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October 23, 2026

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Call for the community to join the Mullumbimby clean up

The Mullumbimby Chamber of Commerce and Community (MCCC) are calling on local businesses and the community to join them in cleaning up the main street of town on Sunday, 25 October from 8am to 10am.

Last chance to comment on Brunswick water-extraction overhaul

Locals have until Monday to have their say on a proposed overhaul of Brunswick catchment water-extraction rules, including tighter pumping restrictions aimed at protecting river flows and migrating fish.

Police seize 22 e-bikes in Sydney

As part of a crackdown on e-bikes across the state, 22 illegal e-bikes have been seized following a NSW Police Force and Transport for NSW joint operation across southern Sydney and the Illawarra.

Reef-building corals face elevated risk of extinction

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Pacific and climate

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Bangalow Bowlo fight goes to Supreme Court

When Norths Collective decided to breach the memorandum of understanding with the Bangalow Bowlo and the community, and closed the Bangalow Bowlo with no warning, they may not have realised how prepared the community is to fight for the return of their beloved Bowlo.

Who’s up for looking after this planet? The Byron Environment Centre (BEC) crew are having a Picnic in the Park public networking afternoon, this Sunday 16 October 2–4pm, at the BEC’s Rotunda, in Railway Park, Jonson St, Byron Bay. 

Post covid restrictions, communities across the state are coming together to reestablish networks at Picnics for Nature, coordinated by the Nature Conservation Council and local environment groups.

Whether your interest is in commenting from the sidelines, back-seat support, front-seat driver, or frontline activist, from Knitting Nannas to School Strike students, with an interest in local/regional/or global campaigns, or in a ‘looking after country’ First Nations Voice to Parliament, let’s get together and decide on how we are going to protect the rights of nature, and the rights of future generations to a liveable planet. Grab a coffee and bring a cushion, and come along!

PS: Don’t dawdle on the pedestrian crossing in front of the park – it’s now a $20,000 fine and two years jail for activists inconveniencing traffic.

John Lazarus, Byron Bay



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Bangalow Bowlo fight goes to Supreme Court

When Norths Collective decided to breach the memorandum of understanding with the Bangalow Bowlo and the community, and closed the Bangalow Bowlo with no warning, they may not have realised how prepared the community is to fight for the return of their beloved Bowlo.