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Tweed Council seeks businesses to join it’s rail trail ‘Connect Program’ 

Paying for the maintenance and providing an engaging visitor experience for the Tweed section of the Northern Rivers Rail Trail is a key aspect of Tweed Shire Council’s (TSC) Connect Program. 

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Lighthouse walk

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Cinema: The mutants are back!

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Woman charged over alleged armed robbery – Tweed Heads

A woman will appear in court today charged over the alleged armed robbery of a man at Tweed Heads earlier this week.

Scientists measure how much weed Australians put in their joints

How much weed is in that joint?  A team of Australian researchers has found that it is quite varied, which could have implications for public health policy.

Tweed Council refuses Fingal Head tree removal and will defend decision in court

An amendment to the development consent (DA18/0478.02) for 20 Lagoon Road, Fingal Head to remove an extra eight trees...

Labor’s budget falls short on flood funding: MP

Tamara Smith, Member for Ballina and NSW Greens Disaster Relief Spokesperson, has welcomed an additional $150m in funding for the Northern Rivers and Central West flood recovery in Tuesday’s NSW budget.

Byron Bay’s Touma Cameron qualified for the Australian Titles. Photo Ethan Smith/SNSW

Crystal Cylinders

Lennox Head’s Nyxie Ryan became the NSW High School U/19 All Star Champion at the recent NSW Junior Titles that incorporating the NSW School Titles.

She also qualified for the NSW team to compete at the Australian Junior Titles by coming third in the NSW Junior Titles in the U/18 division. 

Byron Bay’s Touma Cameron finished third in the U/16 boys and will also represent NSW at the Australian Junior Titles. 

Rino Lindsay from Lennox Head also qualified for the Aussies in the same division with his seventh-place finish.

Byron Bay High School was runner-up in the MR shield U/16 boys division with the two-person team of Touma Cameron and Dembe Ryan.

Lennox Head’s Malia James and Mahlia Carr represented  Xavier Christian and came third in MR shield U19 Girls division. 

Lennox Head surfers Ocea Curtis, Juniper Harper, and Harry O’Brien enjoyed great success at the 2019 Havaianas NSW Grommet State Titles at Maroubra Beach with clean waves for competitors.

Curtis was runner-up in the U/12 girls, Harper third in the U/14 girls, and O’Brien finished equal fifth in the U/14 boys.  Harper and O’Brien have now qualified for the NSW Team to contest the Australian Junior Surfing Titles.

The U/12s only compete at state level. All qualifiers for the NSW Grommet State Titles were determined by eight individual regional titles, which took place up and down the NSW coastline earlier in the year.


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