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NEFA says Forestry Corp are ignoring legal protections for gliders

The North East Forest Alliance is calling on the Environment Protection Authority to issue an immediate Stop Work Order for logging in Styx River State Forest, near Armidale on the Northern Tablelands.

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Illegal development at Fingal Head given more time 

For three years Tweed Shire Council and the new owners of the Fingal Head General Store, currently closed, have been negotiating to resolve the illegal development that was built at 50 Main Road, Fingal Head in 2021.

Trilogy: New Wave

More than a decade has passed since the original Trilogy (2007), a classic surf film directed by one-time Suffolk Park resident and legendary surf filmmaker Taylor Steele was released. Since then, surfing has transitioned from a countercultural pastime to a mainstream sport. Trilogy: New Wave examines this evolution with a new lens, offering an unexpected perspective of surfing’s present.

Four charged following domestic violence operation – Casino, Tabulam, Muli Muli and Ballina

Three men and a woman have been charged following an operation in the Casino and Tabulam areas. On Wednesday, 1...

Should Local Land Service be the only consent for Private Native Forestry in Kyogle Shire?

The impact of Private Native Forestry agreements are often contentious and with eastern Australia being the only first world country identified as one of 24 ‘deforestation hotspots’ around the world the question of who provides permission and oversees the consent for PNF is important. 

2022 flood data will not be incorporated into Council planning ‘at this stage’

With the recent release of local flood data from the devastating 2022 floods now public, Council staff have told The Echo there is no budget this year to apply for funding to incorporate it into their planning instruments.

Almost ten years since the Northern Rivers made history at Bentley

With hundreds of riot police expected to confront thousands of protectors on site at the Bentley blockade, west of Lismore, it was a great relief to many when the NSW government suspended Metgasco's Petroleum Exploration Licence on 15 May 2014, effectively handing a historic win to the community.

Tweed Shire Council are set to receive $270,000 to deliver five mobile CCTV cameras, with funding from the NSW government as part of the $37.2 million Local Small Commitments Allocation Program.

The government says the Local Small Commitments Allocation Program will enhance local communities and provide $400,000 in benefits to people in each of the 93 NSW electorates.

The program consists of over 600 small community projects, ranging from capital works, services and programs, events, supplies and equipment, charitable donations, and playground and park upgrades.

Emily Suvaal MLC, Labor Spokesperson for Tweed said, ‘The funds delivered as part of the Local Small Commitments Allocation program will purchase two mobile and three semi-mobile CCTV cameras. These cameras will be used for a range of uses including crime prevention, preventing anti-social behaviour, protection of the environment and asset security.

‘The NSW government has committed funds to the program which will help small local projects and programs that strengthen communties and provide improvements at a local level,’ she said.

‘This is a fantastic outcome for Tweed Shire Council and the people of Tweed, said Ms Suvaal.

More information on the Local Small Commitments Allocation Program is available here.


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$300,000 funding agreement to proceed with Saddle Road housing

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