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The NT intervention laws that shape lives

This Sunday marks 19 years since the then Howard Government announced the Northern Territory Intervention laws – ‘The Intervention’ began with a media release by Mal Brough, Minister for Indigenous Affairs, on June 21, 2007.
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Cinema : Tuner – everybody has one hidden talent

From Academy Award-winner, director Daniel Roher (Navalny), comes his first narrative feature, Tuner a gripping crime-drama that follows a piano tuner’s unexpected aptitude for cracking safes.
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Lismore rallies to save homes from demolition

Around hundred residents met at the Lismore Quad on Saturday to demand the demolitions of heritage homes cease, the flood recovery promised is delivered, and that every person be housed.
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Peace in our time?

While details remain scant, there are claims from multiple sources that a peace deal has finally been reached in the war between Iran and the United States, after nearly four months of fighting.
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Appeal to locate wanted man Adam Richards

Police are appealing for assistance to locate a man wanted on outstanding warrants in the Casino area.
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Digital age

When travelling these days there is a lot of cards come and go. They are like a business card...
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Seas the Day in Kingscliff this weekend

This weekend the fourth NRMA Insurance Seas The Day women’s surf festival is back at Kingscliff Beach with Surfing...
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Stories about "multiple occupancy":

Double the size of Main Arm village

Local News Aslan Shand - 2
The proposal to change the approved Multiple Occupancy at 84 Blindmouth Road, Main Arm, development application to a Community Title which Council staff have recommended for approval, has raised significant concerns for the Main Arm Rural Residents Association.
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Creating a way forward for Council and historical unapproved dwellings

Local News Aslan Shand - 1
Managing unapproved development is not a new challenge for Byron Shire Council (BSC), or other Northern Rivers councils.
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Council GM, Greens mayor, support home demolition threat on Main Arm community

Local News Hans Lovejoy - 12
The threat of multiple home demolitions is still a reality for a small vulnerable community of long-term locals living in Main Arm, with renewed support from Greens Mayor Sarah Ndiaye and Council’s General Manager, Mark Arnold for the compliance department's actions.
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Enforcement policy set to be reviewed

Local News Hans Lovejoy - 2
After Council’s compliance team threatened to demolish the homes of a small Main Arm multiple occupancy (MO) community, councillors voted unanimously last Thursday to review their enforcement policy in the coming months.
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Demolition threats

Local News Hans Lovejoy - 6
Home demolition orders have been placed on a small community of long-term locals in Upper Main Arm after Council compliance raided their shared multiple occupancy (MO).
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CT subdivision proposed for Main Arm

Local News Paul Bibby - 1
The plans for the proposed development at 84 Blindmouth Road are currently on public exhibition and they are seeking a significant number of changes to their DA.
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Rural housing rules eased

Local News Paul Bibby - 3
Those living on rural Community Title properties will be able to use their land for secondary dwellings and dual occupancies, after Byron Council amended the planning rules at its last meeting.
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Residents critical of plans to expand rural dwellings

Local News Hans Lovejoy - 3
Main Arm residents are calling for councillors to scrap their plans to expand rural housing on Multiple Occupancies and Rural Community Title, owing to poor process and it being ‘not in keeping with the original ideals of Multiple Occupancy Living’. 
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Tweed Council remove options for MOs and other Rural Land Sharing Communities

Local News The Echo - 7
The removal of Tweed Shire Council from the State Environmental Planning Policy 2019 that allows rural land sharing communities such as multiple occupancies and community title took place at last night’s council meeting.
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Will Tweed Council remove final option for RLSC in Tweed Shire?

Local News Aslan Shand - 1
At its upcoming Council meeting, the Tweed Shire Council is seeking to remove the option of Rural Land Sharing Communities, which includes multiple occupancies and community title.
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Hemp industry given boost with development plan

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A Hemp Industry Development Plan has been announced by the NSW government, which promises 'to unlock new opportunities for NSW businesses and add value to the state's low-THC hemp industry, which is forecast to become a $100 million Australian industry by 2032'.
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Gambling harm recognised by Tweed Council, supported by Wesley Mission

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Faith-based, not-for-profit organisation providing community services in NSW, Wesley Mission, has welcomed Tweed Shire Council’s decision to publicly recognise the impact of gambling harm and advocate for stronger harm-minimisation measures.
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Winter Warmer fundraiser for homelessness

The Echo - 0
The annual Winter Warmer Homelessness Relief campaign, hosted by Dharma Care, will return for 2026 with cabaret at Salt, Kingscliff, on Thursday 2 July, headlined by comedian Mandy Nolan, interactive performance artist The Space Cowboy and the Kinship Doobai Dancers, with a Welcome to Country from Aunty Jackie.
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Tweed Shire Council presents flood resilience series – part one

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Over the coming weeks, Tweed Shire Council will present a flood resilience series, which looks at how 'Tweed's story is different from the standard flood recovery narrative and what happened next'.
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