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Lismore draft Flood Risk Management Plan out for feedback

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The Lismore City Council has released its draft Flood Risk Management Plan, with public submissions due by 23 June.
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Millions and millions for development in the Tweed

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The NSW Government promised last week to help the Tweed Shire Council upgrade Tweed Coast Road and sports fields on Depot Road.
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Ballina council to send damning Richmond River report to ministers

Mia Armitage - 2
A majority of Ballina Shire Councillors has voted to send a damning report on the Richmond River catchment to relevant state and federal ministers.
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Xavier Rudd joins Save Wallum campaign

Mia Armitage - 3
Popular musician Xavier Rudd has publicly backed the Save Wallum campaign against a controversial housing estate at Brunswick Heads in the Byron Shire.
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Waiting for Assange

Mia Armitage - 0
A major turning point in his son’s freedom campaign only twelve days away, John Shipton exuded calm and at times, joy, during an intimate forum in Mullumbimby last week.
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No more video meetings on the go for Ballina Shire Councillors

Mia Armitage - 2
Dodgy reception and dangerous driving have been cited as concerns prompting a recent majority Ballina Shire Council vote to ban members attending meetings by video in a moving car.
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Assange’s father to speak in Mullum Wed 8 May

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John Shipton, father of detained Australian Wikileaks founder Julian Assange, is to participate in a Q and A session in Mullumbimby this Wednesday evening, 8 May.
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State’s cyber squad investigating Byron council data breach

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The Byron Shire Council says it’s engaged the NSW state government’s Cyber Incident Response team for help investigating a data breach on its development application cyber tracker.
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Where the children can play: Lismore’s new Lego café

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Walking through Lismore’s elegant Starcourt Arcade, a new burst of colour appears in one of its little shops, instantly prompting two children to squeal in delight: ‘Legoooooo!’.
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After the fall: Mr Andersen’s rise from the streets to mature-age study through Tweed outreach program

Mia Armitage - 0
Richie Andersen is excited and grateful. After years spent suffering substance dependency, relationship breakdowns, health crises and sleeping rough, the Tweed-based grandfather is about to become a mature-aged student.
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David McBride walks the line to whistleblower protection

Mia Armitage - 2
The sound of his eldest daughter’s silent crying over the phone in Australia ultimately compelled Afghan Files whistleblower David McBride to risk jail by coming home from Europe.
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Fresh air federal funds for Northern Rivers schools in need

Mia Armitage - 1
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.
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Bay FM community radio celebrates digital upgrade

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Volunteers from Byron and across the Northern Rivers celebrated nearly $100,000 worth of new studio equipment at Bay FM Community Radio station on the weekend.
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Lismore Labor MP called out over native forest logging

Mia Armitage - 15
More than five hundred people marched in the rain through Lismore to the local state member’s office in protest against government sanctioned native forest logging on Sunday.
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Premier yet to respond to Albo’s offer of disaster recovery funds

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Northern Rivers community groups are renewing calls for the NSW premier to formally ask the Commonwealth to fully fund the region's 2022 disaster recovery.
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Surf’s up for World Pro Adaptive Titles in Byron

Mia Armitage - 0
Favourable conditions are expected for the World Pro-Adaptive Surfing Titles 2024, to be held at Byron Bay’s Main Beach from today.
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More calls for federal intervention in Wallum estate plans

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Another ecologist has added their name to the community campaign against development on environmentally sensitive land in Brunswick Heads.
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Voices of those with memory loss to air in new Bay FM doco series

Mia Armitage - 0
One in twelve Australians past the age of 65 are said to be living with dementia yet their stories are rarely heard.
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No changes to parking time limits in Ballina CBD but angled bays to come

Mia Armitage - 0
Car parking time limits in Ballina’s town centre are to remain as they are after local councillors voted against changes in response to public feedback.
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Byron Council reduces fossil fuel investment to 56%

Mia Armitage - 1
Byron Shire Council investments in projects linked to fossil fuel production decreased significantly after the NSW Treasury Corporation (TCorp) relaxed rules last year.
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GemLife’s seniors’ housing estate (again) and more Ballina Council 2024 court action

Mia Armitage - 2
A conciliation conference between the Ballina Shire Council and developers wanting to build a seniors’ resort-style estate in West Ballina is to happen in less than three weeks.
Read more
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Lismore draft Flood Risk Management Plan out for feedback

Mia Armitage - 0
The Lismore City Council has released its draft Flood Risk Management Plan, with public submissions due by 23 June.
Read more
Local News

