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Tweed Council seeks businesses to join it’s rail trail ‘Connect Program’
Paying for the maintenance and providing an engaging visitor experience for the Tweed section of the Northern Rivers Rail Trail is a key aspect of Tweed Shire Council’s (TSC) Connect Program.
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Labor’s budget falls short on flood funding: MP
Tamara Smith, Member for Ballina and NSW Greens Disaster Relief Spokesperson, has welcomed an additional $150m in funding for the Northern Rivers and Central West flood recovery in Tuesday’s NSW budget.
Woman charged over alleged armed robbery – Tweed Heads
A woman will appear in court today charged over the alleged armed robbery of a man at Tweed Heads earlier this week.
If not ‘Yes’ now, then when?
Being a Ten Pound Pom, I knew nothing of the history of massacres and dispossession of this continent’s first peoples when I arrived here in 1965.
The Adventures of Edward Herring – Part Three
Clutching the address scribbled on the back of an advertising invoice given to him by Shimon, manager of the Mullcogan Times, Edward Herring makes his way to the Assembly meeting.
Financial and emotional aid for beekeepers
Apart from the damage caused by varroa mite infestations across the state, the beekeeping industry is also suffering a lot of heartbreak as euthanasia is often the only course of action.
Lismore’s $15 million grant funding for arts and culture
Lismore Council say they have welcomed a $15 million grant funding announcement – the State and Federal Government’s grants...
Stories about "Friends of the ABC":
Mark Swivel to speak to ABC Friends
Lawyer, comedian, Dustyesky MC and political aspirant Mark Swivel will be guest speaker for the upcoming ABC Friends meeting on Sunday, November 25, at the Bangalow Bowling Club.
Nats ‘ignored’ ABC funding concerns
The group Friends of the ABC says the National Party has not responded to a recent survey it sent to federal candidates in Page and Richmond and requests to meet with the party’s Page MP Kevin Hogan and Richmond candidate Matthew Fraser were ‘ignored’.
Northern Rivers Friends defend Aunty over attack
Following the tabloid media frenzy over the appearance of one former Islamic extremist on the Q&A program last week, Northern Rivers Friends of the ABC have moved to defend the public broadcaster.
Friends of ABC protest against cuts
Bearing signs carrying slogans including ‘Hands off our aunty’ and ‘Save our local ABC’ dozens of supporters gathered outside the national broadcaster’s Lismore radio studio this morning.
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Facelift for Cape Byron walking track – but not everyone happy
The Cape Byron walking track that leads from Wategos Beach towards the Byron lighthouse has been given a ‘facelift’ by NSW National Parks. But not all users are happy...
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Varroa mite here to stay as NSW pivots from eradication to management of costly invasive species
The Varroa Mite ‘(Varroa destructor and Varroa jacobsoni) is a parasite of adult honey bees and honey bee brood. It weakens and kills honey...
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Cycling race in Lismore this weekend to raise money for Westpac Rescue Helicopter
Whether it is getting on the track or watching the cyclists there are plenty of ways to get on board with the Lismore 2023 – Byron Bay Cycle Club Road Race this Sunday 24, September in Lismore’s CBD.
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Labor’s budget falls short on flood funding: MP
Tamara Smith, Member for Ballina and NSW Greens Disaster Relief Spokesperson, has welcomed an additional $150m in funding for the Northern Rivers and Central West flood recovery in Tuesday’s NSW budget.
