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NIGHT LIGHTS: Should fireworks be cancelled in drought conditions? Picture: Tiffany Schelberg

Should fireworks be banned during high fire danger?

OUR councils share their thoughts on holding fireworks at their events.

Lismore City Council Chambers. The Northern Star

BREAKING: Councillors will vote again on rate rise

COUNCILLORS voteed to increase rates during Tuesday’s meeting to help finance the roads budget, but will vote again in another meeting.

HEADLINER: Australian country music artist Adam Harvey has been announced as the headline act for this year's Carols in the Heart. Picture: Contributed

Carols in the Heart headliner announced

GOLDEN Guitar winning singer announced as headline act for next month’s Christmas event.

Lismore City Council vote to increase rates. Picture: Aisling Brennan

YOUR SAY: Rate hike for Lismore residents

DISSAPOINTED and angry residents have reacted to Lismore councillors decision to vote to increase rates to fund a massive investment in local roads.

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UP IN FLAMES: At the April 9 council meeting the city's signature tree project which would have seen the Illawarra Flame Tree proposed as Lismore's own signature tree axed. Picture: Bidgee

After 2 years, council still can’t decide on signature tree

RESULTS of an online survey showed residents wanted to embrace the flame tree, but councillors aren’t convinced.

Ken Allport at the excavation of the landslip and reformation of the embankment along Beardow Street where historic industrial waste including coke and slag like materials, as well as bonded asbestos, was encountered. Picture: Marc Stapelberg

Owner of contaminated land asks council to buy him out

AFTER a major landslip at Lismore Heights, the council is weighing up its options to keep the hefty cost of restoration works to a minimum.

TACO TIME: Taco Love Bro's Dylan Morris is super-excited about his DA for a site at 20 Cathcart St, Lismore, which has previously sold batteries and radiators, to refit for his expanding food business. Picture: Alison Paterson

Is Lismore about to get a new taco shop?

THEIR tacos are already legendary on the Northern Rivers, and now they’re planning to open a storefront.

Page MP Kevin Hogan, LCC GM Shelley Oldham and Lismore councillor Elly Bird announce a $300,000 grant to upgrade to the Goonellabah Community Centre. Picture: Lily Laughton-Cook

$300k upgrade for ‘tired’ community centre

$300,000 grant to upgrade “tired” Goonellabah community centre.

Landowner Ken Allport is expected to speak in the public access session at the April 9 Council meeting regarding the landslip and reformation of the embankment along Beardow St, Lismore Heights, where historic industrial waste including coke and slag like materials, as well as bonded asbestos, was encountered. Picture: Marc Stapelberg

Legal action possible over multi-million dollar landslip

COSTS to repair a contaminated landslip site in Lismore Heights have skyrocketed, and now the council is looking for answers.

FLOOD MITIGATION: At a briefing to Lismore's councillors on the flood works, it was revealed the flood mitigation will divert water via be a wide, shallow plain, rather than a channel and cows will be back in the paddocks once it is complete. Picture: Roslyn Hopkins

REVEALED: How Lismore’s flood channel will really work

THE $8.2 million project has been explained to councillors in detail at a special meeting.

Artist impressions of the development proposed for Cullen St in Nimbin, where the museum once stood. Picture: Leo Dewitte

Nimbin ‘welcomes’ new multi-million dollar development

“I HAVEN’T met anyone who is opposed to the development, that space has been a vacant site for so long.”

Ken Allport at the excavation of the landslip and reformation of the embankment along Beardow Street where historic industrial waste including coke and slag like materials, as well as bonded asbestos, was encountered. Picture: Marc Stapelberg

$1.2 million spent on toxic landslip but it’s ‘still a mess’

A LISMORE Heights landowner still affected by a serious landslip which occurred during the 2017 flood says the council is taking too long to remedy the issue.

Lismore City councillors have voted to cancel or defer a number of projects to help address its $6.1 million black hole.

EXPLAINED: How council came up with project hit-list

SENIOR Lismore City Council staff have explained why certain projects had to cancelled or deferred to help plug the $6.1 million budget black hole.

TOUGH TIMES: Lismore City Council made some tough decisions to plug their fiscal black hole at their March 19 extraordinary meeting. L- Council general manager Shelley Oldham, mayor Isaac Smith, acting director sustainable development and executive director infrastructure & services,, Gary Murphy,, discussed the 33 projects up for cancellation or deferral in the Imagine Lismore Delivery Plan 2019/20121. Picture: Alison Paterson

Projects saved, others cancelled at ‘tough’ council meeting

LISMORE councillors made some difficult decisions at last night’s extraordinary meeting, as they struggle to address the $6 million budget black hole.

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