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Take a stand against violence against women in Ballina this Sunday

Say ‘No’ to domestic violence this Sunday, May 5 at 4pm in Ballina and stand in solidarity, honouring those who have lost their lives to domestic violence.

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Investigation underway following fire – Casino

An investigation is underway following a building fire at Walker Street, Casino that destroyed two buildings.

The Full Brief on Sissy Knickers!

The Brunswick Picture House is delighted to announce that the Briefs Factory troupe is bringing a brand new show, Sissy Knickers!, for a special and exclusive performance next week on Thursday.

Top Southern Stingrays team take first AFL win in Ballina

The Southern Stingrays picked up their first win of the season when they beat Coomera 6.5-41–5.4-34 playing at home on Fripp Oval last Saturday.

Editorial – For King and Country

As the Edwardian period ended (1901–1914), the new era of WWI saw the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps (Anzacs) land around Ari Burnu on the western side of the Gallipoli peninsula. 

‘It’s not love, it’s coercive control’

Today the NSW government is launching an advertising campaign to raise public awareness and understanding of coercive control.

May the 4th be with you at the Nudge

The galaxies have aligned with two amazing guest DJs – DANU, aka Kelly Lynch, and Andrew Haig – joining the Cunning Stunts resident DJs Lord Sut and Dale Stephen in the Shed at May’s Nudge Nudge Wink Wink: The Ultimate Party with a Conscience!

Is there any connection between a five-star resort that is about to build holiday apartments and houses a kilometre from the clothing-optional beach at Tyagarah and the decision of National Parks and Wildlife Services (NPWS)?

Naked bathing has been going on for eons around Australian coastlines and all of a sudden NPWS notices that this pastime is against their ‘policies and procedures.’

Raphael Lee Cass, Byron Bay

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  1. National parks are a disgrace they don’t look after the wildlife feral pigs cats canetoads everywhere and contractors instead of rangers plus their online booking for camping is a joke just another control freak idea plus the fact it’s like a defacto caravan or motel in at two out at ten the next day no spontaneity national parks should stick to looking after national parks and probably have more nude beaches in every national Park isn’t that what getting back to nature is all about immersing yourself in nature and vitamin d as for the five star resort the nude beach was from sunrise to Brunswick heads but mysteriously got shorter once they moved in plus many people were at belongil back in the day any way national parks should stick to fixing national like getting rid of bitou bush and lantana and other weeds that infest national parks and employ more indigenous rangers and forget about the naturists who are basically a bunch of old coggers getting their vitamin d

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Lismore residents ‘dumbfounded’ by councils lack of scrutiny of DA with ‘serious short-comings’

Local residents and Wilson Nature Reserve Landcare Group have said they are ‘dumbfounded’ at the lack of scrutiny of the ongoing development application at 37 City View Drive, East Lismore.

Evans Head’s Irons Gates developers spend another  $2.5m on legals – how can a local community keep up?

The Evans Head Iron Gates development has been objected to by the local community for 40 years and they are asking why the current developers, who are in administration, are getting another go in the Land and Environment Court.

Logging of critical koala habitat to start on Wild Koala Day

Australia, or more specifically eastern Australia, was identified as one of 24 ‘deforestation hotspots’ around the world in 2021 and the only first world...

People power must prevail market failures

The Wallum fiasco exemplifies all that is wrong with our current neoliberal economic system, one that thrives on pitting nature and community against ‘progress and development’.