Vital info lost if centre closes
YEARS of ‘vital research’ will be lost if the government goes ahead with plans to close the Alstonville Centre for Tropical Horticulture, Ballina MP has warned.
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Rental discrimination still rife
ABORIGINAL people still face discrimination when searching for rental properties, the chairwoman of the Bundjalung Elders Council, Bertha Kapeen, says.
Bidding stalls on council land
LAND owned by Ballina Shire Council failed to attract buyers last night’s auction, but mayor Phillip Silver says he is confident the lots will be snapped up.
Funding to help homeless
DEALING with homelessness in regional areas such as the Northern Rivers requires different strategies to those used in cities.
Manager’s high hopes for airport
BY THE end of 2015, the new manager of the Ballina-Byron Gateway Airport hopes up to 600,000 passengers a year will be hitting the tarmac.
Sailfish raises anchor for show
SAILFISH Marine, based at Alstonville, is not going to miss one of the biggest boat shows in the country – the Sanctuary Cove International Boat Show.
Rare glider saved by WIRES
WEIGHING in at half-a-gram and measuring just 4cm in length, a rare feathertail glider named Speck is lucky to be alive, thanks to wildlife conservationists.
Deadly risk to water supply
MORE than 500 rural properties on the Northern Rivers have ‘high risk’ connections to the water supply with the potential to cause death.
Businesses fear being bypassed
WITH the Alstonville bypass just a few months from completion, retailers are calling for a visitors information centre to be set up in the main street.
Dental company helping the poor
AN ALSTONVILLE business is improving dental health in developing countries and raising money for cleft palate restoration surgery for people in Bangladesh.
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