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A life well lived – Vale Jim Mangleson

From running the local hardware store ‘Manglesons of Mullumbimby’ from 1972 to 1977 to starting Chincogan Real Estate in 1979, all with his wife Jan, Jim (James Harry) Mangleson was a man who liked to get on with life.

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Ballina courthouse windows smashed, man charged

Police say a man will face court today, charged after 12 windows were allegedly smashed in Ballina last night.   Police say, 'About 10.35pm (Thursday 9 July 2026), police were called to Martin Street following reports of a man smashing windows'.

The numbers behind Byron’s proposed rate rise

Byron Shire ratepayers are staring down the barrel of a proposed 33–35 per cent rate increase over three years, with Council arguing the extra revenue is needed to secure its long-term financial future.

Sign up for Mullum’s Chinny Charge race

Ready to race up the mountain? That’s right, the Chinny Charge is open for registration for runners and walkers who want to take the once a year chance to race and stroll up the mountain.

Where to from here for a healthy future?

Sometimes it is hard not to lose hope, with the depth and breadth of the challenges that have faced the Northern Rivers. From the droughts, fires, Covid, and the 2022 floods it’s sometimes hard to see a way forward.

Lismore Boulevard Project announced

Design concept plans for the Lismore Boulevard – Shared User Path project are now available for community consultation, following Lismore City Council securing $2,383,030 in funding through the NSW Government’s Get NSW Active 2025–2026 program, administered by Transport for NSW (TfNSW).

A life well lived – Vale Jim Mangleson

From running the local hardware store ‘Manglesons of Mullumbimby’ from 1972 to 1977 to starting Chincogan Real Estate in 1979, all with his wife Jan, Jim (James Harry) Mangleson was a man who liked to get on with life.

Stories about "Land and Environment Court (L&EC)":

Lismore’s Santin Quarry DA ‘invalid’ – NSW Land and Environment Court

The fight to ensure Lismore’s Santin Quarry operated within the law has been going on since before 2019 – the NSW Land and Environment Court as just declared the DA invalid.

High Court rules community can take serial law breaker, NSW Forestry Corporation, to court

Yesterday saw a new ruling that confirms the right of community and Indigenous groups to bring legal action against the FCNSW to enforce NSW logging laws.

Ballina mayor uses casting vote to approve illegal Alstonville cattle yards

Alstonville residents expressed their frustration and disappointment at the recent Ballina Shire Council meeting that the Council had not followed through with the Land and Environment Court determination to take down the illegal cattle yards erected by the Alstonville Agricultural Society at the Alstonville Showgrounds.

Court reverses decision on the value of Byron Bay land 

A 15-hectare greenfield site near Belongil Beach was massively overvalued by the NSW Valuer General, the Land and Environment Court (LEC) has found.

Land and Environment Court rejects large subdivision in Goonellabah

The 197–203 lot, a staged subdivision at 226 Invercauld Road, Goonellabah, called Eastwood Estate, has been rejected by the Land and Environment Court.

Iron Gates – Richmond Valley Council drops the ball in L&EC

Evans Heads locals and other concerned members of the public form the Northern Rivers have raised concerns over Richmond Valley Council’s (RVC) apparent lack...

Iron Gates developers roll out the big guns at conciliation meeting at Evans Head. Community says ‘NO’

The Iron Gates site at Evans Head is once again back in the Land and Environment Court following the rejection of a DA by the Northern Regional Planning Panel on 7 September, 2022.

Evans Head Iron Gates site for sale as developer appeals DA refusal

The developer of the Iron Gates DA at Evans Head is waiting for a site visit by the Land and Environment Court in March 2023 following the launch of an appeal after their DA was refused by the NRPP in August this year.

Renewable energy opposition

The media narrative suggesting regional people oppose renewable energy projects, when the data unarguably shows the opposite, is now the subject of a published...

Your existence on Earth

Most people do not walk around with a clear, conscious philosophy about their existence. Human beings evolved to survive, not to contemplate meaning, and so...

Cudgen Plateau

The recommended approval to rezone the Cudgen Plateau State Significant Farmland (SSF) for mixed-use high-rise development guarantees the continued development of the Cudgen Plateau...

Ballina potholes

The huge potholes at the Fox Street entrance to Ballina Fair should make management deeply ashamed of themselves. One would think that sufficient money could...