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Gianni Francis is a journalist for Leader and the Herald Sun based in Bendigo covering courts, crime, council and community.

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First glimpse at the $900 million staged redevelopment of Tweed Mall. Photo: Elanor Investors Group.

Revealed: Mammoth $900m Tweed Mall precinct overhaul

Developers want to spend almost $1 billion on a new “living, breathing precinct” in the heart of Tweed Heads – a huge project flagged to overhaul ageing Tweed Mall. Take a look inside.

Gold Coast

A glimpse at a proposed mixed apartment and commercial development at Bogangar, near Cabarita Beach. Photo: Near Visual.

First look at plans for $6.5m Tweed beach development

A new multimillion dollar apartment and commercial project has been proposed for a coastal town in the Tweed Shire. See what’s in the works.

Regional News

‘They f–ked our lives’: Couple jailed for gunpoint carjacking

A Queensland couple have been jailed after an armed carjacking at Tweed City shopping centre left the victim’s life ruined to this day.

NSW

East Lismore could see 22 new houses if an $8.6 development gets off the ground. Photo: Avenue Studios.

First look: 22 new homes proposed for East Lismore

A vacant East Lismore block well clear of the flood zones is proposed as a site for 22 new homes. See what the developer has planned in the $8.6 million project.

NSW

Bonza airlines launched its first-ever flight from the Sunshine Coast to Coffs Harbour. The new route will operate twice weekly on Thursdays and Sundays with flights starting from $49 per person one way.

‘Marvellous’: Budget airline Bonza reveals new regional NSW flights

Budget carrier Bonza has launched its first flights from the Sunshine Coast to Coffs Harbour in northern NSW – and it’s hoped it’s just the start.

Property

Lismore’s top real estate rookies: Up-and-coming agents to watch

From Lismore to Casino and Kyogle, these are some of the up-and-coming local hotshots of the Northern River’s competitive real estate world. Meet 10 of the top agents.

Gold Coast

Shannon James Murray is facing charges of dangerous driving causing death, speeding more than 45km/hr over the speed limit, failing to stop and help after a fatal crash and driving on a licence which had been expired for two years or more, speeding and negligent driving.

Drink driver speeding at 200kmh before fatal Tweed smash

A Gold Coast drink driver who doubled the speed limit before crashing and killing a man in northern NSW says he can “only imagine” the suffering he has caused.

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LISMORE_AUSTRALIA- Newswire Photos FEBRUARY 28 2023 Premier Dominic Perrottet marking a one minute silence whislt attending a reflection and healing service at Mortimer Oval to mark the one year anniversary of the Lismore floods.Picture: NCA NewsWire / Natalie Grono

Beaten, never broken: Nation salutes Northern Rivers

The eyes of Australia were on Lismore on Tuesday as Northern NSW marked the first anniversary of floods which bulldozed the region.

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Mayor Sharon Cadwallader said the two most important things to the community was housing, and drains after the floods destroyed both.Â Photo: Gianni Francis

‘Building back better’: $312m plan to flood-proof infrastructure

Northern Rivers community leaders have welcomed a plan to gold-plate roads and bridges post-floods – but not all are pleased after residents stormed a NSW Minister making the announcement at Lennox Head.

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Flood feature thumbnail - wider insets. Gianni Francis.

‘Humanitarian disaster’: Northern NSW flood survivors left in lurch

Thousands of residents remain in limbo a year after record-breaking floods smashed the Northern Rivers. We examine the aftermath – and the “humanitarian disaster” of the slow recovery.

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