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'Healthy' response to Tweed council nominations

August 15, 2008 07:36:00

Almost 40 people will contest the Tweed Shire Council elections next month.[MORE]

Tags: elections, local-government, tweed-heads-2485, southport-4215

Sacked mayor to contest election

August 13, 2008 13:01:00

The man who was the mayor of the Tweed Shire Council when the New South Wales Government sacked it in 2005 is running for office again.[MORE]

Tags: elections, local-government, lismore-2480, tweed-heads-2485

Tweed residents get say on youth drug abuse

August 11, 2008 10:01:00

The Tweed community, in northern New South Wales, is being urged to have its say about young people's use of alcohol and other drugs.[MORE]

Tags: drugs-and-substance-abuse, youth-issues, drug-use, lismore-2480, tweed-heads-2485, southport-4215

Farmers fear cattle tick fever outbreak

July 31, 2008 14:48:00

There are concerns another outbreak of cattle tick fever in the Tweed Valley.[MORE]

Tags: beef-cattle, lismore-2480, tweed-heads-2485

Agribusiness confidence drops

July 31, 2008 14:47:00

A new report shows confidence in the agribusiness sector of the Richmond-Tweed region is down against the national average.[MORE]

Tags: agribusiness, lismore-2480, tweed-heads-2485

Pope meeting angers abuse activists

July 21, 2008 09:44:00

Sex abuse activists angered after being left out of meeting between Pope and small group of abuse victims in Sydney.[MORE]

Tags: community-and-society, religion-and-beliefs, catholic, law-crime-and-justice, sexual-offences, religious-leaders, world-youth-day, australia, nsw, sydney-2000, tweed-heads-2485, qld, mackay-4740, melbourne-3000

Murwillumbah Hospital obstetric services not to be downgraded: Minister

July 16, 2008 11:07:00

New South Wales Health Minister Reba Meagher says the Government does not want to downgrade obstetric services at the Murwillumbah Hospital.[MORE]

Tags: healthcare-facilities, pregnancy-and-childbirth, babies-newborns, murwillumbah-2484, tweed-heads-2485

Tweed Shire to use marina land for recreation

July 10, 2008 11:41:00

The Tweed Shire Council says land that was earmarked for a controversial marina development will now be used for public recreation.[MORE]

Tags: regional-development, urban-development-and-planning, local-government, lismore-2480, tweed-heads-2485

Council to buy back marina land

July 9, 2008 13:13:00

Tweed Shire Council is set to buy back land that was earmarked for a controversial marina development.[MORE]

Tags: local-government, chinderah-2487, lismore-2480, tweed-heads-2485

River body is missing dad: police

July 9, 2008 06:43:00

Police have confirmed a body found in the Tweed River is missing NSW man Sean Staunton.[MORE]

Tags: community-and-society, missing-person, chinderah-2487, tweed-heads-2485

River body may take days to identify: police

July 8, 2008 18:13:00

Police say it could take days to identify a body found in the water at Banora Point.[MORE]

Tags: accidents, maritime-accidents, nsw, banora-point-2486, tweed-heads-2485, qld

River body believed to be missing dad

July 8, 2008 12:00:00

Police believe a body found in the Tweed River is that of a man who has been missing for five days.[MORE]

Tags: community-and-society, law-crime-and-justice, missing-person, australia, nsw, tweed-heads-2485, qld

Rising fuel costs hurting Tweed tourism

July 8, 2008 10:40:00

The new boss of Tweed Tourism says rising fuel costs are causing a drop in the holiday drive market.[MORE]

Tags: tourism, travel-and-tourism, lismore-2480, tweed-heads-2485, southport-4215

'Body found' amid search for dad

July 8, 2008 08:50:00

Police are investigating reports a body has been found in the Tweed River, as they search for a missing father.[MORE]

Tags: community-and-society, law-crime-and-justice, missing-person, australia, nsw, tweed-heads-2485, qld, brisbane-4000, southport-4215

Police still searching for father after boy found in river

July 5, 2008 07:00:00

Police will resume the search today for a man missing on the Tweed River on the New South Wales north coast. [MORE]

Tags: community-and-society, law-crime-and-justice, police, missing-person, australia, nsw, tweed-heads-2485

Public help sought over missing Tweed dad

July 4, 2008 15:43:00

Police on the New South Wales north coast are appealing for public assistance as they investigate the apparent drowning of a man on the Tweed River.[MORE]

Tags: disasters-and-accidents, accidents, maritime-accidents, nsw, tweed-heads-2485, brisbane-4000

Harbour crash skipper meets police

July 4, 2008 13:48:00

Police were too busy today to take a statement from the skipper of the boat that crashed on Sydney Harbour earlier this year, killing six people.[MORE]

Tags: disasters-and-accidents, accidents, maritime-accidents, law-crime-and-justice, police, australia, nsw, sydney-2000, tweed-heads-2485

Dad feared dead as 5yo wakes

July 4, 2008 12:09:00

Police fear the worst for a man missing after his five-year-old son was found floating face down in a river yesterday.[MORE]

Tags: community-and-society, law-crime-and-justice, police, missing-person, australia, nsw, tweed-heads-2485, qld, brisbane-4000

Boat found in search for missing dad

July 4, 2008 10:13:00

Searchers have found a submerged boat thought to belong to a 35-year-old man who is missing after his five-year-old son was dragged from a river yesterday.[MORE]

Tags: community-and-society, law-crime-and-justice, police, missing-person, australia, nsw, tweed-heads-2485, qld, brisbane-4000

Dad missing after 5yo found in river

July 4, 2008 07:39:00

Police fear for the welfare of the father of a five-year-old boy, who has been found floating face down in a river.[MORE]

Tags: community-and-society, law-crime-and-justice, police, missing-person, australia, nsw, tweed-heads-2485, qld, brisbane-4000

Govt urged to lift childcare centre funding

July 4, 2008 07:28:00

The Duty Senator for the New South Wales North Coast, Fiona Nash, says community childcare centres in the Tweed will go broke unless the Government increases the subsidy for children with high support needs.[MORE]

Tags: child-care, federal-government, lismore-2480, tweed-heads-2485

Tweed council says year-round lifeguard patrols impossible

June 27, 2008 07:19:00

The Tweed Shire Council in northern New South Wales says it is not feasible to have year-round lifeguard patrols on Kingscliff beaches.[MORE]

Tags: emergency-planning, local-government, kingscliff-2487, tweed-heads-2485, southport-4215

Tweed ceiling height regulations cause concern

June 26, 2008 13:15:00

The Tweed Shire Council is under fire about building regulations contained in its development control plan.[MORE]

Tags: building-and-construction, local-government, lismore-2480, tweed-heads-2485

Doctors criticise maternity ward downgrade plan

June 25, 2008 12:29:00

Doctors at the Murwillumbah Hospital say they will not take responsibility for the well-being of any emergency obstetric patients who are transferred to Tweed Heads after hours.[MORE]

Tags: doctors-and-medical-professionals, healthcare-facilities, medical-procedures, pregnancy-and-childbirth, lismore-2480, murwillumbah-2484, tweed-heads-2485

Stoner defies Nationals' nuclear support

June 13, 2008 16:09:00

New South Wales Nationals leader Andrew Stoner says he will not adopt a policy supporting nuclear energy that was passed at the party's annual state conference in Sydney today.[MORE]

Tags: nuclear-issues, government-and-politics, political-parties, nationals, states-and-territories, australia, nsw, dubbo-2830, sydney-2000, tweed-heads-2485