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Mullum Food Box opens for 2025

Mullumbimby Uniting Church Food Box have commenced their 13th year of operations, distributing nutritious food to those in need every Thursday, from 9.30am till 11.30am.

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Protesters opposing RA and police in Lismore

The NSW Reconstruction Authority (RA) is currently attempting to disconnect water supply to nine government-owned houses in Lismore which have been providing shelter to homeless people since May 2024.

Let grief have its way

Fragments of a Half Life is a poignant film exploration of memory, loss, and the intricate relationship between father and son, screening at the Byron Theatre on Thursday, February 20.

Over $500 million announced for women’s health

Richmond MP Justine Elliot has announced that the Albanese government is building Australia’s future and strengthening Medicare, with $573.3 million to deliver more choice, lower costs and better health care for women, including on the North Coast.

Celebrate International Women’s Day at the Lismore Women’s Festival

Northern Rivers Women and Children's Services Inc. (NORWACS) is proud to announce the Lismore Women's Festival, a vibrant and inclusive event celebrating women, will be held on  Saturday, 8 March  at the Quad in Lismore from  9am to 4pm.

Multi-millionaires

The development application (DA 10.2024.24.1) for a $22+ million, 45-seat restaurant in a small rural residential locality will be...

Celebrating 28 years – Flickerfest

The famous Flickerfest returns to Mullumbimby, and Flickerfest and IQ inc are thrilled to be back for their 28th year in the Northern Rivers, kicking off their three-day festival of short films at the Mullumbimby Civic Hall from Thursday, February 27 to Saturday, March 1.

Stories about "animal cruelty":

Mass salmon deaths reported

Bob Brown Foundation is calling for Salmon Tasmania to publicly disclose how many salmon are dying in its factory farms. They say reports of mass mortalities of industrial farmed salmon around Tasmania show, once again, how destructive and cruel Tasmanian farmed salmon is to both wildlife and the salmon.

Certifier refuses use of underwater explosives against seals

Plans by industrial salmon company, Tassal, to continue using thousands of underwater explosive seal deterrents in Tasmanian waters have been dealt a blow by a leading international certifier.

Bob Stewart imprisoned for killing Bucket

This morning at Byron Bay Courthouse Robert Stewart was sentenced to nine months imprisonment, with a minimal non-parole period of five months, for the bow-shooting attack which led to the death of his neighbour's pet dog Bucket.

AJP calls for horse racing royal commission while pokie profits rise

‘America has a gun problem, Australia has a gambling problem,’ says former Animal Justice Party candidate for Ballina and Northern Rivers based animal rights advocate Cathy Blasonato.

Hurst MP says Berejiklian Government’s decision condones animal cruelty

Animals activists are standing fast in the fight for equal rights for all earthlings and that often means going against main stream by protesting and protecting the voiceless.

Animal cruelty a serious crime

Desmond Bellamy, PETA Australia, Byron Bay. People in Tasmania and throughout Australia are rightly outraged at the light sentence handed out in the case of...

Local man killed dog to ‘protect children’ court told

A local homeless man who killed his dog at Brunswick Heads believed he had no choice because the animal had bitten two children, Byron...

Animal cruelty charges dropped over attack on Nimbin’s Polly the pig

Animal cruelty charges against two men accused of killing 10 chickens and torturing a pig at Nimbin's Djanbung Gardens last December have been dropped.

Man charged with beating dog to death, Brunswick Heads

A man has been charged with animal cruelty after allegedly beating his dog to death at Brunswick Heads.

Private-school boys sheep-tackling outrage

Elite private school King’s hit the headlines for all the wrong reasons when members of its rugby union team were seen crash-tackling sheep in...

Hate crimes beefed up – what do federal candidates think?

Despite the Law Council of Australia raising serious concerns over risks to freedom of political speech, federal parliament has passed a new hate crime law that will see jail time for publicly displaying prohibited Nazi symbols or giving a Nazi salute.

Giving Albo the elbow: Bradbury to contest PM’s safe seat

Local filmmaker, David Bradbury, says he will run against PM Anthony Albanese in his safe Sydney seat of Grayndler as an independent at the upcoming federal election.

‘Stitch up’ or a step in the right direction?

Electoral reform legislation to cap political donations passed the Senate last week, with many crossbenchers expressing their fury at the process and the major parties claiming the moral high ground as they joined forces.

Face-recognition tech proposed for excluded gamblers

The New South Wales government says it’s inviting the public to have their say on two gaming reform schemes.