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Janet Swain launches Labor campaign for Ballina

Byron Shire councillor Janet Swain has officially launched her campaign as Labor’s candidate for the state seat of Ballina at the March 2027 NSW election.
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Man dies in Yamba after being pulled from water

Just before 11am yesterday (Sunday 4 October 2026), officers attached to Coffs/Clarence Police District were called to Marine Parade, Yamba, following reports of Surf Life Saving NSW locating a man’s body in the water.
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Flood survivors’ lost homes recreated in Ballina exhibition

As floodwater rose through her Lismore home in 2022, artist Antoinette O’Brien watched her unfired ceramic pieces turn back into mud.
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Building trust

Liz Levy’s letter about the Clifford Street and Broken Head Road intersection raises important questions about the money spen...
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Ballina’s $4.3 million tip upgrade brings delays from October 19

People taking rubbish and recycling to Ballina’s tip have been warned to expect delays when construction begins on a $4.3 million upgrade later this month.
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Fifty years of ‘make it, bake it, grow it’ at The Channon

Long before buying and selling became a matter of scrolling and clicking, people were meeting at The Channon to trade and barter goods.
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World Cerebral Palsy Day

Cerebral Palsy Alliance (CPA) is calling on the Australian government to support formal United Nations recognition of 6 October as World Cerebral Palsy Day, creating a permanent global platform to raise awareness, strengthen support and drive action for the 50 million people living with cerebral palsy worldwide.
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Stories about "Financial Assistance Grants":

Byron faces $2.4 million annual grant loss as councils demand rethink

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Byron Shire Council could lose more than half its annual Financial Assistance Grant funding under proposed changes to NSW’s allocation formula, according to a joint statement issued by five councils.
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Feds promise to increase council funding

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The federal Labor government has promised to restore adequate grants to councils across Australia to address the financial crisis in local government. The announcement came at the ALP National Conference, held over the weekend.
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Councils slam feds’ carbon tax rhetoric

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Councils across NSW have refuted the federal government’s claim that the abolition of the carbon tax will lead to savings that will compensate them for any expected budget shortfalls.
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Councils ‘shortchanged’ in latest federal grants

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North coast councils say they've been shortchanged by the federal government under the latest round of grants to councils and now face a bleaker financial future as a result.
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Tow or bury? Tweed seeks public views on dead whale disposal

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What should happen to a dead whale when it washes up on a Tweed beach?
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Byron faces $2.4 million annual grant loss as councils demand rethink

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Byron Shire Council could lose more than half its annual Financial Assistance Grant funding under proposed changes to NSW’s allocation formula, according to a joint statement issued by five councils.
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Wallum court appeal abandoned but fight goes on

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Save Wallum has abandoned plans to appeal the Federal Court’s dismissal of its bid to protect the Brunswick Heads development site, but says the community campaign will continue through other avenues.
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Flood survivors’ lost homes recreated in Ballina exhibition

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As floodwater rose through her Lismore home in 2022, artist Antoinette O’Brien watched her unfired ceramic pieces turn back into mud.
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