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The NT intervention laws that shape lives

This Sunday marks 19 years since the then Howard Government announced the Northern Territory Intervention laws – ‘The Intervention’ began with a media release by Mal Brough, Minister for Indigenous Affairs, on June 21, 2007.
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A rainforest table

If you’ve driven the stretch out to Suffolk Park, you may have passed it without quite knowing it was...
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Speaking and listening

All of a sudden Council’s supposed experts condemn the Wilsons Creek weir water quality during rain events, which would...
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Tweed Shire Council presents flood resilience series – part one

Over the coming weeks, Tweed Shire Council will present a flood resilience series, which looks at how 'Tweed's story is different from the standard flood recovery narrative and what happened next'.
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Hemp industry given boost with development plan

A Hemp Industry Development Plan has been announced by the NSW government, which promises 'to unlock new opportunities for NSW businesses and add value to the state's low-THC hemp industry, which is forecast to become a $100 million Australian industry by 2032'.
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New maternity unit at Grafton Base Hospital

Pregnant women and their families across the Clarence Valley will benefit from an upgraded purpose-built maternity unit following a $20 million funding boost from the NSW government.
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Appeal to locate wanted man Adam Richards

Police are appealing for assistance to locate a man wanted on outstanding warrants in the Casino area.
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Stories about "Aquasplash":

Changes to Tweed council policy would ‘open back door’ to Aquasplash

Local News Chris Dobney - 4
A residents group says a recommendation to be considered by Tweed Shire Council tonight would fly in the face of the council’s longstanding but yet-to-be-adopted draft policy on commercial recreation activities on public open space.
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Floating-fun-park bids for Tweed rile candidates

Local News The Echo - 0
Opponents of two bids to operate a controversial inflatable water fun park for the Jack Evans Boat Harbour at Tweed Heads to be debated , tonight, the last meeting before the September 10 poll, have urged councillors to reject the proposals outright.
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Council minority misusing its power on Jack Evans EOI

Letters The Echo - 1
Chris Cherry, Wooyung The recent Expression of Interest released by Tweed Shire Council to attract commercial water based activities to the Crown Lands in our...
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Aquasplash back on agenda after EOI released

Local News Chris Dobney - 1
A Tweed group says that last week’s withdrawal of a proposal for an aquatic theme park at Jack Evans Boat Harbour may just have been tactical following the release of an Expressions of Interest document.
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Aquasplash drops Jack Evans Boat Harbour proposal

Local News Chris Dobney - 9
A commercial children’s holiday activity that opponents say would have ‘virtually blocked off the northern beach and foreshore’ of Jack Evans Boat Harbour, turning it into a ‘Gold Coast style theme park’ has been withdrawn.
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Aquasplash proposal pre-empted council support

Local News Chris Dobney - 0
A plan to turn Jack Evans Boat Harbour into an aquatic theme park during school holidays was sitting on the desk of a DPI staff member weeks before it was put before Tweed Shire Council, a resident group says.
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Bid fails to sink Tweed inflatable-fun-park plan

Local News The Echo - 6
A bid to reverse a recent Tweed Shire Council decision offering support for a controversial inflatable fun park at Jack Evans Boat Harbour failed at an extraordinary meeting on Monday night.
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Tweed councillors and their rubber duckies

Letters The Echo - 0
Terry Sharples, Tweed Heads. The licence to pump up a few rubber duckies and float them out on the pond outside Twin Towns RSL has hit the news.
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Mayor to help sink Tweed harbour’s fun-park plan

Local News The Echo - 2
A community campaign to sink a controversial plan for an inflatable fun park at the picturesque Jack Evans Boat Harbour in Tweed Heads has been launched.
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Aquatic fun-park plan set to be an election issue

Letters The Echo - 0
Stephanie Deane, Tweed Heads. The Save the Jack Evans Boat Harbour committee has recently been reformed as a result of the Aquasplash proposal.
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Hemp industry given boost with development plan

The Echo - 0
A Hemp Industry Development Plan has been announced by the NSW government, which promises 'to unlock new opportunities for NSW businesses and add value to the state's low-THC hemp industry, which is forecast to become a $100 million Australian industry by 2032'.
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Gambling harm recognised by Tweed Council, supported by Wesley Mission

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Faith-based, not-for-profit organisation providing community services in NSW, Wesley Mission, has welcomed Tweed Shire Council’s decision to publicly recognise the impact of gambling harm and advocate for stronger harm-minimisation measures.
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Winter Warmer fundraiser for homelessness

The Echo - 0
The annual Winter Warmer Homelessness Relief campaign, hosted by Dharma Care, will return for 2026 with cabaret at Salt, Kingscliff, on Thursday 2 July, headlined by comedian Mandy Nolan, interactive performance artist The Space Cowboy and the Kinship Doobai Dancers, with a Welcome to Country from Aunty Jackie.
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Tweed Shire Council presents flood resilience series – part one

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Over the coming weeks, Tweed Shire Council will present a flood resilience series, which looks at how 'Tweed's story is different from the standard flood recovery narrative and what happened next'.
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