Northern Rivers

The Northern Rivers is gifted with productive soils, excellent growing climate, beautiful beaches, education and creative population. The region is experiencing rapid growth in retail, building and construction, personal services and tourism and hospitality. Employment in the health, education and community services sectors is growing, including opportunities for highly-skilled professionals. New primary industries jobs are emerging, particularly value adding to traditional industries such as horticulture, meat processing and aquaculture. The Northern Rivers region includes the Tweed, Byron, Ballina, Clarence Valley, Richmond Valley, Lismore and Kyogle Council areas of northern New South Wales that are defined by the Clarence, Richmond and Tweed Rivers.