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Ballina cleans up!
Clean Up Australia Day was a great success in Ballina, with the beach clean up event organised by Ballina Coastcare yesterday attracting twenty volunteers.
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Rapey Liberal culture is their undoing
Former Liberal staffer Brittany Higgins’ steel-eyed testimony around rape allegations saw spiders crawl from under rocks and spread in all directions last week.
Children approached by stranger in Murwillumbah
Police say a Queensland man has been charged following two alleged child approaches in Murwillumbah today.
Police operation Billinudgel Nature Reserve
Gary Opit, Brunswick Heads
On 22 February residents on Jones Road noticed a major police operation with officers from eight police...
Lismore future councillor information sessions
With the delayed Local Government elections being held in September, several councils, including Lismore City Council, are holding information sessions for community members who are thinking about running for Council.
Brunswick Heads marina berths to increase
Questions remain unanswered around a press release from Nationals MLC Ben Franklin’s office regarding a $2.8 million upgrade to...
Ben Hamilton riding for kids with cancer
Ballina man Ben Hamilton is riding his bike 500km to help young kids with cancer.
Stories about "Perinatal Depression and Anxiety (PNDA) Awareness Week":
Mental health of new or expectant parents
Georgie Harman, CEO, beyondblue. We know that many women and their partners experience anxiety and depression during pregnancy, as well as after the baby arrives. Depression and anxiety are very common at this time, but it’s not just women who can be affected.
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Lismore future councillor information sessions
With the delayed Local Government elections being held in September, several councils, including Lismore City Council, are holding information sessions for community members who are thinking about running for Council.
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What’s happening with South Ballina Beach?
David Lowe - 2
The debate about the future of the beaches south of Ballina is heating up again as councils and concerned citizens grapple with the ongoing issue of 4WD-related damage.
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Thirteen students inducted into Tweed Youth Council
The Youth Council program hopes develop better relations between Council and Tweed’s young people, by encouraging a mutual respect, and providing opportunities to contribute to civic life in a constructive and meaningful manner.
Letters
Question for Bob Carr
Simon Alderton, Murwillumbah
I hope Kerry O’Brien asks Bob Carr (in their ‘conversations’ at Byron Theatre on Friday, 5 March) if he, as a former NSW...