More than $12 million in unclaimed money is sitting in accounts linked to North Coast addresses, with residents urged to check whether some of it belongs to them.
Lia Edwards
Posted inAgriculture, Feature, Local News
Additional $4.5 million to support prawn fishers affected by white spot biosecurity control order
Support for prawn fishers and farmers in the Clarence, Evans and Richmond Rivers affected by the detection of white spot in wild prawns is on the way with an additional financial assistance package of $4.5 million.
Posted inBallina, Education, Good News
Ballina cadet becomes first graduate of NSW Government’s Fresh Start program
Young Ballina local William Black is the first person in New South Wales to graduate from the Minns Government’s $252 million Fresh Start Program, marking a major milestone for the initiative and for Ballina Shire Council.
Posted inFederal Politics, Local News, Roads and Infrastructure
Country mayors reject federal plan to lower default speed limits
Rural and regional councils across New South Wales have come out strongly against a Federal Government proposal to reduce default speed limits on country roads by 30 kilometres per hour.