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Catching the next train out of Council
Before I catch that train, thanks to the amazing community of the Byron Shire for voicing their concerns and...
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Local teams star in rugby league grand finals
By Ross Kendall
The Ballina Seagulls won the first-grade premiership, and the Byron Bay Red Devils were runners up in...
Catching the next train out of Council
Before I catch that train, thanks to the amazing community of the Byron Shire for voicing their concerns and...
Madness from the mountains at Tomewin
My initial attraction was to the profusion of green foliage in all different textures and tones. Then it was the name (Mad Mountain), which I love, which I had to ask stallholders Lyn and Tim about, immediately.
Second Hand Saturday registrations open
Worried about the cost of living? Join the reuse revolution on Saturday, September 21 as we welcome the North Coast’s largest day of garage sales – Second Hand Saturday!
What’s likely to happen with Ballina Shire Council?
On 14 September the people of Ballina will elect nine councillors plus a mayor. Unlike some parts of NSW, where there are more councillor positions than candidates, a large field of applicants are vying for the chance to represent their diverse communities across Ballina Shire, from Newrybar in the north to Cabbage Tree Island in the south, and from Wollongbar in the west to fast-growing Lennox Head in the east.
Free bike safety and maintenance workshops
Ballina Shire Council will be running two free bike safety workshops during the school holidays on Wednesday 2 October and Wednesday 9 October 2024.
Stories about "Hastings Point":
17 year old dies jumping off Hastings Point bridge
A 17 year old male was declared deceased on scene after lifeguards and members of the public recovered his body from the water at Hastings Point on Saturday, 30 March.
DA beside Cudgen Nature Reserve refused over flood and fill
The Tweed Shire Council has refused a development application (DA) for an 11-lot subdivision at the site of 40 Creek Street, Hastings Point.
COVID traveller at Ballina Airport and North Coast sewage test results
A public health alert has been issued after a positive COVID-19 case travelled on the Virgin Australia flight VA1139 from Sydney, arriving in Ballina on 14 July at 11.45am.
Woman missing after Hastings Point beach walk
Police are appealing for public assistance to find a woman missing from her Pottsville home on the Far North Coast.
Hastings Point filming had some impacts says council
Tweed Shire Council has conceded there may have been some impacts on the Hastings Points coastal foreshore and residents’ amenity during the recent controversial filming of a major Hollywood movie on the township’s scenic headland.
Aquaman filming over but Hastings Point residents still angry
The residents of the normally sleepy Tweed coastal town of Hastings Point are up in arms about their headland being taken over for the filming of a major Hollywood movie. And even though Warner Bros have finished filming, the headland remains closed to the public.
Big new water-slide plan for Hastings Point sunk
A plan to redevelop a water playground at a large holiday park at Hastings Point with bigger slides has been rejected by Tweed shire councillors who backed objections by neighbours in the coastal village.
Axed trees ‘a big part of Hastings Pt vista’
Hastings Point residents have been outraged at the chopping down earlier this month of four majestic old Norfolk Island Pines which framed the seaside village headland.
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Blinky Bill on death row
What is happening to forest wildlife? NSW’s state-owned logging company is currently logging great swathes of our Great Koala National Park (GKNP). That is...
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Three NRCF Women’s Giving Circle pitches receive funding
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Last night saw three amazing women get up on stage and pitch three incredibly worthwhile projects to a packed audience at the Brunswick Picture House.
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Get out and choose to reuse Saturday 21 September
With millions of tons of waste being sent to landfill by Australian households every year, the humble garage sale is one of the easiest ways we can reduce, reuse and recycle.
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NORPA’s Wildskin roars into life!
Get ready to go on a wild ride of storytelling, physical theatre, laughter and song with NORPA’s epic show Wildskin, opening Thursday 12 September.
