Food security dominated the NSW Farmers Conference as delegates backed policies to boost Australia’s fuel and fertiliser production and strengthen supply.
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Posted inGrants and funding, Housing, MidCoast, Regional Development
MidCoast lone northern council to share in $54m housing infrastructure fund
MidCoast Council is the only council north of the Hunter Valley to receive a share of almost $54 million in NSW Government infrastructure grants intended to support housing growth, despite northern NSW being the state’s leading homelessness hotspot.
Posted inGood News, Sport, Sport and fitness events
Call for North Coast teams to enter Joeys Mini World Cup before entries close
Junior football clubs across the North Coast are being urged to enter this year’s Rale Rasic Joeys Mini World Cup, with organisers keen to see more local teams take part in a tournament that once called Lismore home.
Posted inCoffs Harbour, Crime, Domestic Violence, Legal
Man found guilty of killing toddler while partner slept
Within months of dating a young mum in Coffs Harbour, a man described her toddler as “out of control” and needing to be sorted out. Jurors have now found him guilty of murder.
Posted inHealth, Murwillumbah
Healthy Towns program launches in Murwillumbah to help residents age well
Murwillumbah has been picked as a Healthy Towns pilot site, with a dedicated link worker and $977,000 in funding aimed at keeping older residents connected as they age. Here’s how it will work.
Posted inCrime, Kendall
‘Unspeakable loss’ as man murdered in dispute over dog
The family of a Kendall man fatally shot in an argument about a dog say his death has left them with gaping voids in their hearts.
Posted inAgriculture, Expos and Conferences, Housing, Local News
Rentals at risk: North Coast farmers take land tax fight to Sydney
Social media excerpt Farmhouses pulled off the rental market over a land tax trap? North Coast farmers say it is already happening, and this week they take the fight to Sydney.
Posted inHousing, Lismore
Draft masterplan unveiled for 500 flood-resilient homes in East Lismore
More than 500 flood-resilient homes could rise on the old Southern Cross University site at East Lismore. The draft masterplan is out, and locals have until 16 August to have their say.
Posted inHealth, Housing, Tweed Heads
Tweed Heads health services set to move into Tweed Mall
The old Tweed Hospital site is emptying out, and health services are moving into the mall. But the old site itself has a new future too: 800 homes, waterfront paths and more tree cover by 2029.
Posted inAgriculture, NSW News
AI and ag tech takes centre stage at NSW Farmers conference
Farm data is an $800 million industry and rising, but the AI data centres crunching it want the same water our communities are short of. The latest new development to divide the ag world is set to dominate this week’s NSW Farmers Conference.