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Financial woes

Byron Shire’s financial woes are not the result of a lack of money, but rather the waste of it....

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Ballina Council wrap

With local government meeting practice across the state returning to confusion following the NSW Legislative Council's recent decision, Ballina Shire Council's last meeting included a lot of unanimous decisions and an argument about the remnants of the Big Scrub, in which Mayor Cadwallader used her casting vote to squash Cr Simon Chate's motion.

Tweed truck crash claims life

A man has died after a single-vehicle crash in Tweed Heads West, say police.

Roadworks an upgrade?

I hope that Council kept their receipt for the Mullumbimby Road upgrade. Not even a year old and falling...

Financial woes

Byron Shire’s financial woes are not the result of a lack of money, but rather the waste of it....

Silence’ on Gaza

Am I allowed to voice an opinion against the Israeli government? What’s happening in Gaza? The USA, as well as...

Tweed man charged with alleged child abuse material

Detectives say they have charged a man with alleged child abuse material offences in the Tweed Heads area.

Julie Boyd, Hastings Point, Group B Tweed council candidate

This election is crucial for residents of the Tweed. It will set the scene for the future.

It’s time for Mr Polglase and his acolytes to accept they are well past their use-by date, and the antics of the past, and for the Tweed to move onto the intelligent leadership of Chris Cherry who will lead the Tweed into a future of prosperity and integrity.

Chris has a long history of representing the needs of Tweed residents, balanced with her understanding of how business can support the local environment.

I have had the honour of working with Chris for the past two decades and people of the Tweed will not regret voting her into office.



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Return Mullum hospital to Bundjalung

‘Public land should serve the public vision,’ Greens councillor Elia Hauge is quoted as saying in The Echo (May 20) under the headline ‘Community...

Israel’s rehabilitation

Israel’s genocide of the Palestinians has not ended and it will not end before Israel officially renounces its intention to exterminate or expel the...

ISIS vs Australian Israelis

Dear Rod Murray (Letters, 27 May) In reply to your very long letter, far exceeding 250 words, (in itself telling), it was never my...

Lennox development

The proposed Saltwood development at Ross Lane raises serious concerns for local residents. You cannot engineer away local knowledge. Residents with decades of lived experience of...