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Councillors split over withdrawing Council support for 57 Station Street DA

The raw debate that took place over the 57 Station Street carpark development in Mullumbimby at the end of yesterday’s council meeting was enlightening, not only for the public, but also for the councillors.
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Friendly pooches up for adoption

Stone & Wood are teaming up with Willow Tree Sanctuary and a whole lot of friendly dogs who are looking for their forever homes this Saturday, 19 September at the tasting room in Byron Bay from 11am to 2pm.
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Funding boost for NORPA’s new home at The Joinery

NORPA has secured $944,724 in Australian government funding to progress The Joinery, taking the ambitious project a significant step closer to becoming a flood-resilient cultural, creative and community hub for Lismore and the wider Northern Rivers.
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$100m Ballina seniors housing plan nears end of exhibition as CEO departs

A $100.3 million redevelopment of St Andrew’s Village in Ballina is nearing the end of its public exhibition period as the organisation prepares for the departure of its long-serving chief executive.
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No bird flu so far in the Byron Shire

Byron Shire Council has issued a statement in regards to the ongoing threat of bird flu to animals and birds in the region.
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Angry energy, from digital duty of care to forests

The government's draft bill for a new approach to online safety is currently up for public discussion, and various people are getting hot under the collar about it, particularly those whose political and business model relies on Australians being as angry as possible.
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Rally with Bangalow to reclaim the Bowlo

The Bangalow community are coming out in all their colour, uniforms, and fury this Saturday, 19 September from 2pm to raise their voice in protest at their treatment by Norths Collective who, they say, have not met the commitments they made to the Bangalow Bowlo, and the community, when they took over the club.
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The world’s first trillionaire (on paper) has floated his Initial Public Offering (IPO) for Space X on the US stock exchange. It is the biggest ever IPO, despite Space X operating at a significant loss and carrying a host of other associated risks.

Will this be another TACO (Trump Always Chickens Out) moment? The US/Israel invaders need the Iranian war to be over, so that Chinese renewables don’t take hold.

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Medicinal cannabis driving reforms pass NSW Parliament

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Medicinal cannabis patients in NSW will no longer automatically face penalties simply because THC is detected in their system while driving, after long-awaited reforms passed State Parliament.
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Wyrallah Road students put creativity on show

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Paint, performance and plenty of young imagination will take over Wyrallah Road Public School next Tuesday when every student gets a place on the gallery wall.
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Bangalow black spot secures $1.6m safety upgrade

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A notorious Bangalow road safety black spot where much-loved local man Paul ‘Campo’ Campton was killed in a hit-and-run crash is set for a major upgrade after Byron Shire Council secured around $1.6 million in NSW Government funding.
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Missing Tweed woman’s car found in Rous River

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The car belonging to missing Tweed woman Yvonne Whear has been found submerged in the Rous River, almost seven months after she disappeared.
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