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March 27, 2024

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Splendour 2024 cancelled

It's offical, Splendour in the Grass 2024 has been cancelled.

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‘Smooth stroking’ Rainbow Dragons earn trophies

Rainbow Dragons (Lennox Head Ballina) won three trophies and had a fantastic weekend of fun, fitness and friendship at Grafton Dragon Boat Club’s regatta earlier in March.

Urgent appeal

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Flowers for you

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Got a creative theatre idea?

Mullumbimby’s The Drill Hall Theatre Company (DHTC) is offering two creative development opportunities for local independent artists to develop new performance piece concepts.

Richmond MP again called on for immediate Gaza ceasefire 

On Saturday, March 16 Northern Rivers Friends of Palestine unfurled a 20m scroll with the names of murdered children and host a ‘die-in’ action at the office of the federal Member for Richmond, Justine Elliot (Labor).

Could the future of the Richmond River be a clean and healthy one?

Imagine a drinkable, swimmable, fishable Richmond River? That is the aim of the Richmond Riverkeepers Association.

Hail that fell at Sue Mangan’s farm.

Federal farmer Sue Mangan was just one of many whose property was hit by massive hail on the weekend. Sue lost broad beans and wombok during the storms.

Sue says that although hail has caused significant damage to their vegetable crops only a few times before, the threat is always there, and when it does happen the outcome can be one of devastation. ‘What doesn’t get pulverised on the day may well succumb to shock and damage by the end of the week. The result is the same – pick up the hoe and the seedling trays and start planting like crazy to try and reduce the time gap between what might have been, and the next harvest’. Sue says these events are going to become more commonplace and for farmers who grow in open fields, there is a limit to what can be done to mitigate the threat. ‘There’s a time for disbelief, frustration and then grief, but then there’s time for making a fresh start, making a ton of kimchi and planning for future harvests.’


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