Rain damage bill to soar to $25m
The insurance bill from last week's torrential rain and flooding on the Gold Coast in south-east Queensland and the northern New South Wales is expected to reach at least $25 million.
View ArticleSand sales 'could kill surf breaks'
A Greens MP says some of the most famous surf breaks on the North Coast of New South Wales and southern Queensland are under threat from excessive sand pumping in the Tweed River entrance.
View ArticleWait for beds at Tweed Heads
Emergency department patients at Tweed Heads are being forced to wait up to 48 hours for a hospital bed, says the Nationals candidate Geoff Provest.
View ArticleTweed forum to address youth homelessness
A forum at Tweed Heads South, on the New South Wales north coast, will focus on the problem of youth homelessness.
View ArticleMan charged over teen's abduction, bashing
Police have charged a 20-year-old man over the abduction, assault and robbery of a 17-year-old on the New South Wales far north coast last week.
View ArticleCouncil reviews Tweed River motorboat impact
The Tweed Shire Council is commissioning a study into the environmental impacts of motorboats on the Tweed River.
View ArticleTweed waterways given poor report card
A report card on the health of waterways in the Tweed River catchment shows they're struggling to even reach a fair standard.
View ArticleToddler's grieving family not happy with coronial outcome
The family of a toddler who drowned while in day car on the state's north coast last year is said to be shattered by the result of a coronial inquiry.
View ArticleFire crews say Tweed fire threat not over until heavy rain falls
Weather conditions on Wednesday are expected to help fire crews in their efforts to contain a fire burning west of Cabarita.
View ArticleExpert predicts carbon cash bonanza
An expert in geoscience from the Southern Cross University says the Federal Government may have underestimated the worth of its new carbon-trading scheme.
View ArticleBungling robber forced to break out of servo
Police are looking for a man who tried to break into a service station that was still open on the New South Wales far north coast last night.
View ArticleGas rumours refuted by department
Rumours of a new gas mining licence west of the Tweed have been refuted by the New South Wales department which issues the licences.
View ArticleTweed Shire Councillors say no to gas mining
Tweed Shire councillors have resolved to oppose gas exploration in the Tweed Valley.
View ArticleFacebook fight accused to face court
The case against a Banora Point teenager accused of promoting a fight over the social networking site Facebook will be heard in July.
View ArticleChemical spill closes Pacific Highway
Fire crews from New South Wales and Queensland are cleaning up a major chemical spill near Tweed Heads.
View ArticleOutrage at vandalism of Aboriginal graves
Racist vandalism at an Aboriginal burial site on the far north coast of New South Wales is being investigated by police.
View ArticleMan 'kidnapped, bashed with hammer'
Police say a man was kidnapped, tied up and bashed with a hammer on the New South Wales north coast on Sunday night.
View ArticleShots fired in Tweed
Police are continuing to investigate the circumstances that led to several buildings in a South Tweed industrial area being sprayed with bullets.
View ArticleTweed ponders flood forecasts
A new flood study of the Tweed Shire could stop future development in areas that are considered high risk.
View ArticleNew trade role for live export opponent
One of Federal Parliament's most prominent anti-live export campaigners has been appointed Parliamentary Secretary for Trade in the weekend ministerial reshuffle.
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