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Rural roads need a path to recovery
The recent and continuing rains have turned many of our roads into a sodden mud puddle and the NSW Farmers have renewed calls for real action on road infrastructure funding after continual damage on roads and bridges across the state.
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Aid workers killed
I along with the Israeli and Jewish community in general mourn with the rest of the world for the...
Rains, drains, floods
The ABC news and Guardian recently published reports of the potential return of La Niña in 2024 bringing similar...
Less parking more drainage say New Brighton residents
Bad weather on the weekend only served to highlight an ongoing drainage problem in New Brighton, with residents incredulous at Council’s plan to create dozens of new car parking spaces, yet they can’t, or won’t, fix the drainage problem.
Express. Empower. Get loud! for Youth Week in Lismore
This year’s Youth Week is theme is Express. Empower. Get loud!
Mullum refugee support group formed
A new group in Mullumbimby has formed to help settle a Syrian refugee family in the area within the next few months.
Beady-eyed miner
As I sat for a coffee in Brunz the other day, sharing my table with a beady-eyed miner, I...
Stories about "Butrler Street bypass":
Bus stop will result in reduced amenity: residents
Transport for NSW have declined to provide any details on the recent announcement of a proposed Byron bus station within the rail corridor and proposed Butler Street bypass. Local residents say they have not been consulted about the plans announced by MLC Ben Franklin (Nationals) last week.
Byron bypass foisted on locals for developers’ benefit
Robin Harrison, Binna Burra. A series of inquiries into the bypass have all shown that well over 90 per cent of traffic coming into Byron Bay is headed for Byron Bay.
Local News
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.
Byron Echo
Labor leading
A very proactive Minns Labor government will celebrate one year in government with a massive investment of $1.8 billion in renewable energy to get...
Byron Echo
Shame Mullum RSL
For those that do not know, RSL stands for Returned and Services League Australia. An independent support organisation for people who have served in,...
National News
Teenager arrested following an alleged stabbing
A teenager remains in police custody following an alleged stabbing at a church in Sydney’s south-west overnight.
