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Don’t remove the concrete barriers say Tweed Council
The removal of concrete barriers at Reserve Creek Road landslip are putting the community at risk say Tweed Shire Council
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Brunswick, Belongil and Tallows wait for Emergency Response Beacons
In early November two men were saved from drowning at Dreamtime Beach, Fingal Head when a women activated the Emergency Response Beacon, alerting the Surf Life Saving NSW State Operations Centre that the men were drowning. There are three waiting to be deployed in Byron Shire.
Byron Council’s renewable energy projects uncertain
Two major renewable energy projects promised by Byron Council are now facing an uncertain future, after an unsuccessful bid for federal funding left the Council struggling to pay for both of them.
Tyalgum ready to celebrate the festive season
Tyalgum are looking forward to a very exciting Festive Season as the alternative route to town is now upgraded and they are looking forward to an exciting range of events are on.
Council imposes development restrictions on Linnaeus
The plan to rezone part of Broken Head’s Linnaeus Estate in a bid to prevent further development proposals on the site has taken a step forward, with Byron councillors unanimously supporting the move.
Development risk
Thank you, Aslan for your editorial. The public are to suffer a great deal in the future if all...
Rally for the Right to Protest on Dec 10
Activists and concerned citizens of Lismore and Northern Rivers will rally at 10 am on Saturday in Peace Park in Lismore on International Human Rights Day.
Stories about "Kadina High School":
Plibersek comes to town with a flood of promises
While we here suffer through the driest start to the year on record, the timing of Labor's announcement to build a centre of excellence around flood resilience at Southern Cross University may seem somewhat ironic.
The class of ’79 (and ’81) ready to reunite
Thirty-nine years ago Kadina High School in Goonellabah opened it’s doors to a year 8 cohort, a group of teens who were always the “big kids” as the school grew when each new year 7 class enrolled behind them.
Kadina’s killer dogs escaped electric fence
Two domestic dogs that killed a flock of lambs at Lismore’s Kadina High School on Tuesday morning had escaped an electric fence at the property where they were being held.
Local News
Public appeal: Grievous bodily harm, Burliegh Heads
Police have released footage of two men they wish to speak with as part of investigations into the grievous bodily harm of a man at Burleigh Heads on Sunday October 2.
National News
Councils ‘bullied’ with increased NSW govt burdens, say LGNSW
NSW councils have been ‘set up to fail’ with their annual audits ‘because the NSW Government is forcing them to carry the depreciation cost of assets they neither own nor control’, claims the peak body representing councils, Local Government NSW.
Local News
Cumbalum shops and affordable homes one step closer – by car
Cumbalum is one step closer towards having some local shops and five new officially affordable homes in perpetuity thanks to council approval of preliminary planning requirements.
Byron Echo
Mullum’s zebra crossing win hard fought by residents
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A zebra crossing is being installed at a pedestrian safety blackspot near the centre of Mullumbimby, following a long-running campaign by a group of local residents.
