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👄 Street food & beach days 🏖️

👄 Street food & beach days 🏖️

Jeremy Billett
January 09, 2025

Good morning, Clarence Valley. This week we enjoy upcoming fun days, a street food festival, great live music and more!

In this week’s Catch:

Community action on Yamba breakwall
Clarence Valley citizens of the year
Yamba street food festival & fun day
Holiday and youth events

Let’s get started.

Quick News 📰

Maclean Cop Talks

Over fifty local residents and business owners attended yesterday’s “Catch Up with a Cop” community gathering organised by Maclean District Business Chamber to voice their concerns with police. Coffs-Clarence Police District officers and staff, MP Richie Williamson, NBN television and local community representatives were present to discuss a rise in crime in the region with further talks planned on resolving common issues and CCTV camera installation.

Yamba Wall Sand Shovelers

Community members have cleared excess sand from Yamba’s breakwall footpath for a second time to allow access for walkers, wheelchairs and bikes. The pathway is unmanaged and comes under the jurisdiction of DPI, so through the power of community action access has been temporarily improved for visitors and locals!

Gulmarrad Sign Slashed

Gulmarrad’s large red banner on Brooms Head road was slashed and destroyed last week, in an act of senseless vandalism. Community members are now looking to raise funds for a replacement, with the original previously funded by the local Lions Club.

Clarence Valley Citizen of the Year Nominations

The 2025 nominees for the Clarence Valley Citizens of the Year Awards have been announced! A community selection panel will begin judging, with winners due to be announced later this month.

💜 Citizen of the Year
Brian Ferrie, Damien Fisher, Gavin Rayward, Helen Tyas Tunggal, Jesse Dean Langford, Kaitlyn-Maree Robertson, Kathleen Giggins, Kathryn Langford, Sally Rogers, Suzanne Day, Toby Power

💙 Young Citizen of the Year
Kaitlyn-Maree Robertson, Nash Crofton, Reny Dooley, Shannon Moran

💚 Local Hero
James Cameron, Jenny Vickery, Jesse Dean Langford, Kaitlyn-Maree Robertson, Moana Gray, Robert Fahey

💛 Community Achievement
Happy Paws Haven, Paua Yoga Studio, Rivertree Film Inc, Warm Touch

Old Grafton Gaol Healthy Future

The Grafton Base Hospital Redevelopment has taken an important step forward, with a portion of the former Grafton Gaol set to be acquired to support the upgrade of the hospital. Clinical services will remain on the existing Grafton Hospital site with planning and design for the main works of the $263.8 million Grafton Base Hospital Redevelopment underway to deliver a new three-storey acute services building, including a new Emergency Department, Emergency Short Stay, Medical Imaging and MRI, and inpatient unit.

What’s Happening 📅

Youth Events

Thursday: Surf Lessons - Brooms Head
Friday: Soccer & Toasties - Yamba
Monday: Woodburning, Claymaking & Weaving - Brooms Head
Tuesday: Laser Skirmish - Ulmurra
Wednesday: Wearable Art - Glenreagh
Also Wednesday: Bullrush, Art & Pizza - Maclean

Saturday

🏖️ Rotary Family Fun Day: Annual sand modelling competition, beach games, BBQ, and kids games. Trophies and prizes for best creations using what is found on the beach. Registration for the sand castle competition starts at 9 AM, and the competition begins at 11 AM. Held this Saturday 11th January at Yamba Main Beach.

Sunday

🍲 Yamba Street Food Festival: A flavour-packed extravaganza as the food trucks roll back to the Yamba Golf & Country Club this Sunday 12th January from 12pm to 8pm. Free entry, pack a picnic rug or camp chair to enjoy live music and great food.

🥳 Sunday Fun Days: Bring the kids down to Maclean Bowling Club every Sunday until 26th January for free activities including crafts, face painting, balloon animals and more between 3pm and 5pm.

Next Week

🎤 Pop Squad: A brand new, uplifting kids show paying tribute to three pop music icons: Katy Perry, Taylor Swift and Dua Lipa. Next Wednesday 15th January at 11am at the Yamba Bowling Club. Tickets available now.

Know what’s happening?

Reply or email details to [email protected].

Local Markets 🛍️

Grafton Farmer’s Markets - Today, Thursday 9th January, from 8am to 12pm at Historic Market Square, Grafton.
Maclean Markets - Saturday 11th January, from 7:30am to 12pm in the main carpark near Maclean Bowling Club.
Yamba Farmer’s Market - Wednesday 15th January, from 7am to 11am at Whiting Beach carpark, Yamba.

Live Music Lowdown 🎸

Friday

Saturday

Sunday

Movie Night 🎬

Yamba Cinema - Now Showing
Saraton Theatre Grafton - Now Showing

THANKS!

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