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Tweed hospital and playgrounds welcomed
State Labor politicians have officially welcomed two upgraded playgrounds and a new hospital built in the Tweed Shire.
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Sexual offence and fraud charges, Gold Coast
Detectives from the Gold Coast have charged two men with sexual offences that were arranged through an online classified advertisement.
Cartoon of the week – 13 March, 2024
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More calls for federal intervention in Wallum estate plans
Another ecologist has added their name to the community campaign against development on environmentally sensitive land in Brunswick Heads.
Big field of cyclist’s race at the Cavanbah Centre
Byron Bay Cycling Club (BBCC) kicked off its autumn season with criterium racing at the Cavanbah Centre track last Sunday.
Will rejected developments, now included in the TGHMS, destroy the Tweed Shire
It is unfortunate the Tweed Growth Management and Housing Strategy – draft Options Paper (TGMHS) is mired in much...
Be on the lookout for unusual signs in livestock
The North Coast Local Land Services District Veterinarian team are providing advice to livestock producers to monitor their stock for unusual signs or disease.
Stories about "4WD vehicles":
4WD access at South Ballina Beach
It has come to my attention that at the next Ballina Council meeting on Thursday, November 23, there will be a motion brought forward...
4WD issue heating up in Lennox
Ballina Shire Council's public comment period regarding 4WDs on Seven Mile Beach closed over a month ago, but the issue isn't going away, with a seminar to be held at the Lennox Hotel on Monday already booked out.
Evans Head locals call for beach closure over 4WD damage
Last week's Richmond Valley Council meeting saw Councillor Jill Lyons put a motion ‘to close the beach from the Airforce Beach entrance at Evans Head through to South Ballina’.
Ballina council debates South Ballina Beach 4WD access, again
An attempt to enlarge the list of approved 4WD beach users allowed to access South Ballina Beach failed to get the numbers to progress at the last Ballina Shire Council meeting.
South Ballina and Evans Head Beaches closed to 4WDs
The closure of South Ballina Beach and Evans Head to 4WDs and other vehicles has been met with a mixed response.
Ballina Council acts to protect southern beaches
After weeks of sustained pressure, councillors at the last Ballina Shire Council meeting voted unanimously to close the 4WD access track at Patchs Beach. They also agreed to write to the state government to request that South Ballina Beach be closed to the general public driving 4WD vehicles.
Pied oystercatchers threatened south of Ballina
Following last week's story about 4WDs damaging wild beaches south of Ballina, Echonetdaily has received more information about threats to this crucial habitat for the endangered pied oystercatcher.
Ballina Council gets down to business
The shortest Ballina Council meeting in living memory started with five councillors in the chamber and five on video conference.
MP vows to stop 4WDs trashing South Ballina Beach
Ballina state MP Tamara Smith (Greens) has taken up the cause of South Ballina residents who say their beach is being trashed by four-wheel-drive vehicles hooning in the dunes.
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Surf’s up for World Pro Adaptive Titles in Byron
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
Another ecologist has added their name to the community campaign against development on environmentally sensitive land in Brunswick Heads.
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Body found near Byron in search for missing man
A body believed to be that of a man reported missing last week has been found, police on the weekend said.
Political Comment
State of destruction
David Lowe - 0
Tasmanians go to the polls next weekend, in an early election brought on by Liberal Premier Jeremy Rockcliff, whose party has fractured during its ten years in office but is currently warning voters not to elect a Labor minority government, which he's been calling a 'Coalition of Chaos'.