WITH a voice to rival the greatest soul divas of the past 50 years, it’s hard to believe that rock ’n’ roll was banned in the childhood home of Toni Childs.

WHEN Mackenzie Harvison was crowned the 2009 Jacaranda Queen, she didn't just win a title - she overcame her own fears.

Every week Pulse has great giveaways for its readers.

THE American producer of a film looking at youth suicide claims his movie has stopped young people from ending their lives.

AFTER a year reporting the highs and lows of the annual Jacaranda Queen quest, Anastasia Vlastaras, is in the running for the crown.

THE flower children are back thanks to a special documentary being screened at the Byron Bay Film Festival.

THERE is music in everything.“You can write a song with any instrument … really,” Julia Stone, of Angus and Julia Stone fame, said breezily.

GET along to the Star Court Theatre in Lismore this Sunday and catch the film Genova as part as NORPA’S Summer Popcorn series.

CELEBRITY Chef Matt Moran has gone national with his love of Yamba Prawns after saying “if there’s a better prawn, I don’t know about it.”

FARMERS could soon be selling their produce directly to the people of the Lower Clarence on a weekly basis.

NORTH Coast cheese-maker Justin Telfer has been approached by a big player in the French market to consider exporting his prize-winning lines overseas.

INSTEAD of the traditional summer white, why not try one of the many red wine styles ideally suited to warm weather?

CASINO'S beef and Ballina's prawns are so good they are fit for a king-in-waiting.

SOME local farmers are celebrating a berry, berry good year.

THE steam from a freshly carved leg of lamb carries more than just rich aromas to make saliva glands work overtime - it brings your family back to the table.

BEV CRETHAR uses a secret 30-year-old traditional recipe to create puddings at the Alstonville factory.

The ocean is our blue backyard, and here's some of the amazing creatures that live there.

The best place to beat the heat of summer is at one of the Clarence Valley's public pools.

The Daily Examiner hit the sand of Minnie Water Beach to see how summer was treating the locals...

Evans Head enjoyed the high life when the massive air show took flight last weekend