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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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Paramedic pay
Sue McLeod, Myocum
I was saddened by the plight of our paramedics and their union’s frustrated attempts to seek a pay...
Community land trust
Shane Sylvanspring, Mullumbimby
I want to congratulate and applaud Cr Paul Spooner, Mayor Simon Richardson, and planning staff for supporting and...
Pandemic plate lickers release lockdown dessert
The 2020 pandemic lockdown meant the entire entertainment industry was cancelled, but making music cannot be cancelled.
Byron Council formally opposes ‘Byron Baes’ TV show
Paul Bibby
Byron Council will write to streaming giant Netflix stating its disapproval and opposition to the filming of controversial...
Upside down river
Richard White, East Ballina
I was going to deride the various government departments and agencies (DPI, DPE, OEH, EPA etc) that...
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 "Wild Cattle Creek State Forest":
Call for Minister Kean to keep his word and protect koala habitat
A local ecologist is calling for the Environment Minister Matt Kean to protect important koala habitat and ensure that the EPA prosecute the Forestry Corporation for breaking the new logging rules.
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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.
