Northern Rivers

A local group of ABC Friends NSW & ACT

Role

  • President: Tim Mulroy
  • Secretary: Jennie Hicks
Lismore NSW, Australia

News

  • Northern Rivers members meet with office of federal MP Justine Elliott

    ABC Friends Northern Rivers members met with staff of federal MP Justine Elliott to press the case for proper ABC funding — with emergency broadcasting front of mind for a community that knows what it means to depend on the A…

  • Angela Catterns

    ABC North Coast (2NR) is our local station broadcasting to the Northern Rivers Region of NSW, covering towns and cities including Lismore, Grafton, Ballina, Byron Bay, Mullumbimby, Casino, Murwillumbah and Tweed Heads.

  • NSW & ACT Spring 2024 Bulletin

    Take your passion and make it happen”, this first issue of the NSW/ACT Bulletin talks about the importance of the ABC to a functioning democracy. It also discusses the NSW/ACT ABC Friends 2024-6 Strategic Plan, includes an in…


Events

  • ABC Friends Northern Rivers 2026 Annual General Meeting

    When: November 14, 2026 at 12:00 pm AEDT
    Where: Bangalow Heritage House Museum, 4 Ashton St, Bangalow NSW 2479, Australia

    Guest Speaker The Hon. Catherine Holmes, AC., SC. Former Chief Justice of The Supreme Court of Queensland. Commissioner of The Royal Commission into Robodebt.


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