$680,000 funding boost for flood victims
A $680,000 government cash injection for Northern Rivers Community Legal Centre will relieve exhausted workers and help deliver essential legal assistance to flood victims. Read how.
A $680,000 government cash injection for Northern Rivers Community Legal Centre will relieve exhausted workers and help deliver essential legal assistance to flood victims. Read how.
“All they wanted was for us to visit their town, and invest time into their community”: A group of elite players and the Netfit Team drove three days from Victoria to do just that. Read their story.
Ex-Trinity Catholic College student Jesse Smith is the first lay person to be given the top job at his old stomping ground.
From fashion designers to social media stars and celebrities, the relatively modest-sized town of Byron Bay has an outsized collection of highly influential residents. These are the top influencers in Byron.
She was a woman who advocated for everyone in her community, and she has been remembered as “knowledgeable, kind-hearted, tolerant and astute”.
A senior council staffer has said the works, made possible with almost $3 million in state funding, would be a “terrific win” for the northern parts of the shire.
MardiGrass organiser Michael Balderstone said police drug test roadblocks making it hard for people to attend protest festival.
There’s a whole list of things going to be upgraded at the Casino Community Library, including a modern entrance and exterior to create a welcoming atmosphere.
Another community leader has said Byron Shire mayor Simon Richardson would leave behind a “significant and profound” legacy after almost nine years in the role.
The shire’s remaining old timber bridges will be replaced as part of state-funded projects, in a major announcement that was made on the mayor’s last day in office.
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There are concerns the Northern Rivers region could be missing out on specialist healthcare, after a Ballina resident reveals she was forced to wait weeks for an “urgent” operation.
Elderly residents at these three facilities on the Northern Rivers are finding joy and boosting their wellbeing with this quirky program.
The council will be heading into an election in just a few months’ time.
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