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Move Beyond Coal turning up heat on government

Move Beyond Coal says it will be staging protests at Labor MP offices around the country over the next week to 'turn up the heat' on the government to stop approving climate-wrecking coal and gas projects.

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Erring on the side of kindness

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Live on the Lawn

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Truth-telling beyond the Voice referendum

In order to transcend the disappointment of the Voice referendum, many political and Aboriginal leaders are focusing on ‘truth-telling’.

Joel Taylor crowned parasurfer champ

Lennox Head parasurfer, Joel Taylor, has been crowned World Champion (prone division) after dominating a week of surf- ing against an international field at California’s Hunting- ton Beach.

Armed robbery Burleigh Heads

Police are investigating an armed robbery at a liquor store in Burleigh Heads on November 28.

Lismore Council unveils latest upcycled Christmas tree

Lismore City Council has unveiled its iconic sustainable city Christmas tree. This is the eighth year of Lismore’s upcycled Christmas tree being proudly displayed on the corner of Keen and Magellan streets, following a one-year hiatus after the 2022 flood disaster.

Having just survived a medical episode, I realise just how badly we are being treated here by our city-centric experts, who have probably never done a real day’s work in their lives! But, in difficult circumstances, I dips me lid to our medical workers here – their service was second to none.

How many of you have tried to get an appointment recently, over the months since the new system has been implemented? How long did you have to wait – weeks? Months? It is totally unacceptable!

Well done Murwillumbah doctors Camilleri and Wellm for speaking out. There are no two ways about it. These so-called experts seem to overlook the simple fact that we are people not just numbers on a computer algorithm. They seem to overlook that we are basically a rural entity, that we do not waste our time making appointments for trivial issues. When we wish to make an appointment it is because we feel a serious need to seek medical assistance – ASAP, not in months to come!

Come on locals we must be proactive in supporting our doctors here, for the simple reason that they are here to look after us, whether we are a baby, a child, a mother, a father or an old-aged pensioner.

Mike Yarrow, Byangum


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  1. Wonderfully said Mike for far far too long country people have been dictated to by these city dwelling big wigs who sit so high in their ivory towers and think they know whats best for everyone!!.

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