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June 2, 2026

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Advocates and civil society organisations call to drop the charges against Herzog protestors

In an open letter to the NSW Premier, Attorney-General, Minister for Police, and Commissioner of Police, advocates and civil society organisations have called for the charges to be dropped against people protesting against the visit of the President of Israel on 9 February 2026.

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Animals on country roads safety campaign launches

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Cost of living emergency for Australia’s poorest

The Salvation Army today issued an urgent warning that Australia’s cost of living crisis is spiralling into an emergency for the nation’s most marginalised people, with a new report revealing nearly one in five people surveyed saying they had eaten from bins and three in five saying they had eaten expired or spoiled food in the past 12 months.

Jay Carney, Mullumbimby

Dear Woollies, please explain how anyone thought it was a good idea to replace the card/cash machines with card only ones?

That person should be demoted. An everyday example of the chaos this has caused is where 15 people are in the queue waiting for the cash machine while the card machines are vacant.

People in the queue are grumbling, upset and angry, which is not the way people want to feel when they are spending their money. Happy and satisfied would be much more likely to bring customers back.

You changed for the worse overnight; hopefully it will be as quick to switch back.



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Eclectic Selection for the week beginning 3 June 2026

Eclectic Selection: What’s on this week is a taste of some of the events that can be found in the Byron Shire and beyond this coming week.

Stout Blackout Blowout at Earth Beer

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Greens from The Farm are flourshing

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Interview with Pacific Avenue

South Coast rockers, Pacific Avenue, have left an indelible mark on the music industry, their debut studio album Flowers secured a spot as a number one Australian album earning two ARIA nominations. Now, their recently released second studio album, Lovesick Sentimental, looks to be heading in the same direction.