About: Angus Smith

New unit to crack down on illicit tobacco

A NEW statewide enforcement team has been set up to target illicit tobacco and vaping products in New South Wales. The Centre for Regulation and...

Tweed to get new Medicare Urgent Care Clinic

A NEW Medicare Urgent Care Clinic is planned for the Tweed region, with a tender process underway to identify a provider. Labor member for Richmond...

Strategy launched to support domestic violence workers

THE NSW Government has launched a 10-year plan to strengthen the state's domestic and family violence workforce. The Strengthening the NSW Domestic and Family Violence...

Ballina Council tackles fashion waste with new project

BALLINA Shire Council has launched a new program to tackle textile waste, with a local audit revealing most discarded clothing is still in good...

Indigenous artists to lead Byron Theatre Company workshops

BYRON Theatre Company will launch a new program of workshops and masterclasses this spring to support local theatre practitioners. Theatre Makers will open on September...

Mile-high microbes: plane toilets may help detect spread of superbugs

AEROPLANE wastewater could be used as an early-warning system to track the global spread of antimicrobial resistant superbugs, according to new research led by...

Beachy rewinds to the 2000s

THE Beach Hotel is dragging the 2000s back onto the dance floor this Saturday, August 29, with its Throwback party. The free-entry event runs from...

Fun run marks 30 years in Lismore

LISMORE'S Darrel Chapman Fun Run will celebrate its 30th year on Sunday with organisers expecting the biggest turnout in the event's history. More than 800...

Australia has banned 3 ‘forever chemicals’ – but Europe wants to ban all 14,000 as a precaution

LAST month, Australia’s ban on the import, use and manufacture of three types of “forever chemical” came into effect. These chemicals – PFOA, PFOS and...

‘Easy money’ scam warning as criminals recruit money mules online

SCAMMERS are targeting Australians on social media with offers of "easy money" to lure them into money laundering schemes, prompting a warning from cybercrime...

Koalas on the move as breeding season continues

DRIVERS in Byron Shire are being urged to take extra care on the roads during koala breeding season, which runs from June to December. Byron...

North Coast volunteers share in $66,000 grants

NORTH Coast community groups will share more than $66,000 from the latest round of Volunteer Grants. Local MP Justine Elliot said the one-off payments of...

Northern Rivers women urged to enter business competition

NORTHERN Rivers women are being encouraged to take part in a national competition offering $60,000 to help entrepreneurs launch new business ideas. The Kickstarter Challenge,...

Emergency services on show at Tweed expo

TWEED residents will be able to meet emergency crews and watch live demonstrations when the Emergency Services Expo returns to Jack Evans Boat Harbour...

Skatepark officially opens with ribbon cutting

LISMORE's $3.9 million skatepark has been officially opened, with a ribbon cutting on August 14 marking the launch of the new facility on Dawson...

Council backs 20 local events in new sponsorship program

TWEED Shire Council has announced funding for 20 events as part of its 2025-2026 Event Sponsorship Program. The program supports events that celebrate the region's...

Bidders snap up flood-affected homes at Murwillumbah auction

MORE than 50 bidders packed out an auction in Murwillumbah to buy nine flood-affected homes for a combined $712,000. The homes, from Burringbar and South...

Blimps, night vision and AI to tackle floods and fires

FIFTEEN new technologies will be trialled across NSW in a $3.3 million program to improve early detection of floods and bushfires. The Natural Hazards Detection...

Mykaela Saunders imagines the future of Tweed in acclaimed debut

MYKAELA Saunders' debut short story collection Always Will Be has been shortlisted for the Prime Minister's Literary Awards in fiction, placing her alongside some...

Tweed Gallery opens Olive Cotton Award and new exhibitions

TWEED Regional Gallery will launch three new exhibitions this month, headlined by the 2025 Olive Cotton Award for photographic portraiture. The Olive Cotton Award celebrates...

Public vote opens for Tweed sustainability awards

THIRTY‑THREE groups and individuals have been nominated in the 2025 Tweed Sustainability Awards, with locals invited to help decide the People's Choice winner.

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Byron drainage works set to begin

THIS week's heavy rain across northern NSW has once again highlighted Byron Bay's flood risks, with $26 million drainage works in the town centre...

Flood-hit roads get region’s biggest rebuild

A CONTRACT for the Northern Rivers' largest road restoration package has been awarded, with works to repair more than 60 landslips across the Lismore...

Fishing projects reel in $930,000 for North Coast

NORTH Coast communities will share more than $930,000 for new fishing infrastructure and youth programs. The funding comes from the NSW Recreational Fishing Trust and...