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Luku Ngärra: The Law of the Land 

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Join the ‘muffment’ and raise money for homeless women

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Bancks shortlisted for children’s book awards 

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New knife laws for NSW

The NSW government has announced a package of reforms to target possession of knives, particularly among young people, with the intention of reducing knife crime and boosting community safety.

NEFA says Forestry Corp are ignoring legal protections for gliders

The North East Forest Alliance is calling on the Environment Protection Authority to issue an immediate Stop Work Order for logging in Styx River State Forest, near Armidale on the Northern Tablelands.

Concerns for resident with MS facing eviction from Mullum pod village

A young man with multiple sclerosis and ongoing flood trauma is facing eviction from the Mullumbimby Pod Village, amid claims that administrators are not qualified to handle people with complex health issues.

Record pokies losses in 2023 as NSW waits for real reform

The people of NSW lost $8.129 billion to poker machines in 2023, an increase of $29 million on 2022 and the equivalent of $1,000 for every adult and child in the state.

$300,000 funding agreement to proceed with Saddle Road housing

The NSW government is providing Byron Shire Council $300,000 through the Resilient Lands Program to provide flood resilient land for new housing at the Saddle Road Precinct near Brunswick Heads.

Yolŋu Elder Rev Dr Djiniyini Gondarra.

A free event will be held at Byron Theatre on the evening of Survival Day to celebrate the launch of Yolŋu Elder Rev Dr Djiniyini Gondarra’s Truth-Telling Together education movement. 

The campaign will inspire all Australians to commit to the journey of educating themselves and others about Indigenous history and culture and to become well-informed about the issues Indigenous Australians face from colonisation. 

With over 60 years as a cross-cultural educator and mediator and staunch advocate for Treaty, Dr Gondarra believes through education comes mutual respect, and from there the pathway opens to solutions that are not tokenistic but meaningful and empowering for First Nations people. 

There will be a line-up of special guests from across Australia sharing their truth through music, storytelling and poetry as well as the screening of Dr Gondarra’s award winning film Luku Ngärra: The Law of the Land. 

This free event has been sponsored by Our Generation Media and Planet Corrobboree. 

Don’t miss out, book your seats at the Byron Theatre at www.byroncentre.com.au.
For more information about the campaign please visit www.truthtellingtogether.com

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