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Can Council’s overturn their decisions?
NSW Labor planning minister, Paul Scully, when asked about the Wallum estate by local MP Tamara Smith (Greens) in...
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Ballina Greens announce ticket for 2024
Aiming to build on their two existing councillors, the Ballina Greens have announced their team of candidates for the upcoming Ballina Shire Council elections, set for 14 September this year.
Keeping an eye on the landscapes of the Tweed
Tweed Shire Council says they have made a commitment to identify and protect the Tweed’s unique landscape, to this end a draft Scenic Landscape Protection Policy has been prepared to ensure the Shire’s spectacular scenery is front of mind when there is new development, change in land use, or when preparing related new policy.
Wallum
It is, at best, amusing, but mostly disappointing, to see The Echo reporting on the mayoral minute to Council...
Shame Mullum RSL
For those that do not know, RSL stands for Returned and Services League Australia. An independent support organisation for...
Free healthy lifestyle program for families
Go4Fun is a free 10-week after-school program for children aged 7-13 and their families,
which aims to support their health and wellbeing.
Mayor defends promoting sale of Wallum lots
Is the role of mayor Michael Lyon as a negotiator with Wallum developers, Clarence Property, compromised?
With talks with...
Stories about "Ballina crime":
Goonellabah man arrested over Ballina abduction
A woman was dragged into a car and abducted after trying to intervene in a domestic dispute at Ballina yesterday.
Man arrested for drink-driving on mobility scooter
A Ballina man has been arrested for stealing a sign from a shopping centre while drink-driving on a mobility scooter.
Man threatens police with box cutter after chase
A 29-year-old Banora Point man will face Lismore Local Court after allegedly throwing a box cutter at a police officer, driving over double unbroken lines and performing burnouts on the Pacific Highway offramp.
Ballina Vinnies puts dumpster divers on notice
The ongoing theft of quality donations from Vinnies’ bins in Ballina have forced the op shop to fit CCTV cameras to capture the thieves red handed and threaten them with punishment.
Three charged over Ballina death
Updated: Two of three people arrested yesterday over the death of 38-year-old Iluka man Aaron Marks in Ballina last month has been charged with manslaughter. A third has been charged with hindering the police investigation.
Ballina juvenile refused bail over stabbing
A juvenile remains in custody over a domestic violence incident in Ballina yesterday morning (April 3) in which a household member was hospitalised after being stabbed in the stomach with a knife.
Man charged over assault and robbery in Ballina street
A 23-year-old man was charged over the alleged assault and robbery of a man who had been walking along the main street of Ballina on Thursday night.
Ballina man threatens police with knife after punching victim
A 49-year-old man has been arrested after punching another man at a block of flats in Ballina and subsequently threatening investigating police officers with a hunting knife.
Man charged over daylight Ballina bag-snatch
Police have charged a man after an elderly woman at Ballina last week had her handbag snatched in broad daylight.
Police seek witnesses to Ballina bag-snatch incident
Police are appealing for information from witnesses after an elderly woman was injured in a bag snatch in Ballina last week.
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The bridges of Ballina Council
Ballina Shire Council has started preliminary investigation works at Fishery Creek Bridge, on River Street, and Canal Bridge, on Tamarind Drive, as part of their plan to duplicate both bridges.
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Tweed Council wants your ideas on future sports facilities
Tweed Council is looking for feedback from residents about future plans for sport and recreation in the area.
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REDinc’s new Performing Arts Centre is go!
It’s been a long wait, but two years on from the 2022 flood REDinc in Lismore have announced the official opening of a new Performing Arts Centre.
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Not enough letters like this about Gaza in The Echo?
The Echo’s studied indifference to the plight of the Palestinians and its reluctance to publish letters on the subject reveals the moral fibre of...
