IN a major effort to beef up sales at the Northern Rivers Livestock Exchange (NRLX), agencies from across the State are being encouraged to provide their services at the state-of-the-art facility. At its meeting on Tuesday, Richmond Valley Council agreed to undertake an ongoing expressions...

RICHMOND Valley residents living with a disability are invited to participate in a Disability Inclusive Emergency Planning Forum in the Casino Community Centre on Monday 26 June. Getting underway at 9.30am, the forum is being hosted by Richmond Valley Council in partnership with St Vincent...

RICHMOND Valley Council has cautiously welcomed the release of new flood mapping by the Northern Rivers Reconstruction Corporation (NRRC), saying the maps provide further clarity for flood-affected residents who have been waiting for answers. Council’s General Manager Vaughan Macdonald said if the maps had been...

State Librarian Dr John Vallance officially opened the new Casino Library community courtyard this month. The new courtyard was created from an NSW Government and State Library of NSW Public Library Infrastructure Grant and constructed by the Boyds Bay Group. It contains two gazebos to...

The 2023 Richmond Valley Reconciliation Ball and Awards were held at the Casino RSM on Saturday 3 June as part of Reconciliation Week. The night was hosted by Fiona Miller and Billy Walker and awards were presented to: Reconciliation in Education: Wendy King & Charlie...

There were many great nominations for the Richmond Valley Reconciliation Ball awards this year. For the ceremony, we asked each of the nominees to talk about their work in reconciliation in the community, and why it was important. Watch this video to see their inspiring...

RICHMOND Valley Council has welcomed today’s release of the Northern Rivers Resilient Lands Strategy, saying it aligns perfectly with its own plans to rebuild, renew and reimagine the Valley’s future. The Resilient Lands Strategy has identified Fairy Hill as a flood-safe housing opportunity. General Manager...

It is the highlight of the Casino Beef Week festival, and this year's Beef Week Saturday was no exception. With cattle in the main ring, entertainment, rides, food vendors and markets there was plenty to do for the large crowd that came to the beef...

A new event for Casino Beef Week this year was the Farmers Challenge. Held at Crawford Square following Breakfast with the Butchers, teams of two took on various farm-themed obstacles around the perimeter of the square. There was plenty of tyre-flipping and hay-bale rolling as...

The Beef Capital showed off its finest produce as thousands flooded the Casino CBD for the annual Casino Beef Week Breakfast with the Butchers event. With a free breakfast on offer, there were lots of smiling faces, music and some other unusual events for this...