This Sunday marks 19 years since the then Howard Government announced the Northern Territory Intervention laws – ‘The Intervention’ began with a media release by Mal Brough, Minister for Indigenous Affairs, on June 21, 2007.
It has been a confronting and devastating year with a 12-year-old killed by a shark in Sydney and another shark attack in Coogee over the weekend. The NSW government has said there is nothing off the table in response to the latest shark incident. But it is vital that we don’t just start going out there and randomly culling sharks.
While details remain scant, there are claims from multiple sources that a peace deal has finally been reached in the war between Iran and the United States, after nearly four months of fighting.
The fire in compound behind Woolworths Mullumbimby is under control. Photo Nola Mancy
The Mullumbimby NSW Fire and Rescue Station House 388 was alerted to a large fire in a compound beside the Mullumbimby Woolworths supermarket at 8.22pm this evening.
Fire in compound behind Woolworths Mullumbimby Saturday, 12 July. Photo Sandra Davey
The fire has been brought under control and currently has police and Fire and Rescue in attendance.
‘A large stack of large diameter plastic pipes a stockpile that is destined for civil works in town is burning,’ Dean Stanford, acting Deputy Captain for 388 told The Echo.
‘The fire is under control with no other property damaged.’
♦ The Echo online will update as further information becomes available
Fire in compound behind Woolworths Mullumbimby Saturday, 12 July. Photo supplied
Fire in compound behind Woolworths Mullumbimby Saturday, 12 July. Photo supplied
Fire in compound behind Woolworths Mullumbimby Saturday, 12 July. Photo supplied
Fire in compound behind Woolworths Mullumbimby Saturday, 12 July. Photo supplied
Fire in compound behind Woolworths Mullumbimby Saturday, 12 July. Photo supplied
The fire in compound behind Woolworths Mullumbimby is under control. Photo supplied
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