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Tweed Council to write to government for more housing support
With a shortage of affordable housing in most areas of the Far North Coast, it is not surprising that Tweed is also feeling the pinch and Council has declared a housing emergency in the area owing to a lack of availability and affordability.
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Understand climate?
Peter Olson, Goonengerry
Have you noticed it getting a bit chilly at night recently? Do you think we will have a...
Community land trust
Shane Sylvanspring, Mullumbimby
I want to congratulate and applaud Cr Paul Spooner, Mayor Simon Richardson, and planning staff for supporting and...
Death for koalas
Maria Paola Torti, Italy
I’m Maria Paola Torti. I live in Italy, and I’m very concerned with the NSW coalition government’s...
5MW solar farm funding under question
A 5MW solar farm proposed for Myocum, located near the Byron Resource Recovery Centre, poses a ‘high degree of risk’, and could jeopardise funding for other large Council infrastructure projects, according to a staff report, to be tabled at this Thursday’s meeting.
Head-on crash car traveling in wrong direction
Police say that two men are in hospital after an accident on the M1 overnight, when emergency services responded to reports of a crash involving two cars near Clothiers Creek
Mandy Nolan’s Soapbox: Byron’s Back
‘Byron’s dead’. That’s the statement that I often hear. Or ‘I never go there anymore it’s lost’ or ‘Byron died years ago’. It always makes me feel a bit sad and defensive. I have such a love for this place, although I curse it when I get stuck in snaking traffic at 8am on a weekday morning or I can’t find a park near where I am going.
Stories about "The Channon":
The Channon resilient after disaster
Northern Rivers communities are nothing if not resilient and The Channon community is preparing to take a proactive stance when it comes to disasters in the area.
Could new dam become another Rio Tinto disaster?
Widjabul Wia-bal traditional custodians are deeply concerned about a motion proposed for Rous County Council’s next meeting, which would overturn their decision to cease all work on the Dunoon Dam, rezone the land and begin the disposal of Rocky Creek properties.
Draft Far North Coast Water Strategy a welcome change
Local water conservations group WATER Northern Rivers Alliance say they welcome the diverse water supply options featured in the Far NorthCoast Water Strategy released by the NSW Government on Friday.
Metre and a Half Maid keeping us ‘nice’
Visitors to The Channon Market on Sunday got a surprise when the Metre and a Half Maid, a goddess in gold, was setting the social distancing wrongs, to right.
Exploring a threatened valley
Jules Petroff and his family are literally at the centre of the proposed Dunoon Dam. Although their property will gain spectacular water views if the Rous County Council project is built, they are implacably opposed. We went on a special tour to find out why.
Will this be deep under water in a few years?
Tomorrow Rous County Council will be holding a special meeting to decide whether to extend the public comment period on the Rous Future Water Project 2060. Attached photo gallery shows the area to be impacted by the proposed Dunoon Dam wall, near the Channon.
List of schools closed today due to bushfires
More than 50 schools and TAFE campuses are closed today due to bushfires.
Burning car stops traffic at The Channon
A Sydney tourist got more heat than she bargained for on Sunday when the hire care she was driving burst into flames at The Channon.
Police appeal to locate wanted man – Lismore
Ethan Alan Hewett, aged 27, is wanted by virtue of two outstanding warrants
Terania 40 years on – the forest battle continues
An exhibition marking 40 years since the defining protests that spelt an end to rainforest logging in NSW includes remarkable photographs of the actions.
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Simon Richardson steps down as Byron Shire Mayor
In an eventful day for Byron Shire Council, pot-stirrer Fast Buck$ was ejected from the council chambers yesterday and later Cr Simon Richardson announced that he will be stepping down as mayor from the end of next week.
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Pay parking for Lennox Head?
David Lowe - 0
Yesterday's Ballina Shire Council meeting saw councillors raise the spectre of paid parking at Lennox Head, and possibly elsewhere in the shire.
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They will not be forgotten…
In the wake of the pandemic restrictions, ANZAC Day will be commemorated in a COVID safe fashion and some areas will ask residents to...
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East Ballina Lions desperately needs new members
East Ballina Lions Club has given over thirty years of service to numerous community programs and initiatives, but if it doesn't get more members soon, it will have to close.
