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Love Island takes over Federal – time to test the law?
The NSW government legislation has provided a permit for screen filming on private land in NSW without any Council oversight or accountability. This has led to Federal Village currently being overrun by the ITV film company.
10 point grumble
Hear hear to David Heilpern’s recent 10 point grumble, particularly points 7, 8 and 9. If the primary objective...
Two views of animal welfare on the Tweed
Local MP Justine Elliot recently announced that an Albanese Labor Government will invest $1 million to build the new animal pound and rehoming centre at Lundberg Drive, South Murwillumbah.
I’m back!
Over the past few weeks I’ve stayed out of the limelight in order to rest for the election campaign,...
Water Night coming tomorrow
Rous County Council is putting residents of the Northern Rivers to the test by challenging households to take up the Water Night Challenge.
NSW – bad to worse
While Gladys has left the building and we have a new religious fanatic in the top job, things are...
Stories about "Cr Darlene Cook":
Rous moves ahead without Dunoon Dam
Yesterday's extraordinary meeting of Rous County Council included two more attempts to get the Dunoon Dam back on the table, both of which were defeated, 5 votes to 3.
Rescission motion fails, but Dunoon Dam not dead
Yesterday's meeting of the Rous County Council saw the rescission motion go down 5:3 after another passionate debate, but Cr Sharon Cadwallader said she remained determined to keep the Dunoon Dam as an option for the future water supply of the Northern Rivers.
Cr Darlene Cook: more to Lismore City Council than roads, rates and rubbish
In the first of a series about those who are putting their hats in the ring to be the next mayor of Lismore, Cr Darlene Cook talks about the issues close to her heart, for the city at the heart of the Northern Rivers.
Rous County Cr Darlene Cook on the Dunoon Dam
Echonetdaily has been contacting Rous County Councillors for their arguments for and against the proposed Dunoon/Channon Dam project. This week Cr Darlene Cook shares her view.
The Good Life
Blue skies for Blueberry Fields
Blueberry Fields is very much a family business with father-and-son team Otto and Jasch Saeck working alongside each other on their 160-acre farm at...
The Good Life
Cacao wow
After ten years of wholesale trading from their small factory, Byron Bay Cacao’s stunning new retail space is now open to the public. The...
The Good Life
Rancho Relaxo
Although Jane Boniface says that everything she does is ‘a mistake’, she seems to have the knack of turning things to her advantage. When...
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New plan to minimise flood hazard in Lismore
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Lismore City Council has commenced the preparation of a new Flood Risk Management Plan that will identify the measures designed to minimise the community’s exposure to flood hazard.
