This Sunday marks 19 years since the then Howard Government announced the Northern Territory Intervention laws – ‘The Intervention’ began with a media release by Mal Brough, Minister for Indigenous Affairs, on June 21, 2007.
Creeks and riverbanks damaged by the 2022 floods are being restored, thanks to the work of landowners and the NSW government Caring for Catchments program.
A major upgrade of the Stotts Creek Resource Recovery Centre has been completed say Tweed Shire Council, 'transforming the Tweed's tip into a site that is easier to use and recovers far more material from landfill'.
This 4800 Western Star truck ‘Phat Cat’ brought its driver Laurie Williams and several other cars from Beerwah to the annual Back to Brunswick Hot Rod Run on the weekend. Phat Cat spends its weekdays carting trucks and machinery to north Queensland. Photo Tree Faerie.
The Back to Brunswick Hot Rod Run was held over the weekend and dozens of delicious vehicular delights descended on Bruns for the annual event.
Neil Dieckmann from Ipswich says this 55 FJ Holden he has owned since ’74, is a lot more comfortable to sleep in than his Dodge ute. The FJ spends much of it’s time doing hospital toy runs. Photo Tree Faerie.
Vehicles from the early 19th century to the late 70s converged on the town in a blaze of chrome laden glory on Friday for a meet in the park, a cruise on Saturday and the Show n Shine before leaving in a puff of (very clean and well managed) smoke on Sunday afternoon.
Car clubs and individual enthusiasts with their Chevs and Corvettes, their Plymouths and Pontiacs, their Husdons and Holdens, their Dodges, their V-Dubs and many, many more, made the trek to Bruns from near and far and a lot of spit was spat and much polish was buffed over a sunny weekend on the river.
Photos Tree Faerie
This 4800 Western Star truck ‘Phat Cat’ brought its driver Laurie Williams and several other cars from Beerwah to the annual Back to Brunswick Hot Rod Run on the weekend. Phat Cat spends its weekdays carting trucks and machinery to north Queensland. Photo Tree Faerie.
Neil Dieckmann from Ipswich says this 55 FJ Holden he has owned since ’74, is a lot more comfortable to sleep in than his Dodge ute. The FJ spends much of it’s time doing hospital toy runs. Photo Tree Faerie.
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A Hemp Industry Development Plan has been announced by the NSW government, which promises 'to unlock new opportunities for NSW businesses and add value to the state's low-THC hemp industry, which is forecast to become a $100 million Australian industry by 2032'.
Faith-based, not-for-profit organisation providing community services in NSW, Wesley Mission, has welcomed Tweed Shire Council’s decision to publicly recognise the impact of gambling harm and advocate for stronger harm-minimisation measures.
The annual Winter Warmer Homelessness Relief campaign, hosted by Dharma Care, will return for 2026 with cabaret at Salt, Kingscliff, on Thursday 2 July, headlined by comedian Mandy Nolan, interactive performance artist The Space Cowboy and the Kinship Doobai Dancers, with a Welcome to Country from Aunty Jackie.
Over the coming weeks, Tweed Shire Council will present a flood resilience series, which looks at how 'Tweed's story is different from the standard flood recovery narrative and what happened next'.
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