Healthy Town Challenge launch at Kyogle Bazaar Kyogle residents are gearing up for a healthy year, with the town being selected as one of five rural NSW towns to compete in the 2019 Healthy Town Challenge. The Healthy Town Challenge is a joint initiative of the NSW Office of Preventive Health and NSW Heart Founda

Rejection of Rocky Hill coal mine appeal a win for all, Greens candidate says The NSW Land and Environment Court’s decision to reject the appeal by Gloucester Resources Limited and finally put an end to the Rocky Hill coal mine has been welcomed by the NSW Greens candidate for Myall Lakes, Eleanor Spence. “I’m

The Great Lakes Greens Manning-Great Lakes Students face disadvantage as new school year begins Students at public schools in the Manning-Great Lakes region are starting the new school year this week at a serious disadvantage due to the education policies of the state and federal governments, the Greens candidate for

The Great Lakes Greens Eleanor Spence Long-time Wingham resident Eleanor Spence has been endorsed as the Greens’ candidate for the seat of Myall Lakes in the NSW election scheduled for March 23. Eleanor, who is a Registered Nurse at Manning Hospital, says she came to live in the Manning Valley back in 1981 to train

Kitchen upgrade at Broadwater Rileys Hill Community Centre A new kitchen at Broadwater Rileys Hill Community Centre will make life much easier for its volunteers and allow more community groups to use it, Federal Member for Page Kevin Hogan said, announcing a grant to upgrade the facilities. “The Centre is a great

GRANT DELIVERS ‘SLAM DUNK’ FOR LOCAL YOUTH A local Committee formed to provide a program for at risk youth in Grafton and South Grafton has just been given a terrific boost with the injection of $15,000 from the NSW Government to help kick start a new basketball tournament at the Grafton Indoor Sports Centre, Clar

A Win for Byron Community as we lead the State of NSW Minister Anthony Roberts met with Hon Ben Franklin and Deputy Mayor Michael Lyons today at Council Chambers in Mullumbimby to announce that the State Government have thought better of the one-size-fits all solution for holiday letting when it comes to Byron Shire.

NEW NATIONALS IN GOVERNMENT BILL-BUSTING INITIATIVES FOR CLARENCE AND RICHMOND VALLEY ELECTRICITY USERS Clarence and Richmond Valley self-funded retirees and solar power users are set to save big time on their power bills thanks to two new initiatives delivered by the Nationals in the NSW Government, according to Clar

Another victory for Byron residents – government backflip on holiday letting Greens Member for Ballina Tamara Smith MP has welcomed the decision by the NSW Government to reverse its one-size-fits-all holiday letting legislation which allows short term rental accommodation for up to 365 days per year in regional area

EXTRA BILL RELIEF WITH SOLAR ENERGY & BATTERY ROLL OUT Up to 300,000 households across regional NSW could save hundreds of dollars on their power bills thanks to a no-interest loan provided by the NSW Nationals in Government, to purchase solar-battery and battery systems. Nationals’ Candidate for Lismore Austin

Grant to Grafton Sporting Car Club to resurface Mountain View Motorsport track The Hill Climb at the Grafton Sporting Car Club‘s Mountain View racing track has to be resurfaced. It needs to do this to accreditation to hold National and State Championships. The tracks were last resurfaced in the early 1990s and now

The 2019 AWPA NSW Whipcracking Championships finds a new home at the NCMC Casino Beef Week NCMC Casino Beef Week are excited to be hosting the 2019 Australian Whipcrackers & Plaiters Association’s NSW Whipcracking Championships at this year’s festival. The event will be held at the NCMC Casino Beef Week for th

Ballina MP Tamara Smith calls for compulsory acquisition of West Byron site State Member for Ballina, Tamara Smith MP has called on the Minister for Planning and the Minister for Environment and Heritage to compulsorily acquire the land in West Byron that is currently before the Northern Planning Panel for development

Our Two Hands is asking for your signature to get our Homeless a public shower, Casino NSW https://youtu.be/Ajj6Te7rnR4 With your help we can restore the dignity of a Homeless person one shower at a time . After witnessing many confronting and eye opening circumstances, Our Two Hands has identified an urgent and imp

LEVEL 3 WATER RESTRICTIONS FOR TENTERFIELD TO COMMENCE MONDAY, 21 JANUARY 2019 Tenterfield Shire Council Officers met at 4.00 pm yesterday, Wednesday, January 16 to review water restrictions. As a result Tenterfield’s water restrictions will be raised from Level 2 to Level 3 commencing on Monday, 21 January, 2019