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Tweed development wave continues with $5.2m unit block proposal for city centre
Developers are proposing to build a $5.2m apartment complex near the centre of Tweed Heads as the recent wave of development applications in the town continues.
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Rescission does nothing to sway team Krieg on waste
An Extra Ordinary Meeting of the City of Lismore Council was held last night to respond the a request for a recission on last week’s Waste Operation Review which saw a majority of Lismore Councillors vote to outsource the service and work to private enterprise.
Labor’s hypocrisy on climate undimmed
Last week the Minister for Climate Change and Energy, Chris Bowen, delivered the Albanese Government's second annual Climate Change Statement, claiming major progress in emissions reduction while the numbers continue to scream that the opposite is true.
Team Cadwallader’s environmental war
At the November Ballina Council meeting, Cr Bruem (Team Cadwallader’s unofficial media advisor/spin doctor) continued his attack on the...
Tweed development wave continues with $5.2m unit block proposal for city centre
Developers are proposing to build a $5.2m apartment complex near the centre of Tweed Heads as the recent wave of development applications in the town continues.
Does Tweed’s time capsule have a message for you?
Former members of the discontinued Murwillumbah branch of community service organisation Apex Australia alongside the Tweed Shire Council came to the tough decision to open the three 50-year-old time capsules in a controlled environment due to public health concerns.
Cartoon of the week – 29 November 2023
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Stories about "Casino crime":
Man hid under bed to avoid police
During an attempted arrest following a domestic incident, a Casino man elbowed a police officer in the face, then ran away. He later smashed a hole in the wall of another house.
Car wedged between train track and station at Bangalow
Bangalow Station saw a car at the platform for the first time in many years on Saturday afternoon – but it wasn’t a railway carriage.
Man doused woman in petrol during domestic dispute
A man has been charged after allegedly assaulting and pouring petrol on a woman during a domestic incident at Casino overnight Sunday (November 25).
Casino drive-by shooting was attempted murder: police
Officers investigating the shooting of a man at Casino on Saturday night (September 1) have charged a Casino man with attempted murder and grievous bodily harm.
Ice, knuckledusters and stolen furniture seized in Casino raid
A man faced court on Saturday after police seized drugs, knuckledusters and alleged stolen furniture in Casino on Friday afternoon (June 29).
Two cyclists injured by paralytic driver
A man will face court charged with multiple driving-related offences after he allegedly sideswiped two cyclists while driving almost five times over the limit near Casino on Saturday.
Men arrested, handgun seized in Casino police raid
Two men were arrested and a handgun seized during an operation in Casino yesterday targeting the supply of illicit drugs in the area.
Two charged over slashing of service station attendant
Two men will face court following an investigation into an aggravated robbery in Casino at the weekend that left a service station attendant with slash wounds to his face.
Drake pair to face court on cannabis, gun charges
Two men have been charged after police raided a home near Casino on Tuesday (March 27), seizing firearms and drugs.
Service station attendant slashed in daylight robbery
Police are appealing for public information following an aggravated robbery in Casino on Sunday morning (March 25).
Science Goes Viral
Abuse and falsehoods erode the public square of science
As the world faces existential problems such as pandemics and climate change, Australian scientists are facing a dilemma about the best way to connect with the wider public.
Local News
Protestors find endangered Gliders in active logging zone
Forest campaigners have today stopped work in Styx River State Forest north east of Armidale to protect a Greater Glider and its home.
Local News
Tweed fire ants may be eradicated but more will come, says professor
An entomology professor says authorities are likely to eradicate a Red Imported Fire Ant outbreak in the Tweed Shire but the invasive species will reach the Northern Rivers again.
Local News
Ballina takes lead with anti-DV rally
More than five hundred people have rallied on the Northern Rivers along with thousands across the country calling for an end to domestic and family violence.
