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Move Beyond Coal turning up heat on government

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Taste the delights to come your way as part of the Northern Rivers Food Harvest Food Trail

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Byron Bay march to focus on Hamas attacks on women

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$10 million-dollar Resilient Kids program for Northern Rivers

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Community rallies for Timmy’s recovery

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3G networks phased out Dec 15

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Bun Coffee

Bun Coffee is aiming to support Byron’s youth, creativity and empowerment by selling hessian coffee sacks. ‘Every $2 donation for a sack goes directly to the Byron Youth Service to help fund the programs and facilities that support and empower Byron’s young people, because young people matter,’ says Bun’s Peta McCallum. ‘We have seen some amazing projects emerge from the coffee sacks such as shopping bags, wall art, chair covers, pencil cases, cushions, aprons and Christmas stockings.’

Visit Bun Coffee Roastery Unit 15–17, 1A Banksia Drive, Byron Bay, to fuel your creativity by repurposing a hessian coffee sack.

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