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Premium Content Subscriber only A rally will be held in Casino on Wednesday in an effort to get trains back on the tracks. But the new not-for-profit company hosting the rally, Northern Rivers Rail Ltd, also wants a walking path built alongside the rail line. Their idea is to gain a "large number of members from our region and beyond", who will make donations to help pay for new recycled plastic walking paths. Secretary Lydia Kindred said the plastic pathways were "environmentally sound". "This in itself prevents thousands of tons of plastic from going into landfill," she said. "They ar...

Mia Armitage NSW member for Ballina, Tamara Smith (Greens), has spoken of disgust at the latest Liberal-National government grant rorts scandal, which has directly impacted this electorate and the neighbouring Lismore electorate. Freedom of information requests from Ms Smith’s colleague in the upper house, David Shoebridge MLC, show the Lismore electorate received less than two-and a-half million dollars in recovery funds, after the so-called Black Summer of 2019/2020, while the Ballina electorate received none. Ballina MP Tamara Smith by the Richmond River in Ballina. Photo David Lowe. Th...

Premium Content When its comes to dishing out bushfire recovery money, politicians should remain colour blind. Labor shouldn't just see red, Liberals shouldn't just see blue, and Greens should represent every colour under the rainbow, not just green. The Berejiklian Government is rightly having the blowtorch applied to its belly over its handling of the Bushfire Local Economic Recovery fund. Every fair-minded person would probably assume this money is dished out fairly on a needs basis. The neediest areas, after the horrendous 2019-20 bushfire season, are pretty obvious for everyone to s...

Newcastle claims Easter pro surf tour, Bells Beach in doubt over quarantine concerns Save Normal text size Advertisement The Australian leg of the surfing world championships will launch at Newcastle’s Merewether Beach at Easter, after a last-minute pitch to host the event at Lennox Head was rejected amid community backlash. NSW Deputy Premier John Barilaro on Saturday revealed the government had secured the opening round of the World Surf League Championship Tour from April 1-11. It will be the first time since 1961 that the event will not be held at Bells Beach in Torquay, Victoria, th...

Premium Content Subscriber only Update, 2.30pm: Ballina Shire councillor Jeff Johnson has revealed he does not support the proposed World Surf League event for Lennox Head. "Lennox will already be bursting at the seems during the school holidays with many locals and visitors naturally wanting to surf at the point and head up to the Lennox Lookout," he said. "Surely consideration needs to be given for local residents and the many visitors who have already booked to spend their holidays in Lennox/Ballina. "The proposal from WSL is massive and will not only take over the Point and car parking...