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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

Fatal injury in Ocean Shores

The Echo - 0
About 2pm on Friday 30 October 2026, emergency services were called to a home on Warrambool Road, Ocean Shores, following reports a man had been injured.
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National News

Riverbank recovery project receives industry award

The Echo - 0
A major effort to rehabilitate almost 30 kilometres of flood-affected riverbanks across NSW has received international recognition, with Local Land Services and the Soil Conservation Service winning this year’s International Erosion Control Association Australasia (IECA Australasia) Environmental Excellence Award.
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National News

National gun buyback scheme begins in NSW

The Echo - 0
The biggest gun buyback in 30 years began in NSW yesterday, with the first firearms set to be surrendered as part of the government’s commitment to reduce the number of guns in the community and help make NSW safer.
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Local News

New Tweed Heads Hub backed by $3.8 million commitment

The Echo - 0
The newly opened Veteran and Family Hub at Tweed Heads will be backed by a renewed $3.8 million commitment from RSL NSW to sponsor veteran and family services, delivered by partner charity RSL LifeCare.
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