Clarence Valley Independent

28/10/2025

27/10/2025

💜 THIS THURSDAY!💜
Join us bright and early for the FREE 2GF & Clarence Valley Independent Jacaranda Thursday Breakfast!
📅 30th October | 6am | Market Square, Grafton
See you there!

26/10/2025

ROCKING OUT AT RETROFEST
The rock 'n' roll spirit is filling the air in Market Square, Grafton, as Retrofest 2025, proudly sponsored by Summerland Bank gets underway.
Footage: Emma Pritchard

25/10/2025

👑 2025 JACARANDA ROYAL PARTY CROWNED 👑
The 2025 Jacaranda Royal Party has been officially crowned during the Westlawn Jacaranda Royal Party Crowning Ceremony in Market Square, Grafton.
2025 Jacaranda Queen Reenie Young, proudly sponsored by the Clocktower Hotel.
2025 Jacaranda Princess Bella Whitton, proudly sponsored by Lifestyle Grafton and Ashley Albert Performing Arts.
2025 Junior Jacaranda Queen Kennah Lowe, proudly sponsored by Studio One Dance Academy (SODA).
2025 Junior Jacaranda Princess Chloe Gavin, proudly sponsored by Clarence Village Ltd.
2025 Junior Jacaranda Lady Athena Johnson, proudly sponsored by Wesley Mission.
2025 Matron of Honour Chris Lynch, proudly sponsored by Grafton Midday Rotary.
To read more about the 2025 Jacaranda Royal Party, remember to pick up a copy of the Clarence Valley Independent next week!
Image: Emma Pritchard

25/10/2025

"Corruption Rampant: Council Backs..." read more: https://clarencevalleynews.com.au/corruption-rampant-council-backs-planning-reforms/

25/10/2025

Coffs Harbour bypass - Weekly Traffic Alert

The Coffs Harbour bypass would like to advise you of upcoming activities and traffic changes for the week starting Monday 27 October 2025.
There will be overnight single lane closures and a reduced speed limit on the Pacific Highway southbound and northbound carriageways between the Luke Bowen Pedestrian Bridge and Charlesworth Bay Road on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday from 7pm to 6am for removing and relocating concrete barriers and installing bollards.
There will also be traffic control and a reduced speed limit on James Small Drive (south) on Friday from 7pm to 6am for earthwork.
There will be earthwork, bridge building, and concreting between Gatelys Road and Campbell Close outside of approved construction hours on Saturday from 7am to 8am and 1pm to 6pm.
We continue to have traffic control and a reduced speed limit on West Korora Road, north of Gatelys Road Tunnel.
There will be short delays on the Pacific Highway, Bray Street, Mackays Road, Donn Patterson Drive and Shephards Lane for the delivery of girders to the bridge over North Coast Railway line, west of Pearce Drive. Most of this work will be completed during approved construction hours with some work outside of approved construction hours on:
• Monday to Friday from 5am to 7am and 6pm to 7pm
• Saturday from 7am to 8am and 1pm to 6pm.
There is a temporary parking restriction on sections of Shephards Lane between Donn Patterson Drive and west of Pearce Drive from Monday to Friday between 5am and 7pm and on Saturdays between 7:30am and 12:30pm.
There will be a single lane closure and a reduced speed limit on Coramba Road from east of the new Coramba Road Interchange from Monday to Friday to install noise walls. This work will be carried out during approved construction hours.

There will be single lane closures and a reduced speed limit overnight on the Pacific Highway northbound and southbound carriageways from Sawtell Interchange to Englands Road/Stadium Drive between 6pm and 7am on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday to carry out piling, hammering and concrete pours for tunnel safety structures.
We continue to have traffic control for heavy vehicle movements on and across Mackays Road, Coramba Road, Bennetts Road and Englands Road.
Motorists are advised to drive to the conditions and follow the directions of signs and traffic control.

Transport for NSW thanks motorists for their patience during this time.

For the latest traffic updates download the Live Traffic NSW App, visit livetraffic.com or call 132 701.

Live updates, traveller information and personalised alerts for NSW roads.

25/10/2025

"Tender Accepted for Lower..." read more: https://clarencevalleynews.com.au/tender-accepted-for-lower-clarence-flood-study/

24/10/2025

"Councillor questions GM over..." read more: https://clarencevalleynews.com.au/councillor-questions-gm-over-wrecking-ball-saga/

24/10/2025

"Closing of BCU Yamba..." read more: https://clarencevalleynews.com.au/closing-of-bcu-yamba/

24/10/2025

"Legal costs up $745k..." read more: https://clarencevalleynews.com.au/legal-costs-up-745k-in-a-year/

24/10/2025

Changed overnight traffic conditions on the Pacific Highway, Coolongolook

Motorists are advised of changed overnight traffic conditions next week to carry out maintenance work on the Pacific Highway at Coolongolook.
Both lanes of traffic will be in a contraflow arrangement on the northbound Pacific Highway between Kennedys Gap Road and Locketts Crossing Road.
The arrangements will be in place while improvements are carried out to the road surface.
To minimise impact to motorists, work will be carried out from Monday 27 October to Tuesday 28 October between 7.30pm and 5.30am, weather permitting.
In the event of wet weather, work will be carried out the following week.
Traffic control, lane closures and a reduced speed limit of 40km/h will be in place for the safety of workers and motorists. Please allow up to 5 minutes extra travel time.
Motorists are advised to drive to the conditions, and follow the directions of signs and traffic control.
Over Size and/or Over Mass vehicles will be required to call ahead on UHF channel 37 to be escorted through the site.
Transport for NSW thanks motorists for their patience during this time.
For more information on this work visit www.livetraffic.com/incident-details/249700 download the Live Traffic NSW app or call 132 701.

Live updates, traveller information and personalised alerts for NSW roads.

24/10/2025

Changed overnight traffic conditions on Pacific Highway at Lake Innes

Motorists are advised of changed overnight traffic conditions from next week on the Pacific Highway at Lake Innes to carry out detailed safety investigations at the intersection of Houston Mitchell Drive.
To reduce impacts to road users, the investigations starting on Monday 27 October will be carried out from 7pm to 4am over four nights and are expected to be complete by 4am on Friday 31 October, weather permitting.
Lane closures and reduced speed limit of 40 km/h will be in place on the Pacific Highway with a stop/ slow traffic arrangement in and out of Houston Mitchell Drive while work is carried out, for the safety of motorists and workers.
Motorists are advised to allow up to five minutes extra travel time, drive to conditions and follow the directions of signs and traffic control.
Transport for NSW thanks motorists for their patience during this time.
For more information on this work visit livetraffic.com/incident-details/253365, download the Live Traffic NSW App or call 132 701.

Live updates, traveller information and personalised alerts for NSW roads.