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Volunteers rescue drivers trying to cross flood waters

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People drove through flood waters during wild storm weather on the Northern Rivers over the weekend, despite numerous official emergency warnings, keeping volunteer rescuers busy.
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Starlink dishes on loan throughout Byron Shire

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Portable Starlink dishes have been installed in Bangalow, Federal, Goonengerry, Mullumbimby, South Golden Beach, Upper Coopers Creek and Wilsons Creek, Byron Shire Council staff say.
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Future of new Tweed council hanging in balance

Mia Armitage - 3
First preferences for the new Tweed Shire Council looked likely to lean towards progressives rather than conservatives according to early vote counts as of Monday morning.
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Cadwallader reclaims Ballina mayoral title but likely outnumbered on council

Mia Armitage - 0
Sharon Cadwallader is poised to take on her second term as Ballina Shire Mayor after Saturday’s Election Day official vote-counting showed the independent had a clear lead.
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Greens-majority Byron Shire Council again in sight

Mia Armitage - 25
Counting in the 2024 Byron Shire Council election after polling booths closed Saturday suggested a Greens-majority was again in sight for the first time since 2016.
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‘All the best,’ Byron Greens candidate on Labor attack

Mia Armitage - 10
Incumbent Greens Byron Shire Councillor and 2024 mayoral candidate Sarah Ndiaye was on her way to another Meet the Candidates event as she typed a response to scathing criticism shared publicly last week from a former councillor.
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Politics and personal attacks in Byron’s election campaign

Mia Armitage - 13
The Byron Shire Council election campaign in 2024 has triggered a series of personal attacks from candidates and former councillors as the fall-out from...
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Ballina Independent Cr Johnson announces departure

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Independent Ballina Shire Councillor Jeff Johnson has announced his departure from local government, less than three weeks out from elections.
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Permanent outdoor chess area to feature in Byron Bay

Mia Armitage - 1
A permanent undercover oversized chess set and surrounding regular-sized chess tables are to be installed overlooking Byron’s Main Beach – but not any time soon.
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Greyhound racing and regulator to face audit

Mia Armitage - 4
Regulations of the NSW greyhound racing industry are to undergo an Auditor-General performance audit.
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Threats to evict Lismore’s buy-back residents continue

Mia Armitage - 10
More voices of Lismore’s right-to-occupy movement have been heard after police failed to enforce another eviction notice distributed last week.
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‘Overwhelmed with calls to run for Mayor’: Cr Ekins declares intent to win back top job

Mia Armitage - 0
The Greens have announced long-time Lismore City Councillor and former Mayor Vanessa Ekins as their mayoral candidate in September’s local government elections.
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Byron and Tweed Councils pursue housing project dreams

Mia Armitage - 5
Long-held council dreams of new, affordable housing on public land in the Byron and Tweed Shires are closer to being realised, mayors say, with state and federal government support.
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Ballina mayor vies for second term ‘leading the rebuild’

Mia Armitage - 3
Ballina Shire’s mayoral race this September looks to be a competition between two women, one progressive, the other conservative, after both candidates announced campaigns last week.
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Housing, water, and fire ants: Regional Cities NSW welcomes NSW budget billions

Mia Armitage - 0
Regional Cities New South Wales (RCNSW) welcomed last week’s second state budget from Labor NSW since taking over from the coalition in 2023.
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Fresh police appeal for witnesses in Gage Wilson case

Mia Armitage - 1
Police have issued a fresh public appeal for witnesses in the case of missing Mullumbimby man Gage Wilson.
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Ballina MP mostly welcomes state budget announcements

Mia Armitage - 6
Greens Member for Ballina Tamara Smith has welcomed some of Labor’s funding announcements in last week’s state budget, including a new Fire and Rescue station for Byron Bay and more firies.
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Occupiers of North Lismore buybacks report no eviction past deadline

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Supporters of people occupying otherwise empty bought-back houses in North Lismore say Monday passed peacefully without any eviction attempts.
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Occupants of empty buyback homes face eviction day

Mia Armitage - 9
Members of Lismore’s Reclaim our Recovery community group called for a last-minute gathering of supporters this morning as people continued to occupy otherwise abandoned houses in North Lismore.
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Assange doco to screen in Byron

Mia Armitage - 1
Julian Assange’s US extradition appeal is a significant event in the world’s history of democracy but he’s been in jail so long some have probably missed the memo.
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Community search for Gage Wilson to continue

Mia Armitage - 0
A community search is to continue today for missing 31-year-old Mullumbimby man Gage Wilson.
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Volunteers rescue drivers trying to cross flood waters

Mia Armitage - 4
People drove through flood waters during wild storm weather on the Northern Rivers over the weekend, despite numerous official emergency warnings, keeping volunteer rescuers busy.
Read more
Local News

