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Use housing pods for key workers like police, says Ballina mayor
Wollongbar’s temporary emergency housing village for Northern Rivers 2022 disaster survivors would best be decommissioned and the pods used to house police instead, reelected Ballina Mayor Sharon Cadwallader says.
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Tweed Council to see one new face
Tweed Council will see one new face this term with National's candidate Kimberly Hone being elected in place of retiring conservative councillor Warren Polglase.
Spring Plant Fair this Sunday at Mullum Community Gardens
Attention, plant-passionate people! The Mullum Spring Plant Fair is coming up Sunday, September 29, at the Mullum Community Gardens.
Minor flooding for Tumbulgum
The NSW SES advises people of potential minor flooding on the Tweed and Rous Rivers impacting Tumbulgum and surrounds.
Pay rise for NSW firefighters
The NSW Government says an agreement has been reached with the union representing firefighters for an interim pay rise of three per cent.
Call to keep Wollongbar pod village till end of life
Ballina councillor Kiri Dicker is calling on the NSW state government and the new Ballina Shire Council keep Wollongbar pod village till the end of its lifespan
Bruns gets its fishing gear on
A local fishing group has an aim that includes more than just dropping a hook and line in the water – it hopes to encourage young people to put their screens aside and get out into nature.
Stories about "coal mine fire Victoria":
Coal plans cop a blast from environmentalists
Plans by coal companies in NSW and Victoria have copped a blast from the Nature Conservation Council (NCC) and the Greens. Centennial Coal plans...
Local News
Church calls on all MPs to attend NSW drug summit
Organisers of the only legal medically supervised injecting centre in NSW say they want every state parliamentarian to attend next month’s long-awaited drug summit.
Byron Echo
Chinny Charge
In response to Bruce Robinson‘s letter regarding the Chincogan Charge. As everyone is aware we had the Chinny Charge last week which was a...
Byron Echo
Closure of Billinudgel Rd
I, by chance, found out a few months ago that Billinudgel Road had been closed to through traffic. The sign was located three kilometres...
Byron LGA
Byron’s new councillor lineup – who are they?
Greens Cr Sarah Ndiaye is Byron Shire’s new mayor, with the Australian Electoral Commission (AEC) confirming the final mayoral count on Monday. With Mayor...
