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September 19, 2026
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Mammalian meat allergy and my heart valve replacement

Ronald Priestley - 0
Increasingly, people living in bush areas of the Shire are becoming aware of Mammalian Meat Allergy (MMA). Also known as alpha-gal syndrome (AGS), the disease is caused when a tick bites you and transfers a sugar called alpha-gal into your bloodstream.
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Being Vegan

Pets on a vegan diet can help save the world!

Denise Cullen, Cosmos Magazine - 4
When my six-month-old puppy was diagnosed with a congenital liver shunt, the vet placed him on a diet featuring predominantly dairy and plant-based protein.
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Entertainment News

Incredible screenings at Bangalow Film Festival

Echo - 0
Bangalow Film Festival adds more incredible films to the 2023 program and, with a stack of special screenings still to be announced, sessions are...
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Being Vegan

Being Vegan: Teach your children well

Eve Jeffery - 12
I wasn’t always a vegan. I am happy to admit I was wrong.
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Being Vegan: Let me tell ya ’bout the birds and the bees (Part 2)

Eve Jeffery - 7
Honey bees make honey as a way of storing food to eat over the cooler winter period, when they are unable to forage and there are fewer flowers from which to gather food
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Being Vegan

Being Vegan: Let me tell ya ’bout the birds and the bees (Part 1)

Eve Jeffery - 0
One of the questions I get asked a lot is: Why don’t vegans use eggs and honey?
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Sustainability

Being vegan: Where do vegans get their protein?

Eve Jeffery - 16
You can eat a plant-based diet and get plenty of protein. Like any balanced diet, if you eat properly you will get all the nutrients you need. This is the first article in our monthly Being Vegan series.
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Local News

Councillors split over withdrawing Council support for 57 Station Street DA

Aslan Shand - 0
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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Local News

Medicinal cannabis driving reforms pass NSW Parliament

The Echo - 0
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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Local News

Wyrallah Road students put creativity on show

The Echo - 0
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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Local News

Bangalow black spot secures $1.6m safety upgrade

Paul Bibby - 0
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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