Local civil contractor, J&M Bashforth & Sons, has withdrawn from its contract to construct infrastructure for the Wallum urban estate, located on low lying land next to Simpsons Creek in Brunswick Heads.
Local police say officers, the State Emergency Services [SES] and family members of missing Tweed Shire man Patrick Liedke are continuing their search.
As the Edwardian period ended (1901–1914), the new era of WWI saw the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps (Anzacs) land around Ari Burnu on the western side of the Gallipoli peninsula.
A fresh analysis by Homelessness NSW reveals where people are waiting the longest for social housing, sparking calls to double the supply of social homes and boost services funding.
NSW Police have finally confirmed what pretty much every one in Main Arm already knows – they are conducting drug operations in the north of the Shire.
As a police helicopter continues to intermittently hover over head in the Shire’s north, a police spokesperson provided a less-than-effusive response to Echonetdaily’s questions about the operation.
‘The State Crime Command’s Drug and Firearm Squad is currently conducting a cannabis eradication operation in the Tweed/Byron Police District, targeting outdoor cannabis crops,’ the spokesperson said.
‘We urge any person with information about the cultivation of cannabis to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.
‘More information will be available at the end of the operation.’
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They did a raid Billinudgel Nature Reserve this week! There were about 7 cars and a K-9 unit that went down in the reserve.
They were flying the helicopter low over our property today looking for more! My son loved to watch, but they blew over my frangipani tree with their rotor blast 🙁 🙁
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They did a raid Billinudgel Nature Reserve this week! There were about 7 cars and a K-9 unit that went down in the reserve.
They were flying the helicopter low over our property today looking for more! My son loved to watch, but they blew over my frangipani tree with their rotor blast 🙁 🙁