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Where should affordable housing go in Tweed Shire?

Should affordable and social housing in the Tweed Shire be tucked away in a few discreet corners? Perhaps it should be on the block next to where you live?

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Casuarina cricketers too strong for Mullumbimby Brunswick in grand final

Mullumbimby Brunswick Cricket Club (MBCC) had a very successful season finishing second on the ladder at the end of the home and away season with 13 wins and 4 losses, but fell short of winning the grand final against the Casuarina Crocs.

Where should affordable housing go in Tweed Shire?

Should affordable and social housing in the Tweed Shire be tucked away in a few discreet corners? Perhaps it should be on the block next to where you live?

UK court seeks assurances from US over Julian Assange

The UK High Court of Justice has released a 66 page judgement seeking more information from the United States relating to Australian citizen Julian Assange, which it says it needs before deciding whether to grant the WikiLeaks founder leave to appeal his extradition.

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

Murwillumbah was severely impacted by the 2022 floods and it was a huge community effort to support, rescue and inspire everyone to move forward. 

Mullum and Byron locals lock on at Ewingar State Forest

Byron Bay and Mullumbimby locals Emma Briggs and Bassi Brown locked onto machinery at Ewingar State Forest, in the Upper Clarence area, yesterday as they called for an end to native forest logging. 

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.

Annie Radermacher, Brunswick Heads

Oh thanks Simon Richardson, you have resorted to name calling now? You may have heard our reservations, but obviously you have not listened.

Can I ask how many boarding-houses are in your residential area? One? Two? Three? Oh that’s right, a big fat zero. So, amenities, what do we have here? None, zero, zilch – no connecting footpaths, no connecting cycle ways.

We do have an ageing 30-year-old gravity fed sewage system. But we have no shops, no cafes. We have 40+ hectares of bushland that surrounds our isolated estate, and a storm water system filled with ready mixed cement – is that why it fails? Oh that’s right, it was all supposed to be fixed up, but how long have we been waiting? And don’t forget we have no public transport.

So where is this existing character that allows such a high density, so called ‘affordable boarding-house’, to be built? Again, are we just to allow this, now that you’re saying $500 a week for a boarding house room is fine by you? Wow. Perhaps you could tell us how this fits in with the constant promises of our Council providing affordable housing?

You just might want to look into what’s gone on NSW wide. Sydney key workers are pissed at their promised affordable housing rent being $485 a week. The heading is just pimping affordable housing. Sydney’s key workers backed it, but had no idea the promises were meant to be broken. We in Bayside are used to it.


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Making Lismore Showground accessible to everyone

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