Woodburn Business and Community Chamber Inc.

19/10/2026

📣 REMINDER – OUR AGM IS ON TONIGHT! 💚💙

The Woodburn Business & Community Chamber Inc. is holding our Second Annual General Meeting tonight, and we’d love to see our local business owners and community members come along!

At our previous AGM, we didn’t receive any accepted nominations for committee positions, so we’re putting the call out again for people who are passionate about Woodburn and want to help shape the future of our town. ❤️

🙌 We need your help! Whether you’re a local business owner, a community member or simply someone who cares about Woodburn, we’d love to see you get involved.

📅 TONIGHT – Tuesday 20 October
⏰ 6:00pm
📍 Woodburn Community Room (next to the Visitor Information Centre)

We’re looking for people willing to put their hand up for committee positions and help support our local businesses, community projects and the future of Woodburn.

Every bit of support makes a difference, and working together is how we achieve more!

Please share this post and help spread the word. 💚

Your town. Your community. Your voice.

13/10/2026

📣 WOODBURN BUSINESS & COMMUNITY CHAMBER – AGM NOTICE

The Woodburn Business & Community Chamber Inc. will be holding a second Annual General Meeting on Tuesday 20 October at 6:00pm.

At our AGM last month, we unfortunately didn’t receive any accepted nominations for committee positions. We’re now calling on our local business owners, community members and anyone passionate about the future of Woodburn to come along and get involved! ❤️

Our Chamber plays an important role in supporting local businesses, advocating for our town and helping create opportunities for Woodburn and the surrounding community.

🙌 Could you be part of our next chapter?

We’re looking for people who are willing to put their hand up, share ideas and help make a difference. You don’t need to have all the answers — just a willingness to contribute and work together for our community.

📅 Date: Tuesday 20 October 2026
⏰ Time: 6:00pm
📍 Venue: Woodburn Community Room, next to the Visitor Information Centre

Whether you’re a local business owner, community member or simply care about the future of Woodburn, we’d love to see you there!

Let’s work together to keep Woodburn moving forward. 💚

30/08/2026

🌸🌿 ORCHID SHOW 🌿🌸

It’s one of the most beautiful events on the Woodburn calendar — and they reckon it’s the best Orchid Show in the district! 🌺

The Woodburn/Evans Head & District Orchid & Foliage Society is bringing their annual Orchid Show to the Woodburn Memorial Hall this September.

🌺 Friday 18 & Saturday 19 September
🕣 8.30am – 4pm

🌺 Sunday 20 September
🕣 8.30am – 2pm

📍 Woodburn Memorial Hall, River Street
🎟️ Admission $3
💵 Cash only – no EFTPOS

Whether you’re an orchid enthusiast, love beautiful plants or just want to get out and support a fantastic local community group, make sure you call in and have a look!

🌸 The best show in the district — right here in Woodburn! 🌸

Locals supporting locals. 💚

26/08/2026

📣 WOODBURN CHAMBER AGM – SAVE THE DATE! 💚💙

Our Annual General Meeting is coming up and we’d love to see our members there!

📅 Tuesday 22nd September 2026
⏰ 6:00pm
📍 Community Room – next to the Information Centre

The AGM is an important opportunity to look back at what the Chamber has been working on over the past year and, more importantly, look ahead to what’s next for Woodburn.

⭐ All positions will be declared vacant and nominations are welcome.

If you’ve thought about getting more involved with the Chamber, bringing new ideas to the table or helping with the work happening within our community, this is a great opportunity to put your hand up.

Have something you’d like added to the agenda? Email us at [email protected]

💚 Locals supporting locals. Together we achieve more! 💙

24/08/2026

📚 What a great way to kick off Book Week!

A big congratulations to Woodburn Public School for welcoming home-grown author Kiralee Strong back to her former school to share her books and her journey as an author with students.

How lucky are we to have talented people who have grown up right here in Woodburn coming back to inspire the next generation! 💛
We love seeing our local schools celebrating reading, creativity and the talent within our own community.

Wishing all the kids a fantastic Book Week — we hope you have plenty of fun celebrating! 📖✨

And to all the parents currently trying to pull together a Book Week costume… our thoughts are with you! 😂📚✂️

Congratulations Woodburn Public School — and well done Kiralee! 👏

17/08/2026

📣 WOODBURN CHAMBER GENERAL MEETING

Our next Woodburn Business & Community Chamber General Meeting is coming up! 💙💚

📅 Tuesday 25th August 2026
⏰ 6:00pm
📍 Community Room – next to the Information Centre

Come along and hear what’s happening around Woodburn, including current Chamber projects, community updates and what’s coming up.

Have something you’d like added to the agenda? Send us an email at [email protected]
We’d love to see you there! 💚

Locals supporting locals. Together we achieve more!

04/08/2026

📮 What if our local Post Office was replaced by parcel lockers and a vending machine?

As part of the Australia Post Retail Network Inquiry, there are reported plans and alternative service models being considered that could see some licensed Post Offices transition away from traditional face to face services towards self service options such as parcel lockers and vending machines. This is why it's so important that the Senate hears directly from communities about why staffed Post Offices matter.

