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Lennox Rise development clears another hurdle
The massive new residential development planned west of Epiq in Lennox Head continued its progress towards becoming reality at the last Ballina Shire Council meeting.
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Truth
Dr Matt Landos, East Ballina
There is the real news and then there is the fake news.
The radio news announced...
Police confirm Main Arm drug operation
NSW Police have finally confirmed what pretty much every one in Main Arm already knows – they are conducting drug operations in the north of the Shire.
Ballina Dragons invite public to have a go
The Ballina Dragon Boat Racing Club is having a come and try day on Saturday 6 March, on the Richmond River at Ballina.
Letting go
Mary McMorrow, Mullumbimby
I respect the parents forgiving the drunk driver who killed their four children (one a cousin) as...
International Women’s Day kerfuffle at Ballina
One councillor walked out of Ballina Council's recent meeting during an emotional discussion about speakers at an upcoming IWD event.
Cartoon of the week – 24 February, 2021
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Stories about "Brunswick Heads foreshore parks":
Bruns park manager refuses to give disputed lands back
Contentious foreshore land in Brunswick Heads will not be handed back to Byron Council owing to it being ‘far more cost effective’ for a government-run corporation to maintain instead.
Banner Park ‘free shop’ a credit to community
Dennis Stevenson, Brunswick Heads.
Few know the Banner park story: originally it was donated by a farmer for community use.
Volunteers gave hundreds of hours to...
Bruns parks takeover must be overturned
Jan Barham, Broken Head. I was pleased that Byron Shire Council voted for the protection of the Brunswick Heads crown lands and importantly the community access to the foreshore.
Bruns parks deal ‘a loss for community’
Byron Shire Council will next week consider returning public open foreshore land controversially encroached on by the town’s government-run holiday parks back to the wider community.
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So you think you’d like to run for Council?
Residents considering running for Tweed Council can attend briefing sessions to find out about being a councillor ahead of local government elections.
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Ballina Dragons invite public to have a go
The Ballina Dragon Boat Racing Club is having a come and try day on Saturday 6 March, on the Richmond River at Ballina.
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Hospital staff want to park for free while they work
It seems that Lismore Base isn’t the only hospital whose workers would like to park their cars for free while they work.
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International Women’s Day kerfuffle at Ballina
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One councillor walked out of Ballina Council's recent meeting during an emotional discussion about speakers at an upcoming IWD event.
