At the last meeting of Ballina Council, Greens councillors Kiri Dicker and Erin Karsten were successful in encouraging renewed support for music and the arts in the Northern Rivers, following SCU's recent decision to discontinue undergraduate arts programs.
Creating a upgraded and vibrant welcome to Ballina and the Wigmore Arcade the new Tamar Street Bus Interchange upgrade is now complete and officially open for passengers.
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So much more than just the ground under our feet, soil is a vital natural resource that helps to grow our food and sustain our planet and the theme for today’s World Soil Day is ‘Soils, where food begins’.
Lennox Head's explosive population growth shows no sign of slowing down, with the approval at Ballina Shire Council's last meeting of the latest planning proposal for Lennox Rise.
A young man wanted for several domestic violence and police pursuits offences caused two crashes and stole a moped from its driver waiting at traffic lights, police say.
