Less than a week out from the election, mystery surrounds the One Nation candidate and her connection to the electorate.
Regenerating Australia, by Damon Gameau, is a short film that looks back at the next ten years from the eve of 2029 and recounts all of the actions we have taken on climate change and ecological degradation.
As we edge closer to the federal election, Australia, like most advanced middle-ranking economies is facing some headwind challenges that require government intervention (RBA), in our case rising inflation. This in turn will mean raising interest rates. For most people,...
Why is there so much interest in stats and percentages? How does the average house price or rent translate to the person in the street? What does four per cent unemployed mean? Cost of living where we add together food,...
The recent floods have left many people homeless. Trying to address this problem, local councils have waived some of the current building rules to allow people to erect temporary dwellings, which will be allowed to stay in place for...
Having lived for 80 years on Argyle Street with a history of family living from number 1 to number 57 over four generations I can state none of these homes have ever flooded. The town infrastructure was constructed to...
To the family that allowed their large black dog to repeatedly attack and maul the beautiful wallaby on South Golden Beach Monday afternoon: Despite refusing to give your names or take any responsibility for this cruel and vicious act –...
The recent news that our mighty NSW State Government are going to step into the Northern Rivers as a sort of Mary Poppins and over-arch their solutions into an umbrella of several councils via the Northern Rivers Reconstruction Corporation (NRRC) was met with cheer and skepticism.
They always say that emergencies such as bushfires and floods bring out the best in people, but do they? The War Memorial Hall at Wardell, Northern NSW, is currently occupied by Wardell CORE Inc, which is a community group helping...
As two Bendigoians, visiting Northern NSW over the past ten days, we quite expected to see flood damage in many parts of the region. For weeks we had watched from afar the unfurling devastation of the floods from Lismore to...
Tweed-based Richmond candidate for the May 21 election, Terry Sharples, has described himself as a ‘True Independent’, yet there is little online information regarding his platform, funding and professional background.
We are one of many households in Mullum that lost their home and belongings in the February flood. Two months after the event we are still trying to get to grips with the way this has turned our lives...
Two vacant blocks in the Bayside housing estate in Brunswick Heads, and land that once contained that town’s sewage treatment plant, have been chosen to host temporary ‘modular houses’ for those left homeless by the recent floods.
If there’s one thing that the LNP lays claim to, above all else, it is the assertion that they are the better managers of the economy. But what does this bold claim actually mean?
The NSW health system is ‘failing residents of rural, regional and remote areas,’ a State government inquiry has found.
The slogan of the so-called Informed Medical Options Party is ‘Truth, Transparency and Accountability in Politics’. Presumably their dedication to these goals is why they dropped mention of vaccination from their name. One of their candidates recently had his ‘it’s...
Many years ago I toyed with the idea of starting an annual ‘Fugly Architectural Design Awards Byron Inc’, but the acronym (FADABinc) was never going to catch on even though the concept thrived. However, with the advent of so many...
While the Liberal-Nationals parties are wedded to fossil fuels through political donations, and their employees oscillate between government jobs and the mining sector, Labor have also supported the introduction of new gas and coal mines, despite the urgent warning to reduce carbon emissions by climate scientists.
I have heard a number of people saying that we have to vote Labor first to get rid of Morrison as they are the only party who could ‘form government’. Yet Labor voted to frack the Beetleloo Basin and...
Why are women still having to fight for bodily autonomy? What’s happening in the US right now could have more sinister implications for the reproductive rights of women all around the world. And let’s be clear, data from the World Health Organisation shows that banning abortion has no effect on abortion rates throughout the world. It does however have an impact on women’s safety and their mortality.
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It couldn’t be funnier if it was in Byron… oh wait! The Byron Comedy Fest is a carefully curated event for our community and it will be hitting the foreshore of Main Beach 9–12 June. Laughter enhances your intake of oxygen-rich...
Almost all our community have been affected by the floods in one way or another, but oyster farmers are particularly vulnerable to flooding. When you’re an oyster farmer, the rain only has to reach 30mm in 24 hours before a 21-day closure period is put in place. Even then, the water testing has to meet the highest standards for ensuring freedom from pollutants before you are allowed to continue.
Kicking off on Wednesday 18 May, Barrio is throwing a weekly Argentinian style barbeque bash. The char-grilled offering will focus on a new selection of rare cuts of meat and local vegetables each week, with a monthly guest chef appearance.
I was lucky enough to visit Stone & Wood recently to see the initial brew being made of the 2022 Stone Beer, the star attraction at the upcoming Festival of the Stone at Stone & Wood’s Byron brewery site on Saturday 4 June.
