If you don’t feel like listening to a 50 minute speech, we’ve made a brief set of notes of every major topic covered in Pauline Hanson’s first ever Press Club Address.
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Posted inEducation, Mullumbimby, Murwillumbah
North Coast students get a taste of life behind the camera
60 North Coast students went behind the scenes of the screen industry last Friday, and for some, it was enough to make them rethink their entire future.
Posted inBusiness, Good News, Kempsey
Macleay Valley small businesses graduate from bootcamp
A 12-week bootcamp for Macleay Valley small business owners is wrapping up — and participants say the connections they made were worth as much as the training itself.
Posted inEmergency management, NSW News
$470 million investment to overhaul RFS fleet management
A $470 million plan will overhaul how NSW manages its firefighting fleet, ending a decades-old ownership headache for councils. Country mayors say it’s a decision they’ve been fighting for for years.
Posted inHealth, Local News, NSW Politics
North Coast hospitals to benefit from $400m maintenance blitz
The Minns Government has announced a $400 million hospital maintenance blitz, and the North Coast hospitals are in line to benefit – but Manning wasn’t on the list.
Posted inGoonellabah, Housing
Flood-free homes and land finally within reach for Lismore buyback residents
Flood-free land and renovated heritage homes are now on sale at Goonellabah’s Mount Pleasant estate, and locals get first choice.
Posted inBusiness, NSW Politics
Inspectors swoop on 100-plus North Coast building sites
More than 100 North Coast building sites. Thirty-five fines. Unlicensed and shoddy work busted from Coffs Harbour to Tweed Heads. Here is what inspectors found.
Posted inNimbin, Water
Boil water alert lifted for Nimbin as permanent fix on the way
Nimbin’s boil water alert is lifted — but some residents are still affected, and the temporary fix installed after the 2022 floods is finally being replaced.
Posted inByron Bay, Recreation, What's on
MasterChef’s Simon Toohey to host mindful foodie retreat in Byron Bay
What happens when one of Australia’s best-known MasterChef stars combines plant-based cooking, yoga and mindfulness in Byron Bay?
Posted inGrafton, Health, Indigenous
Healing ceremony marks new chapter for old Grafton Gaol site
A Healing Ceremony has been held at the old Grafton Gaol as the historic site prepares to switch its purpose from punishment to health.