The Brunswick Heads Post Office Fairy was very happy when they moved into their own, first home, in a post office box in 2018. It was a terrible tragedy for them to come home one morning last September and find that while they had been visiting children, someone had stolen all their fairy stuff.
Understory is a magical, interactive theatre adventure created for children by Roundabout Theatre, springing to life in the Lismore Rainforest Botanic Gardens this April school holidays.
A dozen swimmers from the Ocean Shores Aquatic Swim Team are Sydney bound, having secured places to compete in state finals after battling through schools, district, zone and regional eliminations.
The long struggle to save our country was documented by local musicians, photographers and filmmakers, a body of work which has left an amazing visual account of unfolding events and which will also see at least four films appear next year including the Confusing Them With Our Joy trilogy from Cloudcatcher Media and The Bentley Effect from Brendan Shoebridge and Susie Forster.
Stay tuned…
Judi Summers – Lismore. Photo Marie Cameron
Anne Thompson of Lismore sums up the feelings of the majority of Northern Rivers residents with regard to CSG. Photo Marie Cameron (file pic)
Bently farmers and locals were joined by anti-CSG ‘protectors’ in setting up the camp for the upcoming blocksdes.
Surveying the lay of the land for public access around the proposed gas-drilling site. Photo David Lowe
Martin William Leyssenaar plays a protest tune.
A banner that was hung at the Bentley gas well site . Photo Marie Cameron
Northern Rivers Guardians’ Scott Sledge at the main entrance to Metgasco’s planned tight sands drill site at Bentley. Photo Wayne Penn
Nick Hanlon and Amanda Shoebridge, present Ash Grunwald with an original Reg Mombassa artwork of Ash surfing the Condamine River in SE QLD. Photo Tree Faerie.
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Early morning, Gate A, Bentley Blockade. Photo Marie Cameron
Kyogle mayor Danielle Mulholldand climbs one of the tripods at Bentley yesterday. Photo Dean Draper
At the Bentley protectors’ camp on Tuesday. The application for a continued DA for the camp was rejected on Wednesday (April 23). Photo Marie Cameron
Extreme farmer – Jim Hewitt. ‘I am frightened the gas will get into the water.’ Photo Tree Faerie.
Greens MLC Jan Barham at the Bentley blockade last week. Photo supplied
Knitting Nanna Anne Thompson shows her lock. Photo David Lowe
Locking into the cement installation were Jen Lewis and Louise Somerville. Photo David Lowe
The Bentley blockade camp. Photo David Lowe
The community may be returning to the Bentley Blockade this morning after the junior energy minor announced plans to force its way back into the region. Photo Marie Cameron
‘I heart Bentley’ – anti-gas protesters celebrate a win against gas company Metgasco in having its licence suspended on the weekend. Photo David Lowe
Adam Guise with Bentley supporters following yesterday’s announcement that he will run for the seat of at he next state election. Photo David Lowe
Benny Zable and the Angel of Bentley. Could it be there will be more CSG licences approved in our region? Photo Tree Faerie.
The only place to screen the premiere of the ‘Gentley Bentley’ clip was on the ceiling of the verandah of the Environment Centre in Lismore. Photo Tree Faerie.
Confusing them with our joy – The gentle folk of Bentley one year on. Photo Tree Faerie.
One year on – Gate A at the Bentley Blockade. Photo Tree Faerie.
The Bentley Angel. Photo Tree Faerie.
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‘I showed up’ the Bentley Blockade catch-cry with Ash Grunwald, Andrew Stockdale, Pete Murray, Scott Owen, Kram and Dave Dave Rastovich. Photo Tree Faerie.
Rosemary Joseph. Photo Tree Faerie.
Luke Vassella. Photo Tree Faerie.
‘I take my hat off to you’, Wolfmother’s Andrew Stockdale gives his support to the Bentley Protector
Ian Gaillard. Photo Tree Faerie.
Knitting Nannas Judi Summers and Louise Somerville. Photo Tree Faerie.
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Thank good-ness… And, especially, thank the Protectors, and those politicians who were on the side of sanity and decency.
It’s appalling and tragic that lives have been either lost or changed so much for the worse due to this industry. It’s tragic that our environment and, yes, our physical and emotional wellbeing, has been devalued, burdened, and placed at such huge risk due to the false promise of Fool’s gold.
May it be that such joy as the vast majority of us are feeling here is duplicated elsewhere, and that sanity prevails. Granted, that seems unlikely, but miracles do happen and people power has shown itself to be an awesome force!!! Let’s keep it up.
Yes, yes, yes… It is so happy-making that finally there is an end to the overwhelmingly unpalatable presence of Metgasco in this region.
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this is so happy making 😀
Thank good-ness… And, especially, thank the Protectors, and those politicians who were on the side of sanity and decency.
It’s appalling and tragic that lives have been either lost or changed so much for the worse due to this industry. It’s tragic that our environment and, yes, our physical and emotional wellbeing, has been devalued, burdened, and placed at such huge risk due to the false promise of Fool’s gold.
May it be that such joy as the vast majority of us are feeling here is duplicated elsewhere, and that sanity prevails. Granted, that seems unlikely, but miracles do happen and people power has shown itself to be an awesome force!!! Let’s keep it up.
Yes, yes, yes… It is so happy-making that finally there is an end to the overwhelmingly unpalatable presence of Metgasco in this region.