Byron Shire Council has sought to ensure that at least 10 per cent of the housing in a new suburb proposed for the Shire’s north will be affordable, and remain so into the future.
Attendance figures at this year's Mullumbimby Show were only slightly less than last year's, despite the bushfire dangers in nearby Huonbrook and Upper Wilsons Creek, cancelled fireworks on Saturday night and the smoke haze blanketing the region.
The NSW State Emergency Service (NSW SES) has received more than 13,500 calls and responded to more than 7,300 incidents following the impacts of Ex Tropical Cyclone Alfred across northern NSW.
The NSW Minister for Aboriginal Affairs and Treaty David Harris has announced a new Aboriginal Business Taskforce to lead the growth of the state’s Aboriginal business sector at the NSW Indigenous Chamber of Commerce in Redfern.
