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Shooting in Nimbin
There is a police operation currently underway in Nimbin following a shooting earlier today.
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Byron’s bioenergy facility DA
David Dixon, Byron Bay
I am concerned Council’s bioenergy project has received no external financial scrutiny and that my requests for...
45 Sydney-Ballina travellers exposed to COVID-19
Forty-five travellers from Sydney are being urged to get tested for COVID-19 and continue self-isolation on the Northern Rivers after sharing a flight with a confirmed case.
Why the rush?
Sara Rath, Goonengerry
I was born in Byron Bay and I am deeply concerned for the known and unknown impacts of...
Regional Lions Club funding gets a new 10-seater for the Rainbow Dragons
Ross Kendall
The Rainbow Region Dragon Boat Club (RRDBC) will have a new, 10-seater boat for competition training thanks to...
Community disharmony
Jenny Shiels, Byron Bay
I read Mandy Nolan’s Soapbox (21 July), and I agree there is disharmony in communities worldwide. Yes,...
Sovereign citizens have ‘zero’ legal status in Australia, says former magistrate
Can we really tell authorities we ‘don’t consent’ to rules around mask-wearing, public gatherings or, as was more common before the pandemic, traffic and drug offences, and be excused?
Stories about "water extraction":
The ‘new gold’-diggers: water ‘miners’, desperate farmers and thirsty councils
As local governments across the Northern Rivers announce increased water restrictions, more regional politicians are backing an end to water extraction for the bottled water industry.
Extract the local member, not the water
Gwyn Hooper, Uki.
The recent implosion of the Liberal Party has all but guaranteed a change of government at the next election.
This has resulted in...
Pryce should think twice
Trevor White, Uki.
I would like to bring your attention to a letter sent to the Tweed Valley Weekly last Thursday (August 16). the letter...
Tweed water-extraction firm’s upgrade bid off to court
Tweed Shire Council will defend a legal challenge to their rejection of a controversial bid by a water-extraction company at rural Bilambil to boost the size of its transport trucks from six to 19 metres and upgrade the road leading to its plant.
Groundswell anger over Tweed Valley’s ‘water mining’
A public meeting at the Uki last night revealed a groundswell of widespread discontent around the Tweed Valley over proposals for large-scale extraction of water from bores for bottling for sale.
Ex minister withdraws Uki water-extraction plan
By Luis Feliu
A controversial plan by a former state agriculture minister to extract millions of lires of water a year from a licensed bore...
Ex minister’s water-extraction plan riles Uki locals
A former state agriculture minister's plan to extract 24 megalitres of water a year from a licensed bore on his Uki property and transporting it to a global soft-drinks giant's bottling plant has raised the ire of locals from around the Tweed Valley village.
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Knife-wielding criminal on the loose in Byron Bay
Aslan Shand - 1
A terrifying media release is still on the loose in Byron Bay after escaping from the computers of Council candidates Rhett Holt and Cr Alan Hunter. 'It is a frightful to wake up at three in the morning to a man blood dripping with a backpack full of knives using your shower,' the [sic] release said...
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Independent assessment needed to determine use of Alstonville aquifers
Aslan Shand - 0
The Save Alstonville Aquifer Group have raised concerns regarding the potential impact on the aquifer of making it part of the Rous County Council...
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Dog off-leash parks coming to Tweed
Tweed Shire Council is seeking feedback from the community on off-leash dog parks at Bray Park and Banora Point.
‘The draft concept plan for John...
Byron Echo
Byron businesses buckle down
Aslan Shand - 1
The Greater Sydney lockdown has had a direct impact on local businesses who have seen a dramatic fall in customer numbers, particularly in Byron Bay.
