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Tweed Council to start nappy rebate scheme but defer Cudgen Creek Masterplan

The last Tweed Shire Council meeting saw the Reusable Nappy Rebate Scheme adopted by councillors, the rail trail impacts...

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Red hot stoner experience

I was lucky enough to visit Stone & Wood recently to see the initial brew being made of the 2022 Stone Beer, the star attraction at the upcoming Festival of the Stone at Stone & Wood’s Byron brewery site on Saturday 4 June.

Flood trauma? Free women’s mindful healing workshops available

It has been a tough run in the Northern Rivers from drought to fire to pandemic to flood – so there is quite a bit to deal with for many of us. 

Lennox Head Trojans find their winning mojo

The Lennox Head Trojans have turned their season around with back-to-back wins in the Far North Coast Rugby Unions’...

University of Queensland: Botox could save your life

Pretty much what the general public knows about Botox is what we see on the emotionless faces of the rich and famous – but coming out of the University of Queensland is a study that might see Botox save lives.

Grant for innovative Birthing on Country program

Birthing on Country can be very important for many Aboriginal women, but many face the challenge of leaving Country to access medical care when their babies come. 

Call for rails on the steep slope of Tweed rail trail after cyclist’s fall

On Sunday a 75 year-old man fell down the steep side of the Tweed section of the Northern Rivers Rail Trail near Crabbes Creek and breaking his hip. 

All Girls Surfriders: (L–R) Sam Endell, Mahia Adams, China Esson, Helen Collins, Amalia Cook, Serena Adams. Jane Collins in the front. Photo Jane Collins

Crystal Cylinders

Lennox Head’s Nyxie Ryan has been super consistent through 2019 and she posted another podium finish at the 2019 Hydralyte Sports Shoalhaven Pro Junior.

Finishing in third place in the four-woman final Ryan posted the second-highest score of the heat but couldn’t find a strong backup wave.  Ryan won US$650 and 560 points and now sits in third place on the Australasia WSL JQS ratings ladder. 

Surfriders

The All Girls Surfriders held the May club round at Chinamans Beach in Dirrawong National park as part of their annual camp.

‘The Wahine masters and opens surfed the outer banks for some epic rides and even a few barrels and the intermediates and beginners got some of the rides of their lives,’ club co-president Malissa Cook said.


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60% of Ballina Council investments in fossil fuel aligned companies

The Ballina Shire Council had more than $60 million invested in fossil fuel aligned companies on behalf of ratepayers as of the end of April 2023.

Flood trauma? Free women’s mindful healing workshops available

It has been a tough run in the Northern Rivers from drought to fire to pandemic to flood – so there is quite a bit to deal with for many of us. 

Grant for innovative Birthing on Country program

Birthing on Country can be very important for many Aboriginal women, but many face the challenge of leaving Country to access medical care when their babies come. 

When western medicine doesn’t work 

Once I finally admitted I needed help with vicarious trauma, I tried a few techniques to ease my troubled mind.