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April 18, 2024

Where are Tweed’s rangers?

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A quiet day in Bruns after arrests and lock-ons

Though no machinery arrived at Wallum this morning, contractors and police were on the development site at Brunswick Heads as well as dozens of Save Wallum protesters. 

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Jungle Juice – squeezing the most out of life!

Four years ago, Guido and Natalia Annoni decided to swap the rat race for the jungle – heading north...

Editorial – What are the people doing in your neighbourhood?

If you are stuck for something to do this Thursday, why not take part in local democracy?

Bruns Holistic Dental Centre closed

Longterm employee and senior dentist, Dr Roy Gamma, has described the closure of Brunswick Holistic Dental Centre (BHDC) as devastating.

Bangalow retaining wall damage

The wall supporting the western end of Deacon Street has failed – opposite the Roman Catholic Church. Fortunately, this...

Local grom takes national tube-riding prize

Local grom takes national tube-riding prize. Broken Head surfer Leihani Zoric has taken out first place in the U/14 girls and best barrel (girl) categories of the Australian Junior Online Surf Championships.

Transgender rights

Mandy Nolan might be surprised to discover how many women of all political persuasions, feminists or not, are alarmed...

If there are signs prohibiting alcohol in Robert Dixon Reserve on Kingscliff’s Sutherland Point; why are there beer bottle tops all over the grassed area and the bins full of beer bottles and cans every week?

If there are signs prohibiting camping anywhere on Sutherland Point; why were there caravans and camper vans there overnight continually from Christmas Eve until January 11.

Does the Tweed Shire Council have any active rangers anymore?

Jeremy Cornford, Kingscliff


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