you can see how the candidates are stacking up with the majority of counting and checks winding up.

Sports Field Drainage Upgrades 🌧️

Council has secured external funding to upgrade four sports fields across the Valley. This will involve surface and subsoil drainage installation for the following facilities, expected to be completed by the end of the year.

Rushforth Park, South Grafton
Barnier Park, Junction Hill
Arena One, Hawthorne Rodeo Park, South Grafton
Yamba Rugby League Field, Ngayundi Sports Complex, Yamba

What’s Happening 📅

Saturday

🧜‍♀️ Iluka Mermaid Festival: Colourful, vibrant celebration of community, culture and sport. Iluka’s Mermaid Festival kicks off this Saturday 28th September and will run until 6th October. The treasured Mermaid who sits proudly by Iluka Bay, overseeing life on the Clarence is the name-sake for the festival. Events will be held throughout town, check out the schedule here for details.

🍛 Curryfest: Time for the colours, tastes and sounds of Woolgoolga’s Curryfest which kicks off this Saturday 28th September from 9am to 5pm at the Woolgoolga Beach Reserve. Order your tickets online or at the gate.

Sunday

🌻 Spring Into Harwood: Spring school holidays are almost here, and Harwood have a lineup of exciting activities for the kids, while you enjoy lunch and a cold one! From pizza making and cupcake decorating to tote bag customising and treasure hunts, there’s something fun for every little explorer. Contact the Harwood Hotel for details and bookings.

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Local Markets 🛍️

Grafton Farmer’s Markets - Today, Thursday 26th September, from 8am to 12pm at Historic Market Square, Grafton.
Yamba Farmer’s Market - Wednesday 2nd October, from 7am to 11am at Whiting Beach carpark, Yamba.

Arts & Culture 🎭

Art & Craft Fair 🎨

Yamba Lions Club is hosting an Art & Craft Fair at the Yamba Bowling Club this weekend. Open Saturday 10am to 4pm, and Sunday 10am to 3pm. Stallholders can contact Jacky on 0430 713 466. $2 entry on the day to help the Lions Club help our community.

Sunday Series Concert 🎼

Luke Gough brings his 2024 Sunday Series concert, showcasing a wide variety of music and genres from heavy metal to delicate guitar. Sunday 29th September from 3pm at the Clarence Valley Conservatorium. Tickets avaialble here.

2024 JADA Opening ✏️

The 2024 Jacaranda Acquisitive Drawing Award (JADA) celebrates contemporary Australian drawing at its finest - Australia’s leading regional drawing prize. Opening this Saturday 28th September 5:30pm to 8:30pm at the Grafton Regional Gallery, details here.

Live Music Lowdown 🎸

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Sunday

Movie Night 🎬

Yamba Cinema - Now Showing
Saraton Theatre Grafton - Now Showing

A Horse Named Wix | E | Saraton Theatre
Beetlejuice Beetlejuice | M | Saraton Theatre
Harold and The Purple Crayon | PG | Saraton Theatre, Yamba Cinema
Runt | PG | Saraton Theatre, Yamba Cinema
Speak No Evil | MA15+ | Saraton Theatre
Thelma | M | Saraton Theatre
Transformers One | PG | Saraton Theatre, Yamba Cinema
The Wild Robot | PG | Saraton Theatre, Yamba Cinema

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