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👄 Out with the trash 🚯

👄 Out with the trash 🚯

Jeremy Billett
August 08, 2024

Good morning, Clarence Valley. This is the CV Catch Up. The cold is easing, so warm your mitts with a coffee while we give you this week’s news - quick mode.

In this week’s Catch:

Raising money for Maddi & Lyla
Local businesses awarded
Botero Cafe open for Italian Friday nights
French Film Festival’s last week

Let’s get started.

Quick News 📰

Raising money for Maddi & Lyla

Clarence Valley mum Maddi Hambly and her daughter Lyla were involved in a serious car accident in Pillar Valley. Lyla was uninjured but Maddi is now recovering with serious injuries. Maddi is now awake surrounded by loved ones with a GoFundMe set up to raise money for her recovery and ongoing care.

Council Candidates Deadline

Do you think our Council needs some fresh blood? Well, local elections are coming around again and any aspiring candidates have until next Wednesday 14th August to get their official nominations in here.

120kg Rubbish at Carrs Drive, Yamba

OzFish Clarence chapter with the help of Yaegl Traditional Owners and community volunteers removed a massive 120kg of rubbish and waste from salt marsh and mangroves at Carrs Drive in Yamba over the weekend. Join or follow the local chapter for details of next month’s clean up at the next site.

OzFish volunteers empty and sort waste before disposal

Local Photographer Call Out

The My Clarence Valley team want your local imagery, and you’ll be compensated if you get selected. Images will be used in the new Visitor Guide fro 2025 with local imagery showcasing local assets. Expressions of interest close Augusyt 9th, apply here.

Busy Business

Jacaranda Festival Awarded Silver 🥈

Our beloved Grafton Jacaranda Festival has followed came home with a silver award in the Festival/Event of the Year category at the 2024 North Coast Tourism Awards. It’s like the Olympics of tourism and typical of our region, we’re hitting above our weight. Well done Jacas!

Yamba’s Fab Fabricators 🏆

Gray’s Marine and Welding are finalists in this year’s Champion Metal Fabrication category in the 2024 Australian Trades Small Business Champion Awards. The Yamba based business already has a fantastic local reputation for quality workmanship, let’s see if they can pull the big win in Sydney later this month.

What’s Happening 📅

Friday

🍽️ Botero - Open Friday Nights: Botero Cafe in Maclean is now open Friday nights from 5pm to 9pm, the menu hints at an Italian experience. Last week was booked out, so best to call ahead!

Sunday

🍸Curves & Cocktails: Round up your besties, glam up, and join us for a paint and sip event with a spicy twist! Instructions will follow once your booking is made where to send your spicy pic to Freyah which will be sketched for you to paint at the event.

Know something that’s going on? Reply or email details to [email protected].

Local Markets

Grafton Farmer’s Markets - Today, Thursday 8th August, from 8am to 12pm at Historic Market Square, Grafton.
Maclean Markets - Saturday 10th August, from 7:30am in main carpark, Maclean.
Yamba Farmer’s Market - Wednesday 14th August 7am to 11am at Whiting Beach carpark, Yamba

Arts & Culture

30 Years of Ferry Park Exhibition 🖼️

Ferry Park Gallery in Maclean is celebrating their 30th Anniversary Exhibition this month with a range of incredible displays from gallery members over this time including paintings, woodwork, metalwork, quilts, embroidery and gallery history. Running until August 30, open every day 9am to 4pm.

French Film Festival 🍿

Yamba Cinema’s French Film Festival is running until Tuesday 13th August with six handpicked French films hand picked for our local foreign film lovers. Check the guide for times and ticket prices.

Live Music Lowdown 🎸

Friday

Saturday

South Services Club | Hats Off | 7:30pm - 10:30pm
Pacific Hotel Yamba | The Dog Tags | 9:30pm

Sunday

Movie Night 🎬

Yamba Cinema - Now Showing
Saraton Theatre Grafton - Now Showing

It Ends With Us | M | Saraton Theatre, Yamba Cinema
Deadpool & Wolverine | MA15+ | Saraton Theatre, Yamba Cinema
200% Wolf | PG | Sataton Theatre
Deadpool & Wolverine | MA15+ | Saraton Theatre, Yamba Cinema
The Fabulous Four | M | Saraton Theatre
Trap | M | Saraton Theatre
Twisters | M | Saraton Theatre
Despicable Me 4 | PG | Saraton Theatre
Inside Out 2 | PG | Saraton Theatre

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