Labor’s $1.95 million crisis accommodation election promise
The Labor campaign has promised $1.95 million to tackle crisis accommodation for those fleeing domestic violence. Here are the details.
The Labor campaign has promised $1.95 million to tackle crisis accommodation for those fleeing domestic violence. Here are the details.
An A-list line-up played to thousands of punters at Lismore showgrounds for One From the Heart, a free concert designed to celebrate resilience and lift the spirits of flood battlers in the Northern Rivers.
“There was a rats nest under it all in the soil”: Lismore is at 90 per cent clean up but many pockets in the community still have not had their first initial waste removed.
Lismore ratepayers promised water and rate relief will have to wait until next month’s council meeting. Find out why.
Tamara Smith said the “petty, misogynistic” approach to announcements and ribbon-cutting events had been standard in her local area since she was first elected in 2015.
From photocopies to your rates – it’s all going to cost more under the draft budget for the next financial year, as the council scrambles to make ends meet.
The proposal is one of a range of planned uses for a block of council-owned land in a burgeoning industrial and creative precinct.
Lismore’s Draft Budget reveals a heavy reliance on grants and contributions from higher levels of government to fill $19 million deficit.
Despite months of discussions, plans for a major upgrade to a Northern NSW swimming pool have been met with concerns from the community and councillors.
The passing of a beloved Lismore soccer coach has had a huge impact on the community, but his little daughter Lennie will one day be able to read all about her “amazing” father.
After complaints that a councillor had made “inappropriate, false and defamatory comments”, and shared private commercial information, an independent investigation was launched.
Staff will present a report on the council’s current financial position tonight. They warn revenue was “insufficient” to meet operational needs.
For more than 10 years, the Rural Fire Service and a Northern Rivers council have been discussing plans for a new fire shed. Is it finally on the right track?
Two pop-up events at Lismore and Tweed will support people to access education, training and work opportunities to reach their employment and housing goals.
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