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On the eve of the second anniversary of the second devastating flood in 2022, Resilient Lismore has welcomed the finalisation of its funding deed with the NSW Reconstruction Authority, which will enable the continuation of its ‘Repair to Return’ program.

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Murwillumbah’s Rebecca Whan recognised for tireless work post 2022 floods

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Fresh air federal funds for Northern Rivers schools in need

Eighteen schools in the Northern Rivers division of Richmond have received $25,000 each as part of the federal government’s School Upgrade Fund, Labor Member for Richmond Justine Elliot said last week.

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Save Wallum finalist in NSW 2024 environment awards

The Save Wallum campaign has been named as a finalist in the Nature Conservation Council of NSW Environment Awards 2024. The award ceremony will be held in Sydney tonight, and Save Wallum spokesperson and ecologist James Barrie will be attending with Tegan Kitt, another founding member of the group.

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A supplied image  of Crown Resorts competing design for the Queen's Wharf development proposal.
A supplied image of Crown Resorts competing design for the Queen’s Wharf development proposal.

Rival proponents vying for the right to develop a casino on prime riverfront land in Brisbane have laid their cards on the table.

The Queensland government’s decision to move public service offices to a new site at 1 William Street will free up the existing government precinct between George Street and the Riverside Expressway after 2016.

Enter two giants – incumbent Brisbane casino owner Echo Entertainment and James Packer’s Crown Resorts – who are battling it out for the once in a lifetime development opportunity.

The pair’s rival consortiums on Monday revealed artist impressions of their proposals and both had exceeded the government’s expectations, Deputy Premier Jeff Seeney said.

Both projects would include a casino, hotels, residential accommodation, a pedestrian bridge to South Bank and luxurious bars and restaurants.
Crown’s proposal boasts a rooftop the size of The Gabba, public gardens, infinity pools and a suspended waterfall from its pedestrian bridge.

The Echo plan would feature a “signature addition” to the Brisbane skyline – an arc-shaped sky deck perched above a high-end hotel and ballroom.

Echo had the advantage of not needing an additional casino licence because it would relocate its existing Treasury Casino, chairman John O’Neill said.

The old site would be turned into a department store.

Both proponents on Monday responded to union accusations linking Hong Kong businessman Stanley Ho – who has been banned from a similar development in Sydney – to the Echo consortium.

‘Let’s be very clear – we are not in business with Stanley Ho,’ Echo’s chief executive Matt Bekier said.

The company was providing 50 per cent of the capital, while a 25 per cent partner, Hong Kong’s Chow Tai Fook, had a business relationship with Dr Ho.

The government will finalise the assessment process by mid-2015.


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  1. Another Cocktail dress for foreign investors.Old site another department store.Please! How about Queenslands Rural farmers and Education.

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