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March 28, 2024

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Man charged over domestic violence and pursuit offences – Tweed Heads

A man has been charged following a pursuit near Tweed Heads on Monday.

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Mullum pods

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

Murwillumbah’s Rebecca Whan recognised for tireless work post 2022 floods

Murwillumbah was severely impacted by the 2022 floods and it was a huge community effort to support, rescue and inspire everyone to move forward. 

A seasoned bard

Guy Kachel had an idyllic entry to the world of music. Born in Tamworth, he was raised on the banks of the Peel River. The landscape was a fertile ground for his imagination. Seeing this rustic world change, as Tamworth developed into an inland city and friends grew to sometimes troubled adulthoods, provided insights for the artistry that later powered his career as a performer.

Hiatus Beers

Launched to market in July 2022, Hiatus Beers is all about brewing crisp, refreshing, full-flavoured, non-alcoholic beer.  The founders...

Richmond Valley Rail Trail grand opening

The latest leg of the Northern Rivers Rail Trail opened in style on Saturday, with hundreds of two-wheeled travel enthusiasts spinning along the newly opened 13.4 kilometre section from Casino to Bentley.

Biz confidence up, says Business NSW

The state's peak body for business says confidence in the sector has increased but cost of living pressures continue to impact customer spending.

Three cheers for Michael Qualmann for going to extraordinary lengths to obtain the names and addresses of shareholders in Metgasco!  (Echonetdaily, February 4). The immoral promotion of fossil fuels and the resulting extreme weather, catastrophic fires, debilitating floods, and civilisation-destroying sea-level rise, deserves to attract substantial financial losses.

This is especially the case when such carbon fuel investors choose to live on the shoreline and expect to be compensated by ratepayers when storm-swept rising seas undermine their sun decks.

John Vaughan’s sickening depiction of community ‘anticipation for coal seam gas for local industry’ (Letters, February 10) is gravely mistaken. The people favour pollution-free renewable energy to power local industry: both biogas and renewable electricity.

Prosperity comes from satisfying peoples’ considered wants, rather than just meeting their perceived needs.

The longer misguided investors push against the will of the people, the deeper will be the economic and environmental rut that they create for us all. When they back the will of the people, and the obvious ecological demands of nature, prosperity will flourish.

Sapoty Brook, Mullumbimby

 


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