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April 24, 2024

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2022 flood data quietly made public  

The long-awaited state government analysis of the 2022 flood in the shire’s north is now available on the SES website.

Other News

Heavy music with a bang!

Heavy music is back at The Northern this week, with a bang! Regular Backroom legends Dead Crow and Mudwagon are joined by Dipodium and Northern Rivers locals Liminal and Puff – the plan is to raise the roof on Thursday at The Northern. This is definitely a night, and a mosh, not to miss. Entry is free!

Some spending cannot be questioned

The euphemisms were flying when Australia's Defence Minister Richard Marles announced last week that an extra $50 billion would be spent on our military over the next decade, and that $72.8 billion of already announced spending would be redirected.

Byron Bay takes second at NSW grade three regional bowls championships

Pam Scarborough Byron Bay’s district winning, grade three pennants bowl team knew they had stepped up a grade when they...

Connecting people, rivers, and the night sky in Kyogle

The youth of Kyogle were asked what their number one priority was and they said it was ‘is looking after the health of the river and they want to be involved in healing it’.

Editorial – What are the people doing in your neighbourhood?

If you are stuck for something to do this Thursday, why not take part in local democracy?

The bridges of Ballina Council

Ballina Shire Council has started preliminary investigation works at Fishery Creek Bridge, on River Street, and Canal Bridge, on Tamarind Drive, as part of their plan to duplicate both bridges.

Gary Opit, Brunswick Heads

Every successful community that ever existed depended on food security.

Successful communities created the only known universal consciousness, the living surface and global mind of our unique planet.

Then came fantasy. The modern world has been fantastically successful with the introduction of fantasy. No need to concern ourselves with our own waste, be it matter or energy. No need to protect the fragile heat sensitive ecosystems responsible for life. Fantasy has won. Almost everyone is addicted to it. 

Following fantasy comes reality. Every year a record heating event, and this is apparently only from the C02 emitted in the 1970s when our C02 absorbing forests still existed.

Massive population and temperature increases were predicted to cause contagion, and coronavirus may soon arrive with our millions of visitors. Two weeks later it may have spread throughout the community, particularly effecting markets, festivals, shopping centres, health centres, cafes and schools – wherever people gather. Compromised transport systems and the collapsing tourism sector will mean catastrophe. Establish food gardens and food distribution immediately as if your life depended on it. Think globally, act locally.


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