👄 Rare sea snail snapped 🐚

Good morning, Clarence Valley. This is the CV Catch Up. It’s time to kick into gear, there’s a bunch on this weekend!

In this week’s Catch:

• Rare, deadly cone snail

• Maclean High cattle champs

• Local election candidates

• Harwood Sugar Mill 150th this Sunday

Let’s get started.

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Quick News 📰

Rare Cone Snail at Minnie Water

Be cautious exploring our beautiful Clarence Valley rockpools and remind the kids not to handle creatures they find. North coast photographer Liz Hardaker identified a rare and highly venomous Cone shell sea snail in a rock pool at Minnie Water recently.

The textile cone delivers a deadly combination of chemicals via hollow teeth similar to small harpoons. Biologists have recorded 141 injuries caused by cone shells across the world, including 36 fatalities.

Maclean High Cattle Excellence

Maclean High School Cattle Show Team bring home prestigious awards from the Ekka (Royal Brisbane Show) including Grand Champion female in the Braford ring for a second year running. Fifteen students from Year 10 and 11 attended, with 21 head of cattle. Go Maclean!

New Park at Woombah

The newly renovated playground, park and BBQ facilties in Woombah along Middle St has reopned this month. There’s a gyro swing, slide tower, climbing wall and even a fire truck! Come down and check it out.

Council Chatter

Election Candidates 🗳️

Local Government election candidates have been finalised, with some Meet The Candidate nights coming up soon throughout the Valley.

Check out the Clarence Valley Council Meet the Candidates (unofficial) Facebook group to see the questions and answers being asked by the community.

• Cristie YAGER | ULMARRA | Independent

• Peter JOHNSTONE | SOUTH GRAFTON | Independent

• Gregory CLANCY | COUTTS CROSSING | THE GREENS

• James ALLAN | YAMBA | Independent

• Allison WHAITES | SOUTH GRAFTON | Independent

• Justin JAMES | ELLAND | Independent

• Ray SMITH | GRAFTON | Independent

• Andrew BAKER | HARWOOD | Independent

• Phillip PROVEST | BRAUNSTONE | Independent

• Lynne CAIRNS | YAMBA | Independent

• Karen TOMS | ILUKA | Independent

• Melissa HELLWIG | YAMBA | Independent

• Stephen PICKERING | ULMARRA | Independent

• Shane CAUSLEY | WARREGAH ISLAND

• Des SCHRODER | SOUTH GRAFTON | Independent

• Debrah NOVAK | YAMBA | Independent

• Amanda BRIEN | GRAFTON | Independent

Road Closures 🛑

Old Glen Innes Road is now closed at Buccarumbi for extensive roadworks.
Not expected to reopen until 2025.

What’s Happening 📅

Saturday

🍺 Pint Party: An evening of quenching pints, giveaways, The Dutch Grand Prix, live music and a sprinkling of golf kicking off from 5:30pm at the Yamba Golf and Country Club. Tickets are $30 from reception but must be purchased before 4:30pm on Friday.

🎈 Palmers Island Family Fun Day: Palmers Island Public School are holding a Family Fun Day with great activities for the whole family. Enjoy food, laser tag, jumping castles, raffles, market stalls and games. It starts 24th August from 9am to 2pm.

Sunday

🎉 Harwood Sugar Mill 150th Celebration: A day filled with activities and celebrations for the Harwood Sugar Mill’s 150th anniversary! Food, music, entertainment, and family activites kicking off from 9am to 3pm at Harwood Sugar Mill. See you there!

🚗 Grafton Motorfest: Come down to see historic, classic and modern vehicles on display put on by the Grafton Vintage Moto Vehicle Club. A treat for the family with live music, food and drink, and face painting for the kids. Entry is a gold coin donation, starting 9:00am at Jabour Park, South Grafton.

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

Local Markets

• Grafton Farmer’s Markets - Today, Thursday 22nd August, from 8am to 12pm at Historic Market Square, Grafton.

• Yamba River Markets - Sunday 25th August, from 9:00am at Ford Park, Maclean.

• Yamba Farmer’s Market - Wednesday 28th August 7am to 11am at Whiting Beach carpark, Yamba

Arts & Culture

Jazz in the Courtyard with Friends 🎷

View the exhibitions at Grafton Regional Gallery, while live jazz, funk and blues plays from the courtyard that’s fun to watch and listen to. Live music in an exceptional space, Saturday 24th August 3pm to 5pm - details here.

Live Music Lowdown 🎸

Friday

The Crown Hotel | Who’s Charlie | 5:30pm
Maclean Bowling Club | Ford Brothers Duo | 8pm
Yamba Bowling Club | Tangle Duo | 8pm
The Clocktower Hotel | Fyrebirds | 8:30pm
Pacific Hotel Yamba | Dan Hopkins | 9:30pm

Saturday

Pacific Hotel Yamba | Pink Zinc | 9:30pm
Yamba Golf & Country Club | The Fairweathers | 7:30pm

Sunday

The Crown Motel | TimbreGrains | 12pm
Harwood Hotel | Hilyte Freedom Band | 1pm to 4pm
Pacific Hotel Yamba | Lea May | 2:30pm

Movie Night 🎬

Yamba Cinema - Now Showing
Saraton Theatre Grafton - Now Showing

It Ends With Us | M | Saraton Theatre, Yamba Cinema
Alien: Romulus | MA15+ | Saraton Theatre, Yamba Cinema
Deadpool & Wolverine | MA15+ | Saraton Theatre, Yamba Cinema
The Fabulous Four | M | Yamba Cinema
Blink Twice | MA15+ | Saraton Theatre, Yamba Cinema
Take My Hand | M | Saraton Theatre, Yamba Cinema
Despicable Me 4 | PG | Saraton Theatre
Inside Out 2 | PG | Saraton Theatre

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