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No Small Thing: NRCF Women’s Giving Circle event, Murwillumbah

Cheek Media founder, Hannah Ferguson, will headline a panel of prominent women leaders at the Regent Theatre in Murwillumbah next Thursday, in an event the organisers say brings, 'the kind of line-up you'd usually travel to Sydney for' to the Northern Rivers.
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Humanity together

Dale Emerson’s letter last week expanding on Chris Hanley’s attitude to The Echo, and to our world, was impressive....
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Expansion on farmland around Tweed Valley Hospital opposed

Residents are holding firm against a proposal to develop State Significant Farmland (SSF) near the Tweed Valley Hospital at Cudgen, after the Northern Regional Planning Panel (NRPP) held a public meeting on Friday 19 June around the Planning Proposal for Cudgen Connection (PP-2023-2669-Cudgen Connection).
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New maternity unit at Grafton Base Hospital

Pregnant women and their families across the Clarence Valley will benefit from an upgraded purpose-built maternity unit following a $20 million funding boost from the NSW government.
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Six dwellings proposed on flood-prone Mullum block

Six units are proposed at the eastern end of New City Road, Mullumbimby, on a site that was inundated during the 2022 floods. Submitted by Duncan Band's Kollective, Development Application (DA) 10.2026.269.1 at 73 New City Road is on public exhibition with Byron Shire Council, and sits within the Shire's flood planning area.
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Empowering women and girls

Applications are now open for Northern Rivers Community Foundation's (NRCF) 2026 Empowering Women & Girls Grant, offering local not-for-profit organisations the opportunity to secure funding for projects that empower women and girls across the Northern Rivers.
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Lismore Council spruiks 150 projects since 2022 floods

A milestone of 150 projects has been reached since the 2022 disasters, says Lismore City Council.
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Lismore rallies to save homes from demolition

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Around hundred residents met at the Lismore Quad on Saturday to demand the demolitions of heritage homes cease, the flood recovery promised is delivered, and that every person be housed.
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Flood-free land and houses hit the market for Lismore buyback residents

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In what the government has described as a step forward for the region’s housing recovery, flood-affected homeowners will get the first opportunity to buy into Goonellabah’s Mount Pleasant estate.
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Ceremony to remember Marine Rescue Ballina heroes

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Yesterday, volunteers from Marine Rescue Ballina held a private ceremony on the shore of South Ballina Beach to honour fellow unit members Frank Petsch and Bill Ewen, who lost their lives during a rescue mission response on Monday 4 May, 2026.
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EOIs open for $450,000 in local infrastructure grants

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Expressions of interest (EOIs) are open for the NSW’s government’s Community Building Partnership (CBP) grants program, with $450,000 available for the electorate of Lismore. Lismore...
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Disaster rebuilds continue for schools flooded in 2022

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The NSW Labor government says it has reached a major milestone in rebuilding education infrastructure damaged more than four years ago, with work underway in Lismore South Public School and Ngulliboo Jarjums Preschool
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NSW safety grants open for faith groups

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State Labor Member for Lismore Janelle Saffin last week urged local faith-based organisations to apply for a final round of grants aimed at improved safety and security.
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New EV chargers to deliver tourism boost and clean transport

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The North Coast will receive 35 new electric vehicle chargers, thanks to a $5.9 million investment by the NSW government to boost regional tourism and support the shift to cleaner transport.
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Safe staffing levels now in place at Lismore Base ED

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The NSW government says Lismore Base Hospital has now begun rostering to Safe Staffing Levels in the emergency department (ED), delivering on its promise to deliver the historic staffing reform.
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Lismore flood buybacks sold at auction

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Twenty-four bidders attended a flood buyback house auction on Wednesday, as part of the NSW government’s Resilient Homes Program NSW Minister for Recovery, Janelle Saffin...
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Greens MLC accuses Labor of ‘secret deal’ to reduce recovery support

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Greens MLC Sue Higginson has accused the state government of ‘a secret Labor deal to cut funding from 1000 flooded homes’.
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Consultation closes Friday on Lismore’s 60,000 population plans

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The future of Lismore is now up for discussion, with Council's Strategic Planning Framework currently out for public exhibition. Now is your time to have your say – consultation closes 26 June.
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Science in the Pub, Lismore, 16 July

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An engaging and informative Science in the Pub event is planned on Thursday, 16 July, from 5pm at Two Mates Brewing, South Lismore.
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Six dwellings proposed on flood-prone Mullum block

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Six units are proposed at the eastern end of New City Road, Mullumbimby, on a site that was inundated during the 2022 floods. Submitted by Duncan Band's Kollective, Development Application (DA) 10.2026.269.1 at 73 New City Road is on public exhibition with Byron Shire Council, and sits within the Shire's flood planning area.
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Mullum Scout Hall fire overnight

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At 1.45am this morning the NSW Fire and Rescue Mullumbimby Station 388 Sans and Brunswick Station 240 were called to a fire at the Mullumbimby Scout Hall.
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