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Carrying and passing the torch

If I say the words ‘US Forces give the nod’, I can pretty much guarantee that you will hear the unmistakable voice of Peter Garrett ringing in your ears. Your head may even start to bob up and down a bit. 

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Urgent appeal

At last Thursday’s Byron Council meeting a long and dedicated campaign to save rail tracks and restore trains in...

Mandy Nolan’s Soapbox: Why Being Seen is Beautiful

There is something profound about being seen. Being accepted and loved for exactly who you are. It’s life changing. It’s simple. It’s transformative. But some people don’t get to experience this. Nearly half of transgender Australians have attempted suicide.That data tells the very real impact of discrimination, stigma and lack of access to gender-affirming surgery. I write this as a woman who was born a woman, who identifies as a woman. I’ll admit, that even in that gender role, that fits within the societal binary, I’ve had my own challenges.

Mullum pods

They look so uninviting and dismal. It would not cost a lot to change the name to ‘tiny homes’...

Cinema: Wicked Little Letters

Based on a true scandal that stunned 1920s England, Wicked Little Letters centres on neighbours Edith Swan and Rose Gooding in the seaside town of Littlehampton.

Wild dog breeding season can increase attacks on domestic dogs

Local Land Services are reminding landowners to be aware of wild dogs as they have received five reports of domestic dogs being attacked and killed by wild dogs in the last two months.

Casuarina cricketers too strong for Mullumbimby Brunswick in grand final

Mullumbimby Brunswick Cricket Club (MBCC) had a very successful season finishing second on the ladder at the end of the home and away season with 13 wins and 4 losses, but fell short of winning the grand final against the Casuarina Crocs.

Dawn Blackwell, Mullumbimby

Uplift… We Are The One… Really? Now I may be a cynical cow when it comes to this sort of sugar-coated, self-important spiritual drivel, but seriously?

‘An invitation for all of us to create a space where the collective Heart Wisdom and Consciousness can reveal a new paradigm.’ Ah, how lovely, except by ‘all’ they mean the spiritually elite who have a spare few hundred dollars (no concessions, so sorry all ye povos!).

Yes, we have the family day which contains some sensible, worthwhile speakers, but $380/$480?

In an impressive lineup of 13 keynote presenters, flown in from all over the world (think of the air miles!), just two are Aboriginal. I am sure they’re all very lovely and fabulously knowledgeable but three and a half hours out of over 90 (not including musicians) presented from the original custodians of our land? It’s embarrassing. Were they not consulted or not impressed? Thankfully, we have the sunrise ceremony which is open to all, as seemingly, our Indigenous friends don’t wish to profit from the betterment of our planet or ‘the birth of a new paradigm of consciousness’.

What a shame.


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