While parcel lockers might work in some locations, they are not a replacement for the face to face services our Woodburn community relies on every day.

Our Post Office provides so much more than parcels. It gives our community access to personal and business banking, bill payments, passport services and the friendly, local service that only a staffed Post Office can provide.

With no bank in Woodburn, many residents and businesses depend on these services. For some people, travelling to another town simply isn't practical.

The Senate is asking for submissions, and they want to hear why face to face Post Office services matter to you, your family or your business.

Whether it's banking your takings, paying your bills, posting important documents, collecting parcels, or simply having someone there to help when you need it, your story matters.

✉️ Your submission doesn't need to be long. A few paragraphs explaining how you use the Woodburn Post Office and why a staffed service is important is enough.

📅 Submissions close Friday 7 August 2026

📧 Email: [email protected]

Subject: Submission – Australia Post Retail Network Inquiry

Please take five minutes to have your say and then share this post with your family, friends and neighbours.

A parcel locker can collect a parcel. A community Post Office supports an entire town. Let's make sure the Senate hears why Woodburn's face to face services matter.

17/07/2026

Thursday 23rd July
9-11am
Woodburn Memorial Hall

FLOOD MITIGATION COMMUNITY CONSULTATIONS.
Four years after the 2022 flood disaster, the long awaited CSIRO report has been released. The report provided flood mitigation recommendations that could significantly reduce future flood impacts across our region. The report models solutions including dry holding ponds and opening Boundary Creek to the ocean and estimates the 2022 flood would have been 2 metres lower in Lismore if the measures had been in place.

Community consultation sessions are being held across the Northern Rivers for any input or questions you may have.

📍Kyogle – Monday 20 July, 9:00am–11:00am at Kyogle Memorial Hall
📍Casino – Tuesday 21 July, 3:30pm–5:30pm at Casino Community & Cultural Centre
📍Lismore – Wednesday 22 July, 9:00am–11:00am at Lismore Workers Club
📍Ballina – Wednesday 22 July, 3:30pm-5:30pm at Ballina Lighthouse & Lismore SLSC
📍Woodburn – Thursday 23 July, 9:00am–11:00am at Woodburn Memorial Hall.

14/07/2026

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An Update from Woodburn Action Group.

WAG is a volunteer group made up of local residents with experience in education, business, health, engineering, construction and farming. We work alongside the Woodburn Business and Community Chamber to advocate for practical long-term outcomes that support the future of our community.

WAG recently met with representatives from the NSW Reconstruction Authority (RA) and Richmond Valley Council (RVC) to discuss the future of Woodburn following the Resilient Homes Program.

The meeting provided an opportunity to work collaboratively on solutions that will help our town remain strong and sustainable.
Our key priorities continue to be:
👉Supporting opportunities to maintain and grow Woodburn's population.
👉Protecting local businesses, essential services and community infrastructure.
👉Identifying future housing opportunities within the Woodburn postcode.
👉Exploring innovative and flood-resilient rebuilding options.
👉Ensuring our community has a strong voice in future planning.

A key discussion centred on the future of buyback properties. RA advised that planning is commencing to investigate future land uses across buyback sites. WAG strongly advocated for suitable properties to be carefully assessed before demolition, with consideration given to alternative housing outcomes, community uses and opportunities that support Woodburn's future.

The meeting also explored opportunities for future housing and recognised the need to identify suitable flood-free land for future growth. There was also positive discussion around the proposal for an Emergency Management Hub on flood-free land to strengthen Woodburn's disaster preparedness.

A number of positive actions came from the meeting.
👍 RVC has supported WAG's request for RA TO PAUSE DEMOLITION of suitable properties while further assessment is undertaken.
👍 RA also advised it is reviewing opportunities for some properties to be repurposed for transitional housing where appropriate.

While there is still much work ahead, WAG was encouraged by the willingness of both RA and RVC to work collaboratively with our community.

06/07/2026

🎨 Calling all young artists! 🎨

Looking for something fun to keep the kids busy over the school holidays? We've got the perfect creative challenge!

The Woodburn Business & Community Chamber needs your creativity!

We're creating a range of official Woodburn merchandise, including T shirts, coffee mugs and more, and we want our local kids to help create the artwork!

This is your chance to show everyone what makes Woodburn 2472 special. 🌉💙💚

Your design must include:
✅ The Woodburn Bridge
✅ The word Woodburn
✅ The postcode 2472

🎨 You can draw it, paint it, sketch it or create it on a computer. Let your imagination run wild!

🏆 Winning designs will receive a prize and may be featured on official Woodburn merchandise, giving our young artists the chance to have their artwork seen and enjoyed throughout our community.

📍 How to enter:
📚 Return your design to the office at Woodburn Public School or St Joseph's Primary School, Woodburn
📧 Or email it to [email protected]
📅 Entries close Monday, 10 August.

So grab the pencils, paints, markers or tablet and get creative these school holidays! We can't wait to see the amazing talent we have right here in Woodburn.

Please share this post to help us reach every young artist in our community!