One rebuilt his club from nothing after the floods. One runs the canteen off an esky and a trestle table. Gwyn Stokes and Gelena White both need your vote for the AFL Grand Final.
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Posted inFeature, Local politics, Long Read, Moree Plains Shire, Politics
Three strikes and still not out: the weak council rules unable to deal with populist politicians
They run the same playbook as Pauline Hanson and Donald Trump: turn every sanction into persecution. Inside the NSW rules that still can’t make badly behaved councillors stop.
Posted inCoffs Harbour, Community development, Consultations and feedback, Feature
Coffs Harbour eyes $60 million car park fix for CBD squeeze
Coffs Harbour is short on parking, and it’s only going to get worse. Council is weighing up a $60 million fix, and wants to know what locals think first.
Posted inEmergency management, Feature, Housing, Lismore, NSW Politics, Regional Development
Northern Rivers rebuild delivers first homes, unlocks flood-free land
Four relocated homes are in. Seventy-six more lots are coming. The Northern Rivers rebuild is picking up pace, and officials say it’s changing lives on the ground.
Posted inCoffs Harbour, Community development, Feature, Public Transport
Coffs Harbour bus interchange upgrade to ease city centre crush
A $1 million upgrade is about to transform one of Coffs Harbour’s busiest transport hubs, with new crossings, shelters and a traffic-calming redesign. Construction starts within weeks.
Posted inFeature, Fundraiser, Health, Lismore, What's on
Lismore fun run set for biggest one yet this Sunday
Elvis impersonators, gorillas and a Where’s Wally have all crossed the line before. This Sunday, Lismore’s biggest fun run returns, and organisers say it could be the biggest yet.
Posted inAlstonville, Feature, Grants and funding, Health, Indigenous
Alstonville healing service wins $20,000 cultural grant
A new healing service for Northern Rivers women and children just got a $20,000 boost, part of a statewide push to fund Aboriginal-led cultural projects.
Posted inCoffs Harbour, Environment, Feature, Tourism
Council backs comprehensive review of landmark coastal trail
Coffs Harbour’s push to turn the Solitary Islands Coastal Walk into a nationally-renowned beachside trek has taken a step forward, with City of Coffs Harbour Council backing a broad-brushed analysis of the 60-kilometre route.
Posted inEconomy, Feature, Immigration, NSW News
NSW growth to ride almost entirely on migration
NSW’s entire population growth for the next 40 years will come from overseas migration, and then some. A new report shows just how much the state’s future rides on it.
Posted inClarence Valley, Crime
Bee thieves target Clarence Valley property amid regional theft spree
Someone has stripped a Clarence Valley property of 18 beehives, active colonies and all. It’s the latest hit in a run of bee heists as the industry reels from floods and varroa mite.