Our stories

Greg I’m a chippy by trade, I started working for myself when I was 19. Twelve years ago, Terry and I decided we had to get out of Sydney. I was up here looking at another house further up the

Grafton’s July Racing Carnival is one of the biggest events on the Clarence Valley calendar and finally, the countdown is over. It’s on and we’re racing! Now we know you can never get enough of horses lunging over lines, or a

Amidst the chaos of cranes and trucks busily constructing the new Harwood Bridge, a refuge has popped up in the form of Two Bridges Espresso – a mobile café just to the south west of the Harwood Bridge. Out of

This important project has been dedicated to Mrs Annie Randall. A highly respected Yaegl member. The Lower Clarence Aboriginal Tourist Site Drive project began in 1992 when the communities wanted to inform people about the importance of the Aboriginal Culture

Last week, in order to help fill this fabulous new website with useful information, I volunteered to visit every Clarence Valley beach. I would photograph them, scribble down some observations, and who knows, perhaps enjoy a sneaky surf at some

Henry Brydon founded We Are Explorers in 2014. The idea was to create a collective of adventurers dedicated to seeking out and documenting special places. In turn, more in the community would be inspired to get out there and experience

Morgan I’m a Clarence Valley girl, born and bred, and together with my partner Chris we own and manage Yum Yum Angourie Café and General Store. Chris is a Welshman from Penarth, just outside of Cardiff. He fell in love

@jeremybillett 1. Jeremy Billett Since I first stepped foot in the Yuraygir National Park, I’ve used it as inspiration and have been drawn back to it ever since. There are several areas that I return to regularly and I’m continually

Rob Sydney was my hometown and my career in hospitality began when I was fifteen working in McDonald’s. I learnt to make coffee in New Zealand and then worked in cafés and restaurants for a decade. I landed a job

Irons and Craig is named after our grandmothers Olga Irons and Joan Craig. My nana Joan taught me how to cook. She had me stirring the gravy from when I was eight. I grew up in a big extended grandparent-type

1) I have slovenly children who think a walk around the block is some kind of death march. Introduce the kids to walking outdoors – a strange and wonderful activity that doesn’t involve staring at a screen. Start at Boorkoom Campground

… is a beloved Clarence Valley institution. It’s Grafton’s epicentre of chilled confections. Reputation, however, means nothing to Clarity’s formidable six-year old reporter, Frances ‘Scoop’ Fenner. 1. Fairy Floss Wow, this tastes, it … tastes like strawberry fairy floss, does