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Shane Taking Yamba Global With Tourism Australia

Tourism Australia has selected local lad Shane Henwood and The Yamba YHA Backpackers Beach Resort to help take Yamba to the in to the international spotlight. The promotion will feature 30 unique destinations and be launched later this year. For Yamba the promotion will be a well needed injection to the tourism industry as local [...]

Yamba SLSC Compete At Ozzy Titles

The Surf Life Saving Club (SLSC) has been an integral part of the Yamba community since man discovered water! The club is actually one of the oldest in the world at 103 years old! This made the fires a few months back even more devastating, but the good people at Telstra have stepped in to [...]

Yamba Surf Warning

We survived! The flood danger of a week or so ago may be over, but with the current weather patterns around Queensland there are more warnings for locals and visitors to Yamba at the moment. As one of the biggest cyclones approaches the Queensland coastline, Yamba and the surrounding area has already been dealt some [...]

Sharks Are In The Yamba News This Week

Don’t worry, they are not in the news for attacks. Shark Research Ongoing In Clarence A research project in the Clarance River should give scientists an insight into the lives of female bull sharks during the next 10 years. Following a similar study done in Sydney Harbour, the study will track 25 sharks. The local [...]

Hugh Dougherty Gets The Win In Ironman

Congratulations Hugh!! It may have been 12 years since Hugh Dougherty had last won a race, but he did in style today in the Coolum Ironman. In last years Nutri-Grain Ironman Series Hugh placed second four times, but today gave him his maiden victory. The win has propelled Hugh to the top of the standings [...]

Vic & Lynn Call It A Day

Vic and Lynne White have called it a day as the owners of Four Square after almost 30 years on the job. The new owners Vipal and Reenal Killa have made the move from Sydney and will be taking over the keys during the busy holiday season. Nothing like jumping into the hot seat! Vic [...]

Yamba Shores Tavern – Re-Opening

Yamba Shores Tavern has been one of my favourite places in Yamba since I was a teenager. No I dont mean I was drinking at the Tavern from my teen years, at that point in my life it was one of my favourite fishing places for nice bream. However, later in life the Tavern has [...]

2010 Yamba Rod Run

If you were in town over the weekend you could not have missed the 2010 Yamba Rod Run. This year was without doubt the biggest event to date with 355 entrants rumbling their way into town. Now an annual event and in its 19th year the Rod Run has come a long way from its [...]

Northern Rivers, New York Or London?

A controversial article has stated that data from the Real Estate Institute of NSW and Australian Property Monitors that house prices in parts of the Northern Rivers have climbed higher than in the megacities of New York and London. The medium price for home sales in neighbouring towns of Lennox Head, Bangalow, Byron Bay, Mullumbimby [...]

Beach Soccer Tournament To Hit Yamba

This is going to be a great event to check this weekend (23rd – 24th October, 2010), so if you have got nothing to do get down to Turners beach and catch the action. The event will be run by the Beach Soccer Association Australia and will feature teams from throughout the region with the [...]

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