Ballina Shire Council. Photo David Lowe. By a close margin, Ballina Shire Council has voted to return its official awards date to Australia Day in 2024, after deciding to try something different at its previous meeting. The rescission motion was brought on by Crs Nigel Buchanan and Eve Ramsey, reversing the May decision which would … [Read more…]
A road map of East and West Sussex, with its many arterial routes running north to south, is a reminder of the magnetic pull of the coast and the South Downs for visitors from London and the M25 diaspora. Lured by the excitement of Brighton, or the prospect of dramatic views from Beachy Head and … [Read more…]
Michael Kovac/WireImage Busta Rhymes, MC Lyte, Chloe x Halle and more were honored at the seventh annual Culture Creators Innovators & Leaders Awards Brunch on Saturday (June 24) at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, Calif. Hosted by journalist Gia Peppers, the Culture Creators Brunch not only celebrated the achievements of Black leaders in … [Read more…]
GREAT NORTHERN CONFERENCE2023 TRACK & FIELD ALL CONFERENCE TEAMSRunner of the Year – Boys: Owen Clark LakelandRunner of the Year – Girls: MacKenzie Wissbroecker Antigo Field Event Person of the Year – Boys: Ryan Muench Northland PinesField Event Person of the Year – Girls: Kirkland Williams Northland Pines Coach of the Year – Boys: Stephanie … [Read more…]
“The Commonwealth should dispose of its wastes properly and there is evidence that there is increasing concern, both within Commonwealth circles and by other people, particularly environmentalists, with the level of treatment provided by the Commonwealth.” It took 27 years after that minute was written for Defence to begin investigating the extent of firefighting pollution … [Read more…]
The RSF said in a statement that it had taken full control of the camp belonging to the Central Reserve Police in southern Khartoum, and posted footage of its fighters inside the facility, some removing boxes of ammunition from a warehouse. Reuters was not immediately able to verify the footage or the RSF statement. There … [Read more…]
Bendigo and Adelaide Bank Limited has announced that it will welcome Margaret Payn, a former AMP executive and financial services specialist, to its board as a non-executive director from 14 September 2023. She will be a member of the risk committee and financial risk committee. Ms Payn has extensive retail banking, institutional banking, and wealth … [Read more…]
Despite recent polling showing reduced support for the proposal, the federal government is on track to hold the referendum in the last quarter of 2023. “This is a very simple proposition to recognise Indigenous Australians in our Constitution, in our founding document, and it’s time that we did that,” Mr Albanese told Sky News on … [Read more…]
Timothy R. “Tim” Scanlon, a resident of Jamestown, passed away peacefully Thursday, June 22, 2023, at the age of 75. He was the beloved husband of Barbara A. (Petrie) Scanlon, his high school sweetheart, for 55 wonderful years. Born in Pawtucket, he was a son of the late William and Veronica (Preston) Scanlon. Tim volunteered … [Read more…]
The day his dad took his own life was like any other, says 18-year-old Charlie Edwards. It came without warning and robbed him, his mum and his three siblings of a man that had served the NSW community for most of his adult life. Charlie says it was an ordinary day which ended in a … [Read more…]