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Bangalow market stall
Read more: Bangalow market stallOn the fourth Sunday of the month, NRFR’s Bangalow Market fundraising stall is going from strength to strength! The stall is a valuable fundraising opportunity and it helps spread the word about the work of NRFR and the plight of…
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Hilarity for a serious cause
Read more: Hilarity for a serious causeMore than 150 people gathered on 16 November with the same purpose – to support another refugee family to settle in the Northern Rivers. Local comedian Ellen Briggs gave her time gratis to MC a trivia night organised by FoRBS…
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Help us find a job for a refugee
Read more: Help us find a job for a refugeeIf you or someone you know may be able to provide employment for a refugee, please join us for drinks and nibbles from 6-7pm on Wednesday January 22 at Stone & Wood, Byron Bay. Please click this link to express your…
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BRRAWN flexes fundraising muscle
Read more: BRRAWN flexes fundraising muscleWhich dog used to fantasise about shooting down the Red Baron in an air battle? Snoopy of course! And do you know the meaning of the word ‘flivver’? Could it be a new flavour of ice cream made with honeyed…
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Raffle for Refugees
Read more: Raffle for RefugeesBuy tickets here to be in the draw to win over $2,000 worth of prizes! Drawn on Saturday 16 November at Trivia Night at Mullumbimby. Will you be a winner?
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Trivia night @ Mullum
Read more: Trivia night @ MullumJoin along for a night of side-splitting hilarity for a serious cause. Every cent you donate will help support a refugee family our small volunteer group are helping to settle in our beautiful region.
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SOLD OUT! Ballina trivia
Read more: SOLD OUT! Ballina triviaOur newest Community Supporter Group, Ballina Refugee Resettlement and Welcome Network (BRRAWN) is holding a trivia night at the Ballina RSL on November 1.
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Trivia night helps refugee artists
Read more: Trivia night helps refugee artistsA fun night of trivia was held at Ocean Shores Country Club on August 24 to help support three Afghan artists who are seeking asylum. Organiser Sara Gloede said the night was a big success but more funds were needed…
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Theatre performance
Read more: Theatre performanceThe remarkable true story of a woman shaking off the stifling bonds of society to live her own life forms the core of the Drill Hall Theatre Company’s production of The Chronicles of Eldershaw. A special fundraising performance in aid…
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Acid Bleed are back
Read more: Acid Bleed are backGet set for a fab night of jazz with Acid Bleed on Saturday, September 14 at 6.30 pm at Tintenbar Hall. This is a fundraiser for Northern Rivers for Refugees. Acid Bleed is a local five-piece jazz band playing a…
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Ocean Shores trivia night
Read more: Ocean Shores trivia nightA fun night of trivia at Ocean Shores Country Club on August 24 will help support three Afghan artists, who are seeking asylum. Organiser Sara Gloede said it goes back to a local initiative established more than two years ago…
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This you Must See !
Read more: This you Must See !End of Refugee Week Special Concert The concert is the signature event for Ballina Region for Refugees (BR4R) to mark Refugee Week in Australia. BR4R has already helped four refugee families settle locally and is about to welcome more. The…
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Special meeting on name change proposal
Read more: Special meeting on name change proposalBallina Region for Refugees financial members have been invited to a Special General Meeting on June 15 to vote on a proposed new name for the organisation. The proposed new name is Northern Rivers for Refugees. The meeting will be…
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Meet our refugee families at Tintenbar
Read more: Meet our refugee families at TintenbarWould you like to get to know some of our refugee families? Several will be speaking at the Celebrating our BR4R Community event at Tintenbar Hall on June 15. They include 14-year-old Nada, who is finding life in the Northern…
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Extraordinary story brought to the screen
Read more: Extraordinary story brought to the screenA remarkable film documenting one family’s flight to freedom from the Taliban will be screened at the Lennox Head Cultural Centre on June 18 at 7.30pm. It’s an extraordinary, uplifting story of courage and unbreakable love. The event is a…
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Local voices raised for freedom
Read more: Local voices raised for freedomMore than 80 Northern Rivers singers and musicians will come together at 3pm on June 30 to raise the rafters of the Mullumbimby Civic Hall in a massive fundraiser to help settle refugee families in the region. The concert is…
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Film Screening Fundraiser
Read more: Film Screening FundraiserLennox Head Cultural Centre will be the venue for the screening of a powerful documentary of an Afghan family’s quest for freedom. The screening will take place on Tuesday, June 18 at 7.30pm. Tickets are $25, via Humanitix and at…
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New date for Dead Legends show
Read more: New date for Dead Legends showIt’s going to be a huge night on Friday May 10 when Bowie, Elvis, Queen and Aretha will echo through the Tintenbar Hall in The Dead Legends Show. Mullumbimby musician Smokey Fields and a few fellow fake Russians from acclaimed…
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Acid Bleed jazz in Lismore
Read more: Acid Bleed jazz in LismoreThe fabulous Gypsy jazz band Acid Bleed is once again supporting Lismore Region Refugee Settlement (LRRS) with a gig at the Lismore City Bowling Club on Sunday, May 19. The Lismore group will shortly welcome another family to the Northern…
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Big hearts at Tintenbar Up Front
Read more: Big hearts at Tintenbar Up FrontBR4R was the Charity of the Day at Tintenbar Up Front on 10 March, adding another $360 to our coffers. Tintenbar up Front showcases local musicians, singers and poets, and the standard of performances was very high, including an excellent…