Millions and millions for development in the Tweed

Mia Armitage - 3
The NSW Government promised last week to help the Tweed Shire Council upgrade Tweed Coast Road and sports fields on Depot Road.
Read more
Local News

Ballina council to send damning Richmond River report to ministers

Mia Armitage - 2
A majority of Ballina Shire Councillors has voted to send a damning report on the Richmond River catchment to relevant state and federal ministers.
Read more
Local News

Xavier Rudd joins Save Wallum campaign

Mia Armitage - 3
Popular musician Xavier Rudd has publicly backed the Save Wallum campaign against a controversial housing estate at Brunswick Heads in the Byron Shire.
Read more
Local News

Waiting for Assange

Mia Armitage - 0
A major turning point in his son’s freedom campaign only twelve days away, John Shipton exuded calm and at times, joy, during an intimate forum in Mullumbimby last week.
Read more
Local News

No more video meetings on the go for Ballina Shire Councillors

Mia Armitage - 2
Dodgy reception and dangerous driving have been cited as concerns prompting a recent majority Ballina Shire Council vote to ban members attending meetings by video in a moving car.
Read more
Local News

Assange’s father to speak in Mullum Wed 8 May

Mia Armitage - 0
John Shipton, father of detained Australian Wikileaks founder Julian Assange, is to participate in a Q and A session in Mullumbimby this Wednesday evening, 8 May.
Read more
Local News

State’s cyber squad investigating Byron council data breach

Mia Armitage - 0
The Byron Shire Council says it’s engaged the NSW state government’s Cyber Incident Response team for help investigating a data breach on its development application cyber tracker.
Read more
Local News

Where the children can play: Lismore’s new Lego café

Mia Armitage - 1
Walking through Lismore’s elegant Starcourt Arcade, a new burst of colour appears in one of its little shops, instantly prompting two children to squeal in delight: ‘Legoooooo!’.
Read more
Local News

After the fall: Mr Andersen’s rise from the streets to mature-age study through Tweed outreach program

Mia Armitage - 0
Richie Andersen is excited and grateful. After years spent suffering substance dependency, relationship breakdowns, health crises and sleeping rough, the Tweed-based grandfather is about to become a mature-aged student.
Read more
Local News

David McBride walks the line to whistleblower protection

Mia Armitage - 2
The sound of his eldest daughter’s silent crying over the phone in Australia ultimately compelled Afghan Files whistleblower David McBride to risk jail by coming home from Europe.
Read more
Local News

Fresh air federal funds for Northern Rivers schools in need

Mia Armitage - 1
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.
Read more
Local News

Bay FM community radio celebrates digital upgrade

Mia Armitage - 0
Volunteers from Byron and across the Northern Rivers celebrated nearly $100,000 worth of new studio equipment at Bay FM Community Radio station on the weekend.
Read more
Local News

Lismore Labor MP called out over native forest logging

Mia Armitage - 15
More than five hundred people marched in the rain through Lismore to the local state member’s office in protest against government sanctioned native forest logging on Sunday.
Read more
Local News

Premier yet to respond to Albo’s offer of disaster recovery funds

Mia Armitage - 4
Northern Rivers community groups are renewing calls for the NSW premier to formally ask the Commonwealth to fully fund the region's 2022 disaster recovery.
Read more
Local News

Surf’s up for World Pro Adaptive Titles in Byron

Mia Armitage - 0
Favourable conditions are expected for the World Pro-Adaptive Surfing Titles 2024, to be held at Byron Bay’s Main Beach from today.
Read more
Local News

More calls for federal intervention in Wallum estate plans

Mia Armitage - 12
Another ecologist has added their name to the community campaign against development on environmentally sensitive land in Brunswick Heads.
Read more
Local News

Voices of those with memory loss to air in new Bay FM doco series

Mia Armitage - 0
One in twelve Australians past the age of 65 are said to be living with dementia yet their stories are rarely heard.
Read more
Local News

No changes to parking time limits in Ballina CBD but angled bays to come

Mia Armitage - 0
Car parking time limits in Ballina’s town centre are to remain as they are after local councillors voted against changes in response to public feedback.
Read more
Local News

Byron Council reduces fossil fuel investment to 56%

Mia Armitage - 1
Byron Shire Council investments in projects linked to fossil fuel production decreased significantly after the NSW Treasury Corporation (TCorp) relaxed rules last year.
Read more
Local News

GemLife’s seniors’ housing estate (again) and more Ballina Council 2024 court action

Mia Armitage - 2
A conciliation conference between the Ballina Shire Council and developers wanting to build a seniors’ resort-style estate in West Ballina is to happen in less than three weeks.
Read more
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