Starlink dishes on loan throughout Byron Shire

Mia Armitage - 0
Portable Starlink dishes have been installed in Bangalow, Federal, Goonengerry, Mullumbimby, South Golden Beach, Upper Coopers Creek and Wilsons Creek, Byron Shire Council staff say.
Read more
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Future of new Tweed council hanging in balance

Mia Armitage - 3
First preferences for the new Tweed Shire Council looked likely to lean towards progressives rather than conservatives according to early vote counts as of Monday morning.
Read more
Local News

Cadwallader reclaims Ballina mayoral title but likely outnumbered on council

Mia Armitage - 0
Sharon Cadwallader is poised to take on her second term as Ballina Shire Mayor after Saturday’s Election Day official vote-counting showed the independent had a clear lead.
Read more
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Greens-majority Byron Shire Council again in sight

Mia Armitage - 25
Counting in the 2024 Byron Shire Council election after polling booths closed Saturday suggested a Greens-majority was again in sight for the first time since 2016.
Read more
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‘All the best,’ Byron Greens candidate on Labor attack

Mia Armitage - 10
Incumbent Greens Byron Shire Councillor and 2024 mayoral candidate Sarah Ndiaye was on her way to another Meet the Candidates event as she typed a response to scathing criticism shared publicly last week from a former councillor.
Read more
Local News

Politics and personal attacks in Byron’s election campaign

Mia Armitage - 13
The Byron Shire Council election campaign in 2024 has triggered a series of personal attacks from candidates and former councillors as the fall-out from...
Read more
Local News

Ballina Independent Cr Johnson announces departure

Mia Armitage - 5
Independent Ballina Shire Councillor Jeff Johnson has announced his departure from local government, less than three weeks out from elections.
Read more
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Permanent outdoor chess area to feature in Byron Bay

Mia Armitage - 1
A permanent undercover oversized chess set and surrounding regular-sized chess tables are to be installed overlooking Byron’s Main Beach – but not any time soon.
Read more
Local News

Greyhound racing and regulator to face audit

Mia Armitage - 4
Regulations of the NSW greyhound racing industry are to undergo an Auditor-General performance audit.
Read more
Local News

Threats to evict Lismore’s buy-back residents continue

Mia Armitage - 10
More voices of Lismore’s right-to-occupy movement have been heard after police failed to enforce another eviction notice distributed last week.
Read more
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‘Overwhelmed with calls to run for Mayor’: Cr Ekins declares intent to win back top job

Mia Armitage - 0
The Greens have announced long-time Lismore City Councillor and former Mayor Vanessa Ekins as their mayoral candidate in September’s local government elections.
Read more
Local News

Byron and Tweed Councils pursue housing project dreams

Mia Armitage - 5
Long-held council dreams of new, affordable housing on public land in the Byron and Tweed Shires are closer to being realised, mayors say, with state and federal government support.
Read more
Local News

Ballina mayor vies for second term ‘leading the rebuild’

Mia Armitage - 3
Ballina Shire’s mayoral race this September looks to be a competition between two women, one progressive, the other conservative, after both candidates announced campaigns last week.
Read more
Local News

Housing, water, and fire ants: Regional Cities NSW welcomes NSW budget billions

Mia Armitage - 0
Regional Cities New South Wales (RCNSW) welcomed last week’s second state budget from Labor NSW since taking over from the coalition in 2023.
Read more
Local News

Fresh police appeal for witnesses in Gage Wilson case

Mia Armitage - 1
Police have issued a fresh public appeal for witnesses in the case of missing Mullumbimby man Gage Wilson.
Read more
Local News

Ballina MP mostly welcomes state budget announcements

Mia Armitage - 6
Greens Member for Ballina Tamara Smith has welcomed some of Labor’s funding announcements in last week’s state budget, including a new Fire and Rescue station for Byron Bay and more firies.
Read more
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Occupiers of North Lismore buybacks report no eviction past deadline

Mia Armitage - 0
Supporters of people occupying otherwise empty bought-back houses in North Lismore say Monday passed peacefully without any eviction attempts.
Read more
Local News

Occupants of empty buyback homes face eviction day

Mia Armitage - 9
Members of Lismore’s Reclaim our Recovery community group called for a last-minute gathering of supporters this morning as people continued to occupy otherwise abandoned houses in North Lismore.
Read more
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Assange doco to screen in Byron

Mia Armitage - 1
Julian Assange’s US extradition appeal is a significant event in the world’s history of democracy but he’s been in jail so long some have probably missed the memo.
Read more
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Community search for Gage Wilson to continue

Mia Armitage - 0
A community search is to continue today for missing 31-year-old Mullumbimby man Gage Wilson.
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