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I’m with you Mandy…
Dominica Coulthurst, Knockrow
I’m with you Mandy... all the way. Thanks so much for your Soapbox message last week. Always love...
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Saddle Road land snapped up for $10m
A picturesque property in Brunswick Heads that was once slated to become an eco-village may become a light industrial precinct after the owners sold it to a developer for $10 million.
Ballina Shire Council supports application for new croquet club
The Ballina Croquet Club is hoping to receive up to $300,000 in funding for a new club house at Cawarra Park.
Local government elections postponed – again
NSW local government elections are postponed again due to the pandemic.
With avocados, farmer fresh is best
There are many different avocado varieties, but walk around the supermarket and you might get the impression there is...
Kingscliff’s new ambulance station won’t be on State Significant Farmland
Concerns over the new Kingscliff Ambulance station being placed on State Significant Farmland were raised following the announcement of funding for the new ambulance station by Health Minister Brad Hazzard earlier this month.
Cartoon of the week – 28 July, 2021
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Stories about "Gales Holdings":
Another roadblock for major Kingscliff development?
Tweed Council clarifies that the Kingscliff DA for a haulage road that will allow '90,000 truck and trailer movements' to bring in fill from the M1 upgrade does not actually allow the developers to use the proposed fill at the site – developers disagree.
Why have Tweed Council failed in their duty of care?
Jeremy Cornford, Kingscliff
Tweed Shire Council has completely abrogated its legal duty of care to ratepayers in approving the Gales Holdings truck and fill operation between...
Gales seek to increase height limits for Kingscliff
Changes to building height limits for Kingscliff and the development of parklands and buildings that impacted on some environmentally sensitive areas were two of...
Recession motion in over approval for fill from M1 for Kingscliff development site
Last Thursday Tweed Shire Council approved the haulage route from Crescent Street and Tweed Coast Road to Turnock Street in Kingscliff (DA20/0860) to use to fill from the M1, however, a rescission motion has now been filed to seek further information on flood impacts.
Trucks, traffic and fill DAs in Kingscliff to be debated – again
Tweed Council will see two complicated development applications relating to the construction of a haulage route to transport fill to sites for residential development at Chinderah near Kingscliff come to council again this evening.
Kingscliff, trucks, and development – what’s the right outcome?
The debate over the movement of fill via the Tweed Coast Road and through Kingscliff to fill future development sites has been considered by residents, Tweed Shire Councillors, and staff at the last two planning meetings and a workshop in between.
Kingscliff’s amenity or company profit?
Kingscliff property developer Gales Holgins is seeking to increase truck movements by bringing in fill from the M1 road works rather than using fill from the development site. But Kingscliff Ratepayers and Progress Association say that the impact on residents and business is too high a cost to pay.
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Ballina Shire Council supports application for new croquet club
The Ballina Croquet Club is hoping to receive up to $300,000 in funding for a new club house at Cawarra Park.
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Storylines: Growing hope
Hope is a fragile thing in 2021. With the current pandemic and the uncertainty in so many aspects of life, our hope is being shadowed by fear. It is profoundly affecting our humanity.
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Northern Rivers responds to cal for COVID-19 testing
Following the flight of a COVID positive traveller from Sydney to Ballina and the detection of COVID fragments in the Byron Bay Sewage Treatment Plant (STP) both locals and visitors have responded to calls for more testing in the region.
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Open-air art walk by the river at Murwillumbah completed
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The Ages of the Tweed mural that accompanies the open-air riverside art walk has now been completed.
