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Move Beyond Coal turning up heat on government
Move Beyond Coal says it will be staging protests at Labor MP offices around the country over the next week to 'turn up the heat' on the government to stop approving climate-wrecking coal and gas projects.
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Minister Stephen Kamper – it’s time to talk about the Dirawong Reserve
Dear Minister
I am writing this Open Letter to you as Minister responsible for Crown Lands. Previous letters to you...
Marisa takes on 621km Melanoma Walk
Margaret Pierce
Ballina’s Marisa Worling is about to undertake a marathon walk from Merimbula on the south-east coast to Port...
NSW Planning Panel unanimously rejects controversial development on Ballina floodplain
Yesterday the NSW Planning Panel unanimously rejected Gemlife’s proposal for a major 'seniors living' development on a flood prone site on Burns Point Ferry Road, West Ballina.
Byronian wanders down street
After a ten-year hiatus, iconic Byron cafe The Byronian (est. 1978) has returned with a new location, outside Woolies,...
Lismore Council unveils latest upcycled Christmas tree
Lismore City Council has unveiled its iconic sustainable city Christmas tree. This is the eighth year of Lismore’s upcycled Christmas tree being proudly displayed on the corner of Keen and Magellan streets, following a one-year hiatus after the 2022 flood disaster.
Community rallies for Timmy’s recovery
There is nothing like the warm embrace of community to provide healing, and that’s certainly been the case for local Timothy Hanley.
Stories about "Anzac Cup":
Shores United win local derby in season opener
Shores United FC began their season in the Anzac Cup B football competition with a 3-1 win over local rivals the Mullumbimby Brunswick Valley FC last Sunday.
Byron nurture youth as they take on Bangalow in Anzac Cup football final
Dogwhistle
The Byron Bay Rams enjoyed a heartening return to form this week, thanks in no small part to the emergence of an exciting new...
Bluedogs reach ANZAC Cup finals
The Bangalow Bluedogs football club were good enough to get two teams into the finals of the ANZAC Cup last week but the men’s...
MBVFC beat Ocean Shores in ANZAC Cup
Ocean Shores came up short against a clinical Mullumbimby, losing the open B final of the ANZAC Cup 5–2 on the weekend.
Shores threatened early...
Brown Snakes win ANZAC Cup
A bus load of supporters made the trip to cheer the Shores United Brown Snakes in there win over the Richmond Rovers in Lismore for the ANZAC Cup.
Rams’ ANZAC adventure over and out
The rivalry between the Park Hotel Rams and Lismore Thistles continued with a re-run of last year’s Anzac Cup final at Lismore’s Oakes Oval on Friday night.
Rams convincing over Lismore
The Park Hotel Byron Bay Rams showed their growing strength with a convincing 3-0 win in the 2014 Anzac Cup semifinal at the Ewingsdale last Sunday.
National News
Industrial relations reform bill passes parliament
New industrial relations laws have passed NSW parliament today, which the government says will create the structure needed to deliver meaningful improvements to wages and conditions for hundreds and thousands of workers in the state.
Local News
Fire ant update in the Tweed
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There were information sessions this morning for local businesses and industry members impacted by the detection of Red Imported Fire Ants (RIFA) at South Murwillumbah, with the opportunity to find out more information about the strategy that the Department of Primary Industries (DPI) are using to contain and eradicate the fire ants.
National News
$15 million to subsidise habitat destruction?
The recently-released NSW Forestry Corporation’s annual report, which shows that taxpayers will again be asked to spend $15 million to subsidise native forest logging, has today been labelled ‘a damning indictment on our state’.
Local News
Lismore Council unveils latest upcycled Christmas tree
Lismore City Council has unveiled its iconic sustainable city Christmas tree. This is the eighth year of Lismore’s upcycled Christmas tree being proudly displayed on the corner of Keen and Magellan streets, following a one-year hiatus after the 2022 flood disaster.
