Coffs Coast Advocate

$11.7M plan to improve Lismore industrial precinct

THE project will improve the road and make it easier for businesses to conduct their day-to-day activities.

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26th Oct. 2020 12:10 PM

Ben Franklin and Lismore Mayor Isaac Smith.

TICKET TO RIDE: Extra 59 bus services added to network

MORE bus routes will be made available from next week in the Lismore area

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09th Oct. 2020 2:10 PM

More bus routes added to Lismore. Picture: Brendan Radke.

Much-needed boost to recreation reserve amenities

IT had been the only sports ground in the Far North Coast Zone without those facilities.

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04th March 2020 1:03 PM

How $725,000 works improved safety on busy Byron road

STATE, council and Catholic school funding went into the project.

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04th March 2020 9:03 AM

Roadworks on a busy Byron Bay street near schools have now been completed.

Byron 'deserves its fair share': $25m in projects announced

The State Government will be splashing big money on roads, tourism and improvements to a culturally significant area.

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28th Feb. 2020 10:02 AM

Arakwal representative Nickolla Clark, Byron mayor Simon Richardson and Ben Franklin MLC. The State Government has announced $25 million in funding for the Byron Shire, as promised by Mr Franklin when he ran for the state seat of Ballina in 2019.

Drought support for Lismore electorate

SEVENTEEN education centres in the area could receive additional drought relief funding.

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04th Oct. 2019 3:10 PM

FUNDING AVAILABLE: Nationals Member of the Legislative Council Ben Franklin said 17 education centres in the area will be eligible to submit an expression of interest to receive additional drought relief funding.

Plan to help achieve 'ambitious' renewable energy targets

FUTURE looks bright for local renewable energy projects across the state thanks to a new blueprint.

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02nd Oct. 2019 12:10 PM

GREENER FUTURE: North Coast and New England North West councils now have the knowledge needed to develop and support local renewable energy projects, thanks to a new blueprint launched by the NSW Government and four Joint Organisations. Pictured is NSW Parliamentary Secretary for Energy Ben Franklin and Lismore Mayor Isaac Smith opening the Lismore floating solar facility last year.

Less red tape and more drought assistance for farmers

WITH no rain in sight, farmers battling to make ends meet in extreme drought conditions can now access more streamlined...

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27th Sept. 2019 2:09 PM

DROUGHT FUNDING: New drought funding from the NSW and Federal governments has been announced.

Ben Franklin's new role after losing state election

BEN Franklin returns to Legislative Council after losing state election.

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31st May 2019 11:05 AM

BACK WHERE IT ALL BEGAN: Ben Franklin MLC is sworn in as Parliamentary Secretary for Energy and the Arts this week at Parliament.

Ballina stays Green

GREENS' Tamara Smith back on the job after victory and blames Labor for Shooters' success

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27th March 2019 1:03 PM

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