Operators of the Fletcher Street Cottage homelessness services charity say a new long-term lease for the central Byron Bay hub has been finalised with the Byron Shire Council.
A SHIFT Project fundraiser is planned for July 24, with Mandy Nolan hosting a regular conversation series focused around resilience, truth-telling and changemaking.
NSW government development corporation, Landcom, has now refused to answer any questions around its proposal to build 32 tightly-packed affordable rental homes in Mullumbimby.
Academic freedom is the lifeblood of universities – a principle that ensures scholars and students can pursue knowledge, challenge orthodoxy, and engage in open debate without fear of censorship or reprisal.
A large-scale upgrade of Mullumbimby Road –from Uncle Toms to the town – has commenced, and Council staff are warning residents it will cause significant traffic delays and detours until December.
The Songs for Shelter, Winter Warmer campaign by Dharma Care is underway and is looking to raise $50,000 for homeless people in the Tweed and Byron shires.
The Pottsville community and local wildlife won in the Land and Environment Court on Thursday, 5 June when Commissioner Dickson refused the appeal by Turner Contracting Pty Ltd for the proposed development of a long-term luxury caravan park at Pottsville.
Motorists are advised of changed overnight traffic conditions at Cudgera Creek on the Pacific Highway from next week to carry out bridge resurfacing work...
Globally respected climate scientist Dr Joelle Gergis told ABC RN Breakfast that the science has been predicting tropical cyclones would move further south, due to warming water temperatures.
The residents and community groups who are advocating for alternative recommendations to the staff recommendation for the upgrade of the Hastings Point Wastewater Treatment Plant have expressed their ‘dismay’ at the Tweed Shire Council staffs continued promotion of ‘option 4’.
Residents and community associations in the Pottsville and Cabarita area are calling for an end to sewage discharges into the waterways and to have the cleanest possible effluent discharged to the dunes.
The murder of a swan at Lake Kimberley, Banora Point in June last year outraged locals and led Tweed Shire Councillors (TSC) to look at ways they can support the local wildlife in the area.
