Coffs Coast Advocate

7 places getting potholes fixed right now

Recent rainfall has caused a lot of damage to local roads, causing $3.5 million worth of damage in one council area.

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23rd Feb. 2021 11:02 PM

Recent roadworks completed by Lismore City Council.

REVEALED: Ipswich streets in need of pothole repairs

Frustrated motorists are calling for the repair of potholes in a bid to lessen the risk of accidents

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11th Feb. 2021 5:02 AM

Concerned residents are calling upon Ipswich City Council to undertake repairs on multiple roads. Pic: file photo

Join the ‘Heart of Honour’ for beloved Roa Dart

PETER Jackson’s family is inviting the community to be part of his final journey through Lismore.

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18th Aug. 2020 12:08 PM

The Northern Rivers' pothole artist, Peter "Roa Dart" Jackson, at work in 2013.

VIDEO: Residents call for notorious road to be fixed

A woman travelled from Yeppoon to Brisbane and got the shock of her life when she almost crashed on a Gympie region road.

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29th Feb. 2020 12:02 AM

FED UP: Steve Turner, Sean Barrett, Jim Clayden, Joy Turner, Peter Wason, Neville Turner, Les Brown, Linda Fallon, Felicity Rockemer, Barbara Logan and Hilary Smerdon want the decrepit 6km of Brooweena Woolooga Rd to be fixed up and concreted. Photo: Philippe Coquerand

Council defends ‘useless filling in of potholes’

A Lismore business owner said the potholes would just “blow away”.

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12th Feb. 2020 11:02 PM

A CONCERNED business owner says Lismore City Council crews loosely filling in potholes on Union Street in this weather was a waste of time and money.

Pothole vigilantes take road repairs into their own hands

NOTHING infuriates locals and visitors more than the state of the roads on the Northern Rivers.

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04th Oct. 2019 1:10 PM

Simon Richardson, Mayor of Byron Shire, getting on with the job of repairing the potholes around the shire.

Inner-city mayors leave Sydney’s roads in ruins

SYDNEY councils raking in cash from parking fines while failing to fix pothole-filled roads are focusing their energy on...

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25th Sept. 2019 7:09 AM

Councillor slams Byron's ostrich politics

RAMPANT Airbnb, crappy roads and destruction of wetlands. Is this the result of Byron Council shouting NO! too often in the...

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30th Aug. 2019 12:08 PM

CHANGING TIMES: Byron Councillor Paul Spooner.

WATCH: How to get your road fixed in less than 24 hours

Damien Martoo grew tired of driving over the ever-deepening potholes on his local roads, so he took matters into his own...

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16th Aug. 2019 10:08 AM

'OUR ROADS DON'T MATCH UP': Damien Martoo's cheeky actions have lead to some quick results for Kingaroy roads.

Lismore drivers risk lives to avoid 'monstrous' potholes

LISMORE driver says motorists are risking their lives to avoid dangerous stretch of road.

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25th July 2019 12:07 AM

John Bartlett says a stretch of Kyolge Rd, Lismore is so bad it has cost him thousands in car repairs and drivers are risking their lives to avoid the 'monstrous' potholes.

EXPLAINED: Why we will never have city-quality roads

OUR rates money is spent mostly on roads, but the path to pothole-free roads comes at a hefty price.

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16th July 2019 11:07 AM

POTHOLE: Every season is pothole season here in Byron Shire.

Rural road so dangerous trucks are not allowed to use it

Cattle and timber trucks are unable to travel on it

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10th July 2019 12:07 AM

HOLY MOLY: Brooweena resident Barbara Logan despairs at the condition of the Woolooga-Biggenden Rd and says its disrepair is costing her business money.

Guerrilla pothole artist strikes again

'ROA Dart' highlights some of the regions worst roads.

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01st June 2019 12:06 AM

CLEAR MESSAGE: Guerilla road artist Roa Dart is again sending the Lismore City Council a clear message about dangerous sections of roads around the Lismore area.

Potholes aren't going away just yet

ACTING mayor says Byron will need multi-millions in Federal and state money to make a permanent dent in Byron's pothole...

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03rd May 2019 6:05 AM

POTHOLES: Acting mayor of Byron Shire Council Michael Lyons.

Road damage 'probably worse than Debbie'

Damage to local roads probably worse that caused by Tropical Cyclone Debbie, according to mayor.

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16th Feb. 2019 12:02 PM

DECIMATED: The region's roads, like the Bruce Highway at Myrtlevale, have been badly damaged during recent rains.

Potholes galore to be fixed

TMR and council tackle the long list of repairs they have to complete following monsoonal rain

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13th Feb. 2019 2:02 PM

Paula Bradly posted this photo of her wheel on Facebook saying the road from Proserpine to Mackay was bad.

Council to lobby all parties about highway

Whitsunday Regional Council to lobby all political parties to get highway fixed.

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13th Feb. 2019 9:02 AM

ROUGH RIDE: Potholes in a section of the Bruce Highway just north of the Gregory Cannon Valley Rd intersection.

Potholes plague region's road after rain

The art of dodging potholes has never been more important.

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11th Feb. 2019 2:02 PM

Potholes are causing issues for motorists in Mackay.

Monday road repairs: Drivers urged to exercise caution

Potholes are being repaired on local roads today.

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11th Feb. 2019 9:02 AM

Road repairs are taking place on Waterson Way, Airlie Beach, this morning.

Sunday road update: Watch out for potholes

ROADS in the region are reopening, but are littered with potholes.

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10th Feb. 2019 10:02 AM

HAZARDS: Turn off from Shute Harbour Rd into the Whitsunday Business Centre car park. RoadTek have been working hard over the past few days to patch the roads.

Greens commit to road funding

STATE Greens want to stand up for regions when it comes to road funding.

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01st Feb. 2019 3:02 PM

GREEN ROADS: Byron Shire Councillor Michael Lyon, the endorsed Green's candidate for the federal seat of Richmond, Ballina MP Tamara Smith, Federal Greens leader Richard Di Natale and Lismore Greens candidate Sue Higginson.

Try this Byron bumper holiday quiz... if you dare

OUR nation and the world is on high alert across all measurable indexes so there are consequences flowing from this year's...

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19th Dec. 2018 3:12 PM

THE EDIFICE: Proving conclusively that even though we may look like adults we are all still basically thinking like thirteen year olds.

Potholes and frustration grows along Four Mile Lane

RESIDENTS feel they've been 'brushed off' by Clarence Valley Council as the condition of the road deteriorates

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10th Dec. 2018 1:12 AM

FRUSTRATED: Four Mile Ln resident Doug Purnell inspects some of the large potholes that are dotted along the road.

Mum's fury: 'Giant pothole put my son in hospital'

"IT WAS absolutely terrifying... I drove to Lismore Hospital to find the horrible sight of Isaac lying flat on a bed with a...

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25th Oct. 2018 12:10 AM

Isaac Gill, 14, Coraki, and his uncle, who wishes to remain unnamed, were shocked when the vehicle they were travelling in hit a pothole which sent the car sliding across the road into a fence.

EDITORIAL: An idea even bigger than this headline

PERHAPS this idea is just so big and disruptive we are scared to face it for fear that all other human endeavour will seem...

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16th Aug. 2018 8:08 AM

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