Hans Lovejoy

1 week ago | echo.net.au | Hans Lovejoy

Buckle up peeps, the federal election is May 3, and there are ten candidates for the marginal Richmond electorate who are vying for your precious vote. In last week’s ballot draw, Greens candidate Mandy Nolan was first out of the bag, which means she has the advantage of being placed number one on the ballot. To be a valid vote, all squares must be numbered consecutively from 1 to 10. If voters simply number down the ballot, an advantage would be received by the higher candidates.

2 weeks ago | echo.net.au | Hans Lovejoy

Fifteen new ‘affordable’ units are pegged for Brunswick Heads through the first round of the Housing Australia Future Fund (HAFF). The HAFF was passed by federal Labor in November 2023, but was delayed by the Greens, who pushed for improvements to the law. While Labor claims the delays were costly, the Greens say the extra money they negotiated was a better result.

2 weeks ago | echo.net.au | Hans Lovejoy

Back in 1981, the NSW Department of Environment and Planning published Low Cost Country Home Building. At 120 pages, it’s a comprehensive handbook for low cost construction and useful information around rural living. The NSW government at the time put faith in people and seemed to want to help residents be self-sufficient and off grid. The ’80s was a much simpler time, before governments destroyed the housing market for the middle to lower class, and in general, became mean. Where is the spotlight?

2 weeks ago | echo.net.au | Hans Lovejoy

Threats of multiple home demolition are still a reality for a small vulnerable community of long-term locals living in Main Arm, with a renewed, united push from Greens Mayor Sarah Ndiaye and Council’s General Manager, Mark Arnold. They are backing compliance department demands that multiple homes be assessed against building codes to ensure ‘public safety’.

2 weeks ago | echo.net.au | Hans Lovejoy

The Bayside pods atBrunswick Heads are among four North Coast temporary housing villages that will close on June 27. Pod managers NSW Reconstruction Authority (RA), said in a statement that Kingscliff, Evans Head, and Pottsville pod villages will also close. In the aftermath of the 2022 floods, RA established 11 temporary housing villages across the Northern Rivers on council and private land.