Isn’t it about time that it’s user-pays for petrol? Including the cost of carbon capture, and storage as rock (mineral carbonation). Try paying Climeworks to compensate for the fossil you burn.
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Appeal to locate woman missing from Rosebank
Police are appealing for public assistance to locate a woman missing from Rosebank.
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Student HECS debt to be cut, say federal Labor
Two new major initiatives to support current and former higher education students have been announced by the federal Labor government.
Minjungbal Drive at Tweed Heads South changed traffic conditions
Overnight traffic conditions will change on May 13 at Boyds Bay Bridge on Minjungbal Drive.
From gumboot throwing to a gnome known as Costa
Permaculture is the foundation of the 30th anniversary weekend celebrations at the Djanbung Gardens over the weekend of May 25-26.
New Tweed Valley Hospital opens today
The controversial new Tweed Valley Hospital opened to patients at 8am this morning.
Lighthouse walkway
Soon most of the lighthouse walk that National Parks are responsible for will be top shelf.
Could the Byron...
Editorial – Are we all finked?
A old dude named Larry Fink runs a US asset management corporation called BlackRock that not many people have heard of.
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The Toad, the Whale and the Sun
Filmmaker and environmental activist Dean Jefferys will be hosting the world premiere of his epic feature documentary The Toad, the Whale and the Sun, at the Byron Community Centre on Friday, 31 May at 5pm and again at 8pm, with a panel discussion and Q+A after both screenings.
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10 days of fab food
Caper Byron Bay Food & Culture Festival returns for its second iteration and kicks off this Friday, running until Sunday, May 26 – and is there a lot to pack in.
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Once Upon A Time
Local artist Michelle Ansoul’s sepia-toned photographic prints reflect moments of her hometown Byron Bay over the course of four decades in the exhibition ‘Once...
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Hola Amigxs!
Organisers are really excited to announce the second installment of the Mahico Festival at the home of the Blues Festival, The Green Room, on Saturday, June 8, over the King’s birthday long weekend.