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COVID-19 update: 5 new cases in the NNSWLHD
Northern NSW Local Health District, Acting Chief Executive, Lynne Weir, says there were five new cases of COVID-19 reported for the District to 8pm last night, 21 October.
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No means no, say traditional owners
As Water Week draws to a close, with a theme of 'Caring for Water and Country', a group of Widjabul Wia-bal elders have emphatically said they do not want the Dunoon Dam proposal to be put back on the table by pro-dam councillors.
Big Rob: ‘no comment’
The 2021 NSW Local Government elections will be held on Saturday, 04 December, 2021. Candidates have until noon on Wednesday, November 3 to register with the NSW Electoral Commission.
Staff cuts at Murwillumbah mega school
The NSW Teacher's Federations says that the proposed merger of four schools in Murwillumbah will result in the loss of at least 19 teaching positions.
French hypocrisy
The French are understandably upset about being stabbed in the back by Australia’s sinking of the submarine contract. They...
After a long, arduous and uninformed debate… Saddle Road DA approved
Councillors finally ‘got there in the end’, interim Mayor, Michael Lyon, told an exhausted audience after many hours of confused meandering at last Thursday’s Council meeting.
New COVID cases in Ballina and Clarence Valley
Two new cases of COVID-19 have been reported for Northern NSW Local Health District (NNSWHD) in the 24 hours to 8pm 19 October.
Stories about "Troy Grant":
Water Compliance appointment ‘cronyism’?
The appointment of a former NSW Nationals party leader as Interim Inspector-General of Water Compliance is taking ‘cronyism to new heights’, according to Nature Conservation Council Chief Executive, Chris Gambian
Troy Grant betrays farmers, Nats have lost their way
Jeremy Buckingham, Greens agriculture and mining spokesperson. The leader of the NSW Nationals, Troy Grant is using his position as police minister to betray country people and particularly farmers.
Local News
NSW Education responds to Teachers Federation over Murwillumbah Education Campus staff cuts
The NSW Education Department has responded to the NSW Teachers Federation's accusation that Education Minister Sarah Mitchell has only just revealed the extent of staff cuts at the mega school.
Local News
The Rebels and the Wraiths visit Nationals: ‘We are facing a planetary crisis’
Eve Jeffery - 1
As part of a fortnight of climate actions and protests with the Extinction Rebellion, over 30 activists visited MP Kevin Hogan’s office in Lismore yesterday pushing ghostly empty white prams.
National News
NSW Legislative Council expresses concerns over push to burn native forests for power
The NSW Legislative Council unanimously passed a motion expressing its concerns over the growing push by industry to burn NSW native forests for electricity and hydrogen production.
Local News
Diadem Street, Lismore
Around 2,000 residents in Lismore lost their electricity connection on Wednesday night after a large gum tree took out power lines.
