Two people in their 50s were rescued overnight from a yacht that had run aground off the coast of Fingal Head.

Island and coastal communities, among others across the Northern Rivers, received evacuation directions over the weekend.

The SES has issued and emergency warning directing people in Fingal Head to evacuate before 9pm tonight.

Fingal Head and Banora Point were two Northern Rivers community-driven tree planting projects that have received funding from a collaboration between Landcare Australia and Bupa to transform local environments into healthier, greener spaces for everyone to enjoy.

Breeding and nesting season for sea turtles has begun with green turtles, loggerhead turtles, and even the critically endangered hawksbill turtle species to be found nesting in southern Queensland and Northern NSW beaches. 

The illegal development of the Fingal General Store into a commercial bakery was ended on Tuesday when Cubby’s development application (DA) was modified to remove the commercial bakery.

The Fingal Store DA is back in front of Tweed councillors tomorrow and staff have recommended approval – but residents say a new DA is required due to the significant changes made to the DA.

For three years Tweed Shire Council and the new owners of the Fingal Head General Store, currently closed, have been negotiating to resolve the illegal development that was built at 50 Main Road, Fingal Head in 2021.

An amendment to the development consent (DA18/0478.02) for 20 Lagoon Road, Fingal Head to remove an extra eight trees to form a path to...

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