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How can we keep paying for incompetence

The only way forward is going backwards. That’s how I explain the current situation of Byron Shire Council. The...

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Rail trail future

The Northern Rivers Rail Trail (NRRT) represents one of the most exciting opportunities our region has seen in decades....

NSW gambling reforms announced

The Minns government says it is delivering on a key election commitment with its latest tranche of gaming reforms, giving people and families stronger protections against gambling harm and tightening the rules concerning gambling promotion and marketing.

Labor and Liberal join forces on multiple fronts

Last week, government and opposition found themselves singing from the same song sheet in parliament on a range of issues, from the NDIS to ASIO, and big tech to gambling advertising. 

Appeal to locate man missing from Broadwater

Police are appealing for public assistance to help locate a local missing man.

Happy councillors

Our councillors should be happy, even proud to be part of a community that so values participatory democracy. A...

Interhall Committee volunteers’ hazard update

As the weather warms up, so too are community volunteers. In mid August regional volunteers gathered at Clunes for the quarterly Interhall Committee meeting.

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Community concerns about Clunes Master Plan

Clunes residents are meeting next Tuesday, 2 September, to discuss Lismore Council's Master Plan for the village, which they say will result in big rate rises and major new roads, along with a doubling or tripling of the village, depending on lot sizes, and threats to the wildlife corridor.

Greens urged to back pathway to end native forest logging

Some of NSW’s most respected and long-standing forest campaigners and scientists have today urged the Greens not to support the Nationals' attempt to disallow the Improved Native Forest Management (INFM) method.

Ballina Council makes decision on Ross Lane

With the absence of all four of its progressive councillors for various reasons, Ballina Council pushed ahead with its agenda at yesterday's monthly meeting, including a decision which is likely to close Ross Lane for months while the road is upgraded.

Mullumbimby puts new governance models first, and now wants to build it

Imagine Northern Rivers says Mullumbimby is the only community across the region to rank new models of governance and decision-making as the number one element of its preferred future, and last week locals gathered to work out how to make it real.

Appeal to locate man missing from Broadwater

Police are appealing for public assistance to help locate a local missing man.