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NSW police beefed up with new rapid response unit

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The NSW Labor government says it is creating a ‘rapid response’ unit of approximately 250 dedicated police officers, 28 civilian staff and a ‘fleet of specifically modified rapid-response vehicles’.
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Long weekends for Anzac Day ’26 and ‘27

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A long weekend is to be included in the calendar as part of this and next year’s Anzac Day commemorations in NSW.
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NSW Gov’t threatens to have illegal e-bikes crushed

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The NSW Labor Government says it’s looking into the possibility of reforms allowing Illegal e-bikes to be seized and crushed.
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Councils empowered to ‘shut down unlawful places of worship’

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The NSW Labor government says it has introduced legislation into parliament ‘to strengthen councils’ enforcement powers to shut down unlawful places of worship’.
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NSW Labor moves to abolish ‘good character’ sentencing clause

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The NSW Labor government says it will move on Wednesday to introduce amendments to the Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 abolishing ‘good character’ as a mitigating factor for all offences and repealing the associated ‘special rule’ for good character. 
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Make leaving dogs in hot cars a crime, says NSW gov’t

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The New South Wales government says it will introduce changes in the first half of this year to the state’s Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act 1979 in parliament.
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NSW Labor government accused of misusing power as protest ban extended

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Public criticism has been quick to come in response to Tuesday’s NSW Police Commissioner announcement of an extension to a Public Assembly Restriction Declaration first issued Christmas Eve.
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NSW Farmers on Bondi: ‘put hatred, rushed firearms changes and procedural failures under the microscope’

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NSW Farmers demand scrutiny on Bondi atrocity saying any state or federal Royal Commission must put the causes of hatred, rushed firearms changes and procedural failures under the microscope.
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Heading into severe heat and fire danger

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Bureau of Meteorology senior meteorologist, Dean Narramore, says that we can expect severe weather conditions over the next few days as a significant heat wave is likely to impact much of southern and south eastern Australia.
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Over 620,000 ‘problem gamblers’ in Australia

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Market researcher Roy Morgan reports that there are over 620,000 ‘problem gamblers’ in Australia – and the majority of those are aged under 35.
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Government launches dedicated unit to prosecute industrial manslaughter

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Announced on Labour Day, the NSW government says it is launching a dedicated unit within the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions to prosecute industrial manslaughter.
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It’s Cyber Security Awareness Month

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From staying in touch with loved ones to accessing personal information, many aspects of daily lives are impacted by digital technology, which makes staying safe online more important than ever.
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Total fire ban declared for more of NSW

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With the bushfire season starting early due to dangerously hot and windy conditions, a Total Fire Ban has been declared for the North Coast and Greater Hunter regions today, 6 October 2025, with more areas likely to follow.
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Police road blitz over long weekend

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NSW Police say they will be out in force on the roads for Operation Labour Day 2025
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Grace period ends for tobacco sellers across state

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The three-month grace period for NSW retailers and wholesalers to apply for a licence to sell tobacco or non-tobacco smoking products as part of...
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Sporting groups encouraged to apply for defibrillator funding

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NSW Lismore MP, Janelle Saffin, (Labor) is encouraging local sporting and active recreation organisations to apply for up to $3,000 in funding under the NSW Labor government’s Local Sport Defibrillator Grant Program. 
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NSW govt to undertake road spray sealing

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The NSW Labor government say a ‘game-changing $37.5 million investment’ will ‘transform more than 470 kilometres of state-managed roads across the regions’. 
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Court to consider NSW healthcare pay and conditions

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The NSW Nurses and Midwives’ Association’s (NSWNMA) say a ‘landmark campaign to improve public sector nurses and midwives’ pay and conditions will culminate in one of the state’s biggest legal cases in decades, as a six week hearing gets underway in the NSW Industrial Relations Commission (IRC) today [Tuesday]’.
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Councils disempowered under Labor’s new state-wide SEPP

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Community festivals, street fairs and similar events are to be allowed without development applications on all public land in NSW as part of a suite of state government-announced planning changes.
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Lanyon to become NSW Police Force Commissioner

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On Wednesday, NSW Labor premier Chris Minns announced that Deputy Commissioner Mal Lanyon, will become the 24th Commissioner of the NSW Police Force.
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Drug Summit Report response needed now, say Uniting

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Drug reform advocate and medically supervised injecting centre provider, Uniting, is calling on the NSW Labor government to respond to the recommendations of the NSW Drug Summit Report
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Surf Life Saving raises flags for summer season

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Surf Life Saving (SLS) Far North Coast kicks summer season off at the Cudgen Headland SLSC this Saturday from 8.15am.
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HSC approaching fast for NSW students

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More than 42,000 public high school students will this week complete their formal schooling as Term 3 ends, and they begin preparing for Higher School Certificate (HSC) exams next month.
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Nature groups ‘blindsided’ by sweeping changes to EP&A Act

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The state’s leading environmental organisation has warned that the NSW Labor government’s proposed changes to NSW environmental protection laws open the way for reckless coal and gas approvals. 
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Police officer charged with assault of Hannah Thomas at anti-Israel protest

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A police officer has been charged with assault occasioning actual bodily harm of Hannah Thomas, says the NSW Greens MP Sue Higginson. Higginson said in...
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Labor’s reforms to EP&A Act a ‘gift to developers’ says Greens MLC

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The NSW Labor government say it has consulted with the opposition over major reforms to the state’s main law that governs development – The Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 (EP&A Act).
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Planets and weather align for Cape Byron Steiner Winter Solstice success

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Last Thursday, in the days before the Winter Solstice, and after weeks of on and off rain that had more than a few parents nervously eyeing weather apps, Cape Byron Steiner School's annual Winter Festival went ahead.
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Kyogle bridge build completed in under three months

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Kyogle mayor Danielle Mulholland says a new bridge on Gradys Creek Road, off Summerland Way and north of Kyogle, has opened to traffic. She says it took Council less than three months to build Methvens Bridge.
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57 Station St, Mullumbimby amended DA on public exhibition

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The development application (DA 10.2025.212.1) for the carpark at 57 Station Street, Mullumbimby is now back on exhibition for eight weeks from 22 June.
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A Byron kickback with the Gimelli family

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The Gimelli family ran a small Italian restaurant on Jonson Street from about 1995 into the early 2000s. It was a classy joint, ahead of Byron’s culinary curve, serving dishes from every corner of Italy.
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