Council Elections 2016
More ethical councillors needed in Tweed
Stephen Lloyd, Murwillumbah.
The Tweed Shire Council election is coming with up a whole truckload of aspiring councillors and quite a few crackers. But when you...
Council Elections 2016
Tweed Nats’ familiar tricks
Stephanie Deane, Tweed Shire Council candidate, Tweed Heads.
Tweed Council currently has a Request for Offer (RFO) 2016217 titled expression of interest – licence to conduct a...
Council Elections 2016
Wards not the answer says Tweed poll candidate
Neglect of community infrastructure is feeding growing calls for the introduction of a ward system for Tweed Shire Council, but that won't fix the problem, according to a candidate in the upcoming poll.
Council Elections 2016
Kaye takes the plunge again in Tweed poll
Tweed Heads high-school teacher Kaye Sharples, who narrowly missed out on election to Tweed Shire Council four years ago, is hoping her neighbourhood group will this time make the grade.
Council Elections 2016
Tweed council candidate slams Black Rocks decision
Tweed Shire Council candidate Michael McNamara has lashed out at councillors who voted to sign a five-year lease on a temporary site for the Pottsville Men's Shed at the Black Rocks Sports Field at its last meeting.
Council Elections 2016
Nominations open for Tweed elections
Nominations have opened for candidates in the Tweed Shire Council election, which will be held on Saturday, October 29. The election, which was to have been held on September 10 was postponed after the death of candidate Ken Nicholson.
Council Elections 2016
Candidates should commit to repairing boardwalk
Richard W Murray, Tweed Heads
Tweed Shire Council is seeking unnecessary conflict with residents, particularly at Tweed Heads, where council staff members have been directed...
Council Elections 2016
Train supporters welcome council candidates’ support
A northern rivers group lobbying to have the Casino to Murwillumbah railway line reopened has welcomed support from a number of candidates in the upcoming local government election.
Council Elections 2016
Council pre-polling stations open
Ballina, Byron and Lismore residents can now cast their vote in the upcoming council elections, with pre-polling stations across the three LGAs opening yesterday. Tweed shire residents will have to wait a little longer.
Council Elections 2016
Middle ground won’t save koalas
David Norris, Pottsville
There are three Tweed councillors who I believe are not worthy of your readers’ vote at the next council election. Namely Crs...
Council Elections 2016
New date announced for Tweed Council elections
The NSW Electoral commission has announced a new date for Tweed Shire Council elections, after the previous election, set for 10 September, failed following the death of candidate Ken ‘Stents’ Nicholson last Friday.
Council Elections 2016
More of the same for Tweed council?
Terry Sharples, Tweed Heads
Here is my lucky punters winners guide for the Tweed Shire Council 2016 election:
Warren John Polglase
Katie Catriona Milne
James Owen Spencer
Michael Patrick...
Council Elections 2016
Ex-candidate for Tweed poll rues Nats-link stuff-up
A Murwillumbah businessman and former candidate for the Tweed Shire Council election on September 10 has dropped a bombshell on local National Party big wigs who helped organise his campaign, after a fiasco in which his group’s nomination form for the poll were not lodged.
Council Elections 2016
Call for council candidates to support return of rail
The Northern Rivers Railway Action Group (NRRAG) is calling on candidates in north coast council elections to announce their position on the reinstatement of the Casino to Murwillumbah rail line.
Council Elections 2016
Greens mayor back in the race in Tweed
The Tweed Greens have announced that current mayor Katie Milne will be standing for re-election on September 10, bringing to an end speculation over whether she would run again after serious illness forced her to take time out of the top job at Easter.
Council Elections 2016
Labor teams for Byron, Tweed but not Ballina
The Labor Party has announced teams for Byron and Tweed shire council elections in September but a Ballina councillor who is an ALP member says his ticket is staunchly independent.
Byron Echo
Not quite ‘too late’
Desmond Bellamy, PETA Australia
Sir David Attenborough, the world’s most famous naturalist, has just addressed the United Nations Security Council to say it’s ‘too late’. Climate...
Byron Echo
Suspicion and belief
Fast Buck$, Coorabell
My suspicion is that the mayor and the senior staff have been helping Michael Lyon become electable as mayor by scripting his...
Letters
Suffolk Park pump track
Jinesh Attard, Suffolk Park
Many in the local community of hillside Suffolk Park have come to understand the impact the pump track will have on our...
