Tag: tweed shire
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Temporary housing site opens in Pottsville as the second in the region
More support is on the way for dozens of displaced residents, affected in the February floods. Now, a second temporary housing village is open at Pottsville.
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TOWNSHIP OF TYALGUM STRUGGLING AS MAIN ROAD SLIPS AWAY
A township in the Tweed Shire is struggling. It’s main access route is slipping away, after February’s severe wet weather – leaving local businesses, to bare the brunt.
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CHINDERAH VOLUNTEERS FEAR MANY MORE FLOOD VICTIMS ARE IN NEED
It has nearly been three months since the devastating floods hit the Northern Rivers…. And still tonight, many families can’t return home. A makeshift community donation hub in Chinderah is servicing hundreds of flood affected residents, but volunteers fear there are many more still in need.
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BORDER COMMUNITY OF TWEED AWAITS DECISION AMIDST NEW OUTBREAK
Northern New South Wales recorded six new infections today – three of them in Tweed, two in Lismore and one in Kyogle. It comes as frustration continues over border restrictions.
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COMPANY LAUNCHES TO BRING TRAINS BACK ON NORTHERN RIVERS’ TRACKS
Initial works on the more than $14m Tweed Shire rail trail have begun, with vegetation clearing taking place along the corridor this week. It comes as a new company launches – hoping to get trains back on the track.
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LEVEL TWO WATER RESTRICTIONS COMING TO THE TWEED SHIRE
Level two water restrictions will be introduced in the Tweed Shire from midnight on Sunday for those connected to the Tyalgum water supply area. Council says restrictions will likely apply to the rest of the Shire early in the new year. “If we get no rain at all or useful rain the catchment over the…
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CONFUSION OVER TWEED SHIRE COUNCIL’S RATE RISE APPLICATION
Tweed Shire Council is one of eight across the state looking to increase rates above the normal rate peg next financial year. If approved, council says the increase would only apply to the new Kings Forest estate to support the management of environmental protection lands – not the entire Shire. Applications need to be submitted…
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TWEED SHIRE COUNCIL SET FOR LEADERSHIP SHAKE-UP
Tweed Councillor James Owen is calling for a change to the way the shire’s mayor is elected. Councillor Owen says he would like to see residents vote-in the mayor, not councillors. Tomorrow, Tweed Council will meet to elect its next leader, with Councillors Chris Cherry and Reece Byrnes likely to become the new mayor and…
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SHARK ATTACKS PROMPT COUNCIL TO PURCHASE DRONES FOR TWEED BEACHES
Following a series of shark attacks in northern New South Wales in recent months, Tweed Council has voted unanimously to put more drones in the sky to monitor the Shire’s beaches. Council is forking out $20,000 for two additional drones for surf life saving clubs, not covered under the state government’s shark mitigation strategy. Last…
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ALL OF TWEED SHIRE NOW INCLUDED IN BORDER BUBBLE
Some welcome news for residents of the Tweed Shire, with five more suburbs included in the border bubble. Burringbar, Crabbes Creek, Mooball, Wooyung and Sleepy Hollow are now able to apply for border passes. However, Tweed Shire Councillor James Owen says the fight to expand the bubble isn’t over. “The next project on the list…