Casino’s Nammoona Waste and Resource Recovery Centre and the Evans Head Transfer Station are reopening today, Wednesday 12 March, with free waste drop-off available for Richmond Valley residents impacted by ex-tropical cyclone Alfred.
When the Northern Rivers went from rural to radical in the 1970s, the scene was set for a stoush with loggers and government to save the region’s rare and valuable rainforest – the Big Scrub
After consulting with NSW Health, Tweed Shire Council advises that tap water is now safe to drink for all residents in Bilambil Heights, Terranora and Banora Point, effective immediately.
Independent Byron Shire councillor, Michael Lyon, appeared in the Tweed Heads Criminal Court this morning for what turned out to be his last appearance in the matter concerning an Apprehended Violence Order (AVO) that the police sought against him in August last year.
A government-funded study by coastal engineers into beach erosion from Byron Bay to Hastings Point warned of ongoing erosion 47 years ago, and urged governments to act to prevent further loss of property.
North Coast-based singer/songwriter Essie Thomas will again be delivering her ‘soulful vocals with a roots/blues twist’, at the Coopers Live Music sessions at the Northern Rivers Hotel in Lismore this Sunday.
Independent Byron Shire councillor, Michael Lyon, appeared in the Tweed Heads Criminal Court this morning for what turned out to be his last appearance in the matter concerning an Apprehended Violence Order (AVO) that the police sought against him in August last year.
