Tag: RAIL TRAIL
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NORTHERN RIVERS RAIL TRAIL WORKS BEGIN AT TWEED
It’s been a longstanding debate between the Tweed Shire Council and the local community. But works on the Tweed leg of the Northern Rivers Rail Trail have finally begun, and locals aren’t happy.
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OVER $118 MILLION IN FEDERAL FUNDING DELIVERED FOR PAGE ELECTORATE
More than $118 million in Federal funding will allow construction to begin on community projects, across the Page electorate this year. “We have some important investments in the lower Clarence, there’s some significant community centres being built in Yamba, also in Maclean we have an all new theatre and performing arts centre.” Federal Member for…
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RAIL TRAIL RECEIVES $10 MILLION BOOST
It’s full steam ahead for the Northern Rivers Rail Trail, with $10 million announced for the southern end of the project. Rail groups still want to see trains return to the track – while the line is still in tact
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TRAIN TRACKS TO GO IN TWEED SHIRE TO MAKE WAY FOR RAIL TRAIL
Train tracks in Tweed Heads will be ripped up to make way for the new Northern Rivers Rail Trail. Tweed Shire Councillors voted overnight to award an $11.8 million contract to tender Hazell Bros, despite protestors showing their opposition. The 132 kilometre bike and walking pathway will connect Murwillumbah to Crabbes Creek. Construction is expected…