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Contentious Cudgen Connection refused – but developer not backing down
The contentious Cudgen Connection development proposed on State Significant Farmland on the protected Cudgen Plateau next to the Tweed Valley Hospital site was in front of Tweed Shire Councillors at yesterday's planning meeting.
Other News
Fatal crash in New Italy
On Monday, 29 April emergency services were called to the Pacific Highway, New Italy, approximately 46km south from Lismore, following reports of a crash.
North Byron Hotel comes alive as ‘Caper festival’s official watering hole’
North Byron Hotel is the official watering hole of Caper Byron Bay Food & Culture Festival 2024. With a jam-packed schedule spanning over 10 days, the sun-drenched garden is set to come alive with creativity and collaboration, starting on 17 May.
Harvest at Mullum Farmers Market
Hey, foodies! Prepare for a flavour-filled extravaganza of The Harvest Trails, Taste of Harvest, on May 3 at the award-winning Mullum Farmers Market. With over 70 stalls, the farmers’ market is a feast for the senses. Indulge in fresh produce and artisan goodies and meet the farmers.
Public interest litigation under threat
Australia’s peak environment groups have slammed a Federal Court decision which allows mining company Santos to pursue environment groups that were not directly involved in a recent court case against them.
Editorial – The prince of technofeudalism
Facebook turns 20 this year! It started in 2004, and is now ubiquitous among older generations who are addicted to its shifting algorithms that keep them stuck like insects on fly paper.
The energetic goodness of sprouts and seedlings
Victoria Cosford
‘It’s just about getting more goodness into your body’, one customer tells me. Sipping a freshly pressed wheatgrass...
Stories about "access":
Access all areas – unless you are a person with disability
Almost a quarter of the Northern Rivers can’t access the places most people take for granted, like our beaches, parks, and public toilets. That’s a significant chunk of the population.
Ballina council to upgrade Angels Beach access
Independent Ballina Shire Councillor Stephen McCarthy has won a move to have the council upgrade access facilities to Angels Beach.
Local News
Housing roundtable held in Lismore
Member for Lismore, Janelle Saffin MP hosted a Northern Rivers housing roundtable in this week.
Local News
Remember to ‘Wage Peace, Not War’ says Lismore local
Last week a global peace movement started in Lismore and the idea behind it is to blanket the world in peace signs.
Local News
Should Local Land Service be the only consent for Private Native Forestry in Kyogle Shire?
The impact of Private Native Forestry agreements are often contentious and with eastern Australia being the only first world country identified as one of 24 ‘deforestation hotspots’ around the world the question of who provides permission and oversees the consent for PNF is important.
Byron Echo
State of the Hempire revealed at Nimbin MardiGrass
The state of the Hempire in the Northern Rivers is healthy. In the last two years many changes have come about, both strategically and tactically. Celebrate this weekend at the Nimbin MardiGrass.
