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Use housing pods for key workers like police, says Ballina mayor
Wollongbar’s temporary emergency housing village for Northern Rivers 2022 disaster survivors would best be decommissioned and the pods used to house police instead, reelected Ballina Mayor Sharon Cadwallader says.
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Spring Plant Fair this Sunday at Mullum Community Gardens
Attention, plant-passionate people! The Mullum Spring Plant Fair is coming up Sunday, September 29, at the Mullum Community Gardens.
Ballina Shire Australia Day Awards nominations open
Designed to recognise ordinary people in the community who are doing extraordinary things, Ballina Shire is now seeking nominations for its 2025 Australia Day Awards.
Is anyone from Venus anymore?
I suspect the answer is ‘yes’ to your query about whether Labor are serious about MAD legislating (Backlash, September...
Junior Landcare connecting kids to country
Hundreds of primary school students in the Northern Rivers are getting their hands dirty this spring, planting trees and learning about landcare.
OS Golf Club Championships come to a close
The 2024 Ocean Shores Golf Championships have concluded, with William Fry defending his title from 2023.
Chinny Charge
In response to Bruce Robinson‘s letter regarding the Chincogan Charge. As everyone is aware we had the Chinny Charge...
Stories about "SLSC":
They’re he-ere: SLSC surf patrols are on!
Surf Life Saving NSW says that more than 20,000 active volunteer lifesavers began patrols on beaches across the state on Saturday.
Brunswick Surf Lifesaving Club needs you!
We can always hope that history doesn’t repeat itself, but it often does, and if last summer is anything to go by, we are going to need all the lifesavers we can get on the beaches this year.
Tragic new record high for coastal drownings
Surf Life Saving NSW reports that surf lifesavers are battling a shocking summer that has seen volunteer surf lifesavers and lifeguards amidst the worst season for coastal drownings on record
2023 off to a busy start for surf lifesavers
Surf Life Saving NSW says a man has drowned on the state's Far South Coast on a day volunteer lifesavers were put under the pump by hot weather and large crowds on the state's beaches.
Deadliest year for coastal drownings in NSW
In their latest safety report, Surf Life Saving NSW says that the 2021/2022 season had the highest number of coastal drownings on record.
Surf Life Saving NSW: understand your limitations in hazardous conditions
The Bureau of Meteorology (BoM) is predicting hazardous surf conditions today along the northern half of the coast and continuing into the weekend.
Disabled pups, community radio and lifesavers to benefit from Ballina’s 2022 Rotary Duck Race
Two disabled puppies; mannequins that ‘bleed’ for first-aid students; and a new website for a community radio station are this year’s major beneficiaries of Ballina’s Duck Race fundraiser.
Surf lifesavers Phoebe and Ethan vie for statewide honours
Phoebe Link, from Byron Bay SLSC, and Ethan Bayly from Lennox Head-Alstonville SLSC, have been awarded the junior lifesavers of the year for the Far North Coast Branch.
Australia Day Warning from your local SLSC
Surf Life Saving New South Wales has issued a warning to beachgoers to heed safety advice after a huge weekend on beaches, with heatwave conditions and large swells forecast for today.
New Year’s warning for NSW Beaches
Surf Lifesavers across the state are on standby for incidents, rescues and other emergencies in the lead-up to the traditionally busy and often dangerous New Year’s period.
Local News
Church calls on all MPs to attend NSW drug summit
Organisers of the only legal medically supervised injecting centre in NSW say they want every state parliamentarian to attend next month’s long-awaited drug summit.
Byron Echo
Chinny Charge
In response to Bruce Robinson‘s letter regarding the Chincogan Charge. As everyone is aware we had the Chinny Charge last week which was a...
Byron Echo
Closure of Billinudgel Rd
I, by chance, found out a few months ago that Billinudgel Road had been closed to through traffic. The sign was located three kilometres...
Byron LGA
Byron’s new councillor lineup – who are they?
Greens Cr Sarah Ndiaye is Byron Shire’s new mayor, with the Australian Electoral Commission (AEC) confirming the final mayoral count on Monday. With Mayor...
