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Tweed Council seeks businesses to join it’s rail trail ‘Connect Program’
Paying for the maintenance and providing an engaging visitor experience for the Tweed section of the Northern Rivers Rail Trail is a key aspect of Tweed Shire Council’s (TSC) Connect Program.
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Lismore’s $15 million grant funding for arts and culture
Lismore Council say they have welcomed a $15 million grant funding announcement – the State and Federal Government’s grants...
Bangalow wins men’s premiership grand final
The Bangalow Bluedogs have won the 2023 premiership league football grand final with a 3–2 win over Byron Bay...
Get fire prepped – info days this weekend
The Bush Fire Danger Period has been declared, with 11 of the 32 areas beginning the danger period a month earlier than normal.
Tweed Council receive $197,000 for Black Cockatoos and Bush Stonecurlews
Tweed Shire Council accepted a $197,044 grant at their 7 September meeting to assist in the restoration and rehabilitation of the habitats of the endangered Bush Stonecurlew and vulnerable Glossy Black Cockatoo.
Financial and emotional aid for beekeepers
Apart from the damage caused by varroa mite infestations across the state, the beekeeping industry is also suffering a lot of heartbreak as euthanasia is often the only course of action.
Facelift for Cape Byron walking track – but not everyone happy
The Cape Byron walking track that leads from Wategos Beach towards the Byron lighthouse has been given a ‘facelift’ by NSW National Parks. But not all users are happy...
Stories about "missing persons":
62-yr-old man still missing, possibly on Northern Rivers
Sixty-two-year old mid-north coast man Richard Fogden has been missing for nearly a fortnight and is possibly on the Northern Rivers.
Two missing persons alerts on Northern Rivers
One of the cases is a woman who has been missing for more than a month.
Police seek help finding missing Casino teenager
Police are asking the public for help finding an eighteen-year-old man reported missing from Casino.
Children missing from Northern NSW located
A boy and a girl, both aged 13, missing from the state’s Northern Rivers region have been found.
Missing persons: individuals not statistics
Every day people disappear without a trace. This has been highlighted recently on the far north coast by the disappearance of Belgian backpacker Théo Hayez.
Call for CCTV footage to help find missing backpacker Theo Hayez
The team of volunteers searching for missing Belgian backpacker Theo Hayez have made an impassioned plea to local residents business owners to provide CCTV footage for any sign of the 18-year-old on the day of his disappearance.
Have you seen missing Jessica?
NSW Police are searching for 15-year-old Jessica Webster who failed to make it home after boarding a bus to Tweed Heads on Friday. QLD Police have meanwhile issued an alert over a missing 17-year-old Toowoomba girl who was last seen in Byron Bay.
Have you seen Patricia?
Police are appealing for public assistance to locate a woman reported missing from Fernleigh, near Newrybar since Monday morning. Patricia Jung was last seen getting out of a car on Fernleigh Road at about 11am.
Police seek help to find woman missing for 8 months
Police are appealing for public assistance to locate a woman believed to have gone missing on the North Coast.
Foul play suspected in Woodburn man’s disappearance
Police have charged a 43-year-old man with assault of a 45-year-old man who went missing in the Richmond River at Woodburn at around 7.30pm last night. Police divers are likely to be called in today to search for the missing man.
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Facelift for Cape Byron walking track – but not everyone happy
The Cape Byron walking track that leads from Wategos Beach towards the Byron lighthouse has been given a ‘facelift’ by NSW National Parks. But not all users are happy...
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Varroa mite here to stay as NSW pivots from eradication to management of costly invasive species
The Varroa Mite ‘(Varroa destructor and Varroa jacobsoni) is a parasite of adult honey bees and honey bee brood. It weakens and kills honey...
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Cycling race in Lismore this weekend to raise money for Westpac Rescue Helicopter
Whether it is getting on the track or watching the cyclists there are plenty of ways to get on board with the Lismore 2023 – Byron Bay Cycle Club Road Race this Sunday 24, September in Lismore’s CBD.
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Labor’s budget falls short on flood funding: MP
Tamara Smith, Member for Ballina and NSW Greens Disaster Relief Spokesperson, has welcomed an additional $150m in funding for the Northern Rivers and Central West flood recovery in Tuesday’s NSW budget.
