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Pacific Highway Subcontractors Owed $7.3 Million
Small business owners subcontracted to upgrade sections of the Pacific Highway in northern NSW say they have been left “emotionally devastated” after they weren’t... Read Story
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Byron Tops Australia's Most Creative Regional Communities
New research by the Regional Australia Institute (RAI) has revealed the nation’s most creative communities outside of major cities.
The overall top five regional hotspots,... Read Story
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Norco to Return to NSW Hospitals as State Government Backflips
New South Wales Health Minister Brad Hazzard says the Government is reversing its decision to dump Norco as the milk supplier for 15 north coast... Read Story
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More Than $300k Available for Ballina Community Groups
Applications are now open for the 2018 Community Building Partnership Program and this year $330,000 is available for projects in the Ballina electorate.
According to Ballina... Read Story
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Shark Net Rollout Announced Along Five Beaches
Legislation will be introduced to the State Parliament today to fast-track a six-month meshing trial, and the Opposition has said it will provide in principle... Read MorePosted: , in News & Events -
Ballina Community Divided Over Shark Nets
Hundreds of people have braved sweltering temperatures in Ballina, on the New South Wales north coast, to voice their support for a planned six-month shark... Read MorePosted: , in News & Events -
Dolphin Dreaming Program is International Tourism Drawcard
More than one million visitors make the trek to Australia’s most easterly point every year, but it is an Aboriginal culture-based experience in a nearby... Read MorePosted: , in News & Events -
New Push to Breathe Life into Lismore CBD
Lismore businesses are being asked to take part in a consultation aimed at shaping the future of Lismore’s central business district. Throughout November, ‘place-making experts’ Village... Read MorePosted: , in News & Events -
Ballina Shark Net Trial Endorsed by Council
Today the Ballina Council endorsed the proposed shark net trial and asked that it be expanded to include the six beaches major beaches between Ballina... Read MorePosted: , in News & Events -
Clarence Valley Council to Consider Ending Fossil Fuel Investments
Clarence Valley Council (CVC) is being asked to pull its investments out of banking institutions which invest in fossil fuels. A notice of motion from CVC... Read MorePosted: , in News & Events -
Surfers and Swimmers Join Rally Against Shark Nets
Byron Bay surfer and former Greens MP Ian Cohen says that personal responsibility is the key to avoiding shark attack. Mr Cohen, who attended Sunday’s rally... Read MorePosted: , in News & Events -
Deaths of Young Drivers Halved Since Horrific Byron Bay Crash
As the families of four boys killed in a car crash near Byron Bay mark 10 years since the boys’ deaths, figures show the annual... Read MorePosted: , in News & Events -
Shark Nets Threaten Dolphins and Whales
The Mayor of Byron Shire says he will oppose any move to install shark nets off the shire’s beaches. The New South Wales Government last week... Read MorePosted: , in News & Events -
Bottles for Cash Recycling Set for 2017
Member for Lismore Thomas George MP has welcomed the successful passage of the NSW Government’s landmark 10-cent Container Deposit Scheme legislation through Parliament yesterday. “Community groups... Read MorePosted: , in News & Events