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E-bikes destroyed by police in Tweed

Thirty-five e-bikes that were seized during police operations near Tweed Heads have been destroyed, say police.

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E-bikes destroyed by police in Tweed

Thirty-five e-bikes that were seized during police operations near Tweed Heads have been destroyed, say police.

Momentum hosts free skate workshop for girls and women

Whether you are stepping on a skateboard for the first time, sharpening your skills or getting ready to compete, a free school holiday workshop is being offered to all female skaters up to 25 years.

Helping hands create strong communities

Volunteering fosters meaningful connections and Pottsville Beach Neighbourhood Centre creates a shared space where people from all backgrounds and circumstances gather.

Tipping point, climate change

Please do not think me didactic. There is a sense of urgency that communities including Byron Bay must prepare for. ...

Mandy Nolan’s Soapbox: Plastic Is Forever

Our family has been trying to give up plastic. And I’m not just talking single-use straws or takeaway cups or bottled water. Like most people we did that years ago. I’m talking about all the other plastic that we ingest either directly or through chemical leaching. In the period of time since I was a child, to a child born now, the fossil fuel industry has become implicated in nearly every part of our daily routine.

Eve and Bear perform the 'The Queen of the Night Aria' from 'The Magic Flute' at the March 2015 Blue Moon Cabaret in Nimbin. Photo Tree Faerie.
Eve and Bear perform the ‘The Queen of the Night Aria’ from ‘The Magic Flute’ at the March 2015 Blue Moon Cabaret in Nimbin. Photo Tree Faerie.

The Nimbin School of Arts has been producing Blue Moon Cabarets for over 20 years.
The Cabarets present a wonderfully diverse array of the performance arts: comedy, poetry, music, dance ensembles, acrobatics and circus

Held three times each year in March, August and October the most recent event featured, Sadie & Jay, No Frills Twins, Kharn, Kerrianne Cox, Baby Durgas, Eve & Bear, The Pitts Family Circus, Darcy Grant and Emma McGovern, Paul McMahon, Angela Pieta, Gypsy Rose Soiree and the Erotique Fantasies Dancers

The following 2015 Cabarets will be held on Saturday the August 15 and Saturday the of October 17.

For more information visit: www.schoolofarts.nimbin.nsw.au.

~ Photos Tree Faerie



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Helping hands create strong communities

Volunteering fosters meaningful connections and Pottsville Beach Neighbourhood Centre creates a shared space where people from all backgrounds and circumstances gather.

Lismore wants a a safe, accessible and long-term home for the Hannah Cabinet

The Hannah Cabinet was created by Lismore master craftsman Geoff Hannah OAM over six-and-a-half years and is widely regarded as one of Australia’s most significant pieces of contemporary decorative furniture.

Facing the River in chapters

Tweed Shire Council is telling the full story of how the Tweed community has rebuilt since the 2022 floods, and further damage from the 2024 floods and Ex-Tropical Cyclone Alfred.

Putting their money where their mouth and conscience is

Climate action group Rising Tide say they will disrupt business at Tweed City ANZ today, as local long-term customers withdraw their life savings from the bank.