SIXTEEN young recruits have been welcomed to the ranks of Richmond Valley Council in 2020, in preparation for another successful year of Council’s award-winning Youth Employment Strategy (YES). YES was developed in 2014 to provide more employment and training opportunities for Richmond Valley youth while...

 RICHMOND Valley Council has approved a proposed 69-lot residential development in Broadwater, at Council’s last ordinary meeting of 2020. The development application lodged by Ardill Payne and Partners in February 2019, proposed a subdivision to create 68 residential lots ranging from 667m2 to 1126m2, and...

Richmond Valley residents should plan for a grand Australia Day at the Casino Drill Hall precinct with preparations under way for a full program of spectacular events. As in past years, a local committee is chosen to host the day for the official Richmond Valley...

With the Richmond Valley local government area suffering from the worst bush fire season in living memory, Mayor Robert Mustow is calling for the Federal and State governments to step up action to combat the future impacts of climate change. In a mayoral minute tabled...

FROM a vacuum cleaner for a community hall to a tennis club kitchen makeover, Richmond Valley Council’s latest round of financial assistance grants have delivered a long list of essential items and upgrades to the Valley’s numerous clubs and community groups. The first round of...

Do you or your family members enjoy getting around town on foot, pedal or by other mobility means? Richmond Valley Council is currently reviewing its Pedestrian Access and Mobility Plan (PAMP), and has engaged consultants GeoLINK to carry out the review. The PAMP is a...

RICHMOND Valley Council is proposing several measures to ease the financial burden on residents impacted by the ongoing bush fire disaster. Following the Busbys Flat Road fire, which destroyed 42 homes and 95 outbuildings and damaged a further 57 structures, and now the Myall Creek...

RICHMOND Valley Council will host three special Christmas events this year in Evans Head, Casino, and Rappville, with a smorgasbord of family-friendly fun to bring joy to the festive season. The first tree to be lit in the Richmond Valley is the Evans Head Christmas...

Friday 22 November, 2019 DUE to the ongoing severe drought impacting much of the Northern Rivers, Richmond Valley Council will postpone its scheduled unsealed road grading and move to a responsive maintenance program. Council’s General Manager Vaughan Macdonald said water was a key ingredient in...

Friday 22 November, 2019 RICHMOND Valley Council has accepted a tender for the delivery of the first stage of a new residential subdivision in Canning Drive, Casino, with new lots expected to be on the market early in the New Year. At Tuesday’s ordinary meeting,...