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Tweed Council ask State Government to pay for Wardrop Village business case
Tweed Shire Council will write to the State Government to ask them to pay for the Wardrop Community Village business case that is aimed at supplying affordable, local eco-housing.
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Break and Enter at Cinemas in Byron Bay
Police say that shortly after 4.20am, yesterday, Sunday August 1 a youth forced open
one of the steel gates of the Palace Cinemas Byron Bay.
Pennings and Adani to continue court battle
The Supreme Court has formalised orders agreed out of court by both Adani and Ben Pennings in relation to a decision handed down on 25 June 2021.
Is population growth the real reason for the Dunoon Dam push?
It’s very clear that the State government’s push for population growth is the main driving force behind the proposed revisit of the Dunoon Dam
More than a missed gig: cancelled Bluesfest 2021 equivalent to nearly 900 job losses
Bluesfest Director Peter Noble says data analysis shows this year’s last-minute festival cancelation due to pandemic public health orders cost the Australian economy more than $225 million.
Vehicle access to Unicorn Falls to close
President of the recently formed Byron Hikers Club says a ‘controversy is brewing’ around National Parks’ recently announced plans to close vehicle access to Unicorn Falls, located on South Chowan Road behind Upper Main Arm.
Pandemic
Sarah Smith, Byron Shire
Finally, our premier is speaking a language that the business community of Sydney should comprehend – a...
Stories about "television":
Exciting times ahead for local screen industry
The film, TV and streaming world came to Lennox Head late last week, both in person and virtually, for the Screenworks Regional to Global Screen Forum.
TV dropping out in Ocean Shores
Tina & Stan Petroff, Ocean Shores. We moved into Ocean Shores mid 80s and only had two TV channels, usually both were ‘snowy’. Many years ago we led the surge to have improved television reception with a new TV tower built on Lions Lookout, Ocean Shores, fully paid for by a federal government communications grant.
Australia Network goes off air
Story from abc.net.au/news
The Australia Network has gone off the air after the federal government withdrew funding for the broadcaster earlier this year.
The Department of...
Do touch that dial: it’s time to retune
If you woke to find your favourite TV channel has gone missing overnight, chances are you aren't alone. Some free-to-air digital TV channels in the north coast are changing frequencies today.
Science Goes Viral
What are the supplements you take really doing to your health?
Sales of complementary medicines have been driven up by COVID fears, but Immune-boosting claims for them are doing more harm than good.
Byron Echo
Is population growth the real reason for the Dunoon Dam push?
It’s very clear that the State government’s push for population growth is the main driving force behind the proposed revisit of the Dunoon Dam
Local News
Woman rescued after falling into Emigrant Creek – Ballina
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Last night (Wednesday, 4 August) at around 9pm a woman required rescuing after falling into Emigrant Creek.
Byron Echo
Mullum rabbit holes
John Millard, Mullumbimby (on the road)
How ironic. While the conspiracy-science-deniers of Mullumbimby are refusing to respect the well-founded health protection requirements against COVID, far away...
