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April 26, 2024

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Housing not industrial precinct say Lismore locals

Locals from Goonellabah and Lindendale have called out the proposed Goonellabah industrial precinct at 1055A Bruxner Hwy and 245 Oliver Ave as being the wrong use of the site. 

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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!

Press release vs Save Wallum views

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Sustainable power from carbon dioxide?

University of Queensland researchers have built an experimental generator which they claim absorbs carbon dioxide (CO2) to make electricity.

eSafety commissioner granted legal injunction as X refuses to hide violent content

Australia’s Federal Court has granted the eSafety commissioner a two-day legal injunction to compel X, Elon Musk’s social media platform, to hide posts showing graphic content of the Wakeley church stabbing in Sydney.

Appeal to locate missing man – Tweed Heads

Police are appealing for public assistance to locate a man missing from Tweed Heads West.

I regard the Banksia Drive parking blitz (Letters, 4 January) on the eve of Christmas, as unethical. It must not be left uncorrected. I am contacting furious fellow victims about possible legal action against Council if this issue is not resolved quickly. Fellow parking fine victims are welcome to contact me on 0432 798 108.

Is this a case of private businesses corrupting and weaponising councils in hidden battles? It does happen, and ordinary folk are mere collateral damage.

If Council regulations require confidential complaints to be acted on, they should be changed forthwith to give precedence to open public complaints. In this case, our united plea to allow the past four years of unrestricted parking, in the absence of signs, to continue.

This issue is symptomatic of the global disease of capitalism infecting all levels of governments. Let’s strike a blow for all humanity. Think globally, act locally.

Hayo van der Woude, Mullumbimby


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  1. In Free Market Capitalism, business and government are in competition with each other. You are describing an economic system called Fascism, which is a watered down version of Communism.

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