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Contentious Cudgen Connection refused – but developer not backing down
The contentious Cudgen Connection development proposed on State Significant Farmland on the protected Cudgen Plateau next to the Tweed Valley Hospital site was in front of Tweed Shire Coucillors at yesterday's planning meeting.
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Search continues for missing Tweed man
Local police say officers, the State Emergency Services [SES] and family members of missing Tweed Shire man Patrick Liedke are continuing their search.
Disabled access to Seven Mile Beach?
Cr Kiri Dicker's motion to push forward with design options for accessible beach access in Lennox Head got the green light from Ballina Council at its latest meeting.
Teen missing from Murwillumbah located safe and well
A girl missing from Murwillumbah on Friday has been located safe and well.
Mother’s Day tree planting returns
Brunswick Valley Landcare’s (BVL) celebrated, and much-loved, annual Mother’s Day tree planting returns on Sunday, May 12, with plans to plant 1,500 trees alongside live music, a barbecue, cakes, coffee and a very special community feel.
Four charged following domestic violence operation – Casino, Tabulam, Muli Muli and Ballina
Three men and a woman have been charged following an operation in the Casino and Tabulam areas.
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Spangled Drongo
Spangled Drongo’s Murwillumbah brewery is just one interesting place to visit on the Harvest Food Trail – their tasting...
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Mandy Nolan calls for safety of Northern Rivers women and children to be prioritised
As the Greens move to declare violence against women a national emergency, Greens candidate for Richmond and community advocate Mandy Nolan will hold a vigil for victims of violence and has called on Northern Rivers Labor MPs to back budget funding to tackle the violence epidemic.
Mandy gets back to a little virgin sacrifice
The virgin sacrifice is bak with Mandy Nolan bringing the Northern Rivers a new batch of comedy virgins coming to the stage.
Wild Trivia this weekend
Tickets are almost sold out to Wild Trivia, happening tomorrow night in Ballina to raise funds for the Byron Bay Wildlife Sanctuary.
Taking a hike for mental health
‘A comedian, a deathwalker and a podcaster walked into the bush…’
Remembering Sinéad for a good cause
When Mandy Nolan and Áine Tyrrell (co-founding witches of the Country Witches Association) are called, they rise – honouring Sinéad O’Connor’s passing and legacy is something they feel passionate about.
Coming down to the wire at Feros
This Wednesday, July 19, residents at Byron Feros are expected to vacate their rooms for the last time – they feel they are being kicked out of home
Nolan and Elliot to and fro over tweets and housing
In what appears to be an early start to the battle for the seat of Richmond in 2025, Greens Candidate Mandy Nolan has responded to a tweet that the sitting Member for Richmond Justine Elliot posted last week saying the tweet is inaccurate.
Warming winter for Tweed Shire’s homeless
It's no secret that the Far North Coast has some of the highest homelessness figures in the country and Dharma Care is determined to reduce those figures as the days get colder.
Greens call for two-year rent freeze
A new Essential Guardian poll shows 60 per cent of Australians support a freeze on rental increases.
She’s back! Nolan to run for Richmond in 2025
In what may turn out to be Australia’s longest election campaign, and with barely a moment to come up for air, 2022 Greens candidate Mandy Nolan has announced that she will run again as the candidate for the seat of Richmond at the next federal election.
Local News
Housing roundtable held in Lismore
Member for Lismore, Janelle Saffin MP hosted a Northern Rivers housing roundtable in this week.
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Remember to ‘Wage Peace, Not War’ says Lismore local
Last week a global peace movement started in Lismore and the idea behind it is to blanket the world in peace signs.
Local News
Should Local Land Service be the only consent for Private Native Forestry in Kyogle Shire?
The impact of Private Native Forestry agreements are often contentious and with eastern Australia being the only first world country identified as one of 24 ‘deforestation hotspots’ around the world the question of who provides permission and oversees the consent for PNF is important.
Byron Echo
State of the Hempire revealed at Nimbin MardiGrass
The state of the Hempire in the Northern Rivers is healthy. In the last two years many changes have come about, both strategically and tactically. Celebrate this weekend at the Nimbin MardiGrass.
