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Work starts on Fishery Creek Bridge, Ballina today

Pre-construction works are currently underway on Tamarind Drive near Canal Bridge and will commence at Fishery Creek Bridge today as part of Ballina Shire Council’s plan to duplicate Fishery Creek Bridge on River Street, and Canal Bridge on Tamarind Drive.

Other News

Byron Shire Council determined to keep housing pods

The Byron Shire Council says it wants emergency housing pods at Bayside, Brunswick Heads, to stay on council-owned land.

Youth Forum discusses Ballina’s future

Ballina Shire Council's Community Strategic Plan received an infusion of ideas and energy from young people across the region yesterday, with a day-long Youth Forum involving 100 students at Lennox Head Cultural Centre.

Byron Councillors accused of lack of support around large flood-prone development

Mullumbimby resident Kate Walsh addressed councillors at last week’s meeting around Byron Council’s lack of engagement and support when it came to her neighbourhood facing large-scale inappropriate development on flood-prone land.

Unapproved dwellings

Finally, some common sense regarding unapproved dwellings in the Byron Shire. In a recent article, coming from no less...

Love Lennox is in the air again

The Love Lennox festival will return to the shores of Seven Mile Beach next month, transforming the town’s main street into an explosion of food, art, and entertainment.

Sussan Ley first woman to lead the Liberal Party

Sussan Ley has been elected as the leader of the Liberal Party – the first woman to have led the party since it was founded in 1944. 

Stories about "no-fly":

Drones a no-no in flood zones

New South Wales Police are reminding the media and the community not to fly drones in the vicinity of flood-affected areas or over other emergency operations.

Native logging costs NSW taxpayers $15m for first half of 2025

Forestry Corporation NSW is supposed to manage the two million hectares of State forests for tourism, conservation, and renewable timber. Yet what brings it into the news again and again is the significant cost to the public purse of its native forest logging which currently stands at a $90m loss since 2020.

Will there ever be Habemus mama?

Puffs of chemical pollution from a temporary chimney installed on top of the Sistine Chapel by Vatican handymen and firefighters heralds the selection of the new pope.

Byron Councillors accused of lack of support around large flood-prone development

Mullumbimby resident Kate Walsh addressed councillors at last week’s meeting around Byron Council’s lack of engagement and support when it came to her neighbourhood facing large-scale inappropriate development on flood-prone land.

Meet the woman behind vital work supporting Kenyan kids

A baby in Australia was the rock that a charity in Kenya was built on 13 years ago – a charity that supports dozens upon dozens of child rape victims.