New figures showing NSW residents lost a record $4.75 billion on poker machines in just six months are more proof that the Minns Government has gone soft on tackling gambling harm, says Greens MP and gambling harm reduction spokesperson Cate Faehrmann.

The 23rd Nimbin Performance Poetry World Cup concluded Sunday night after two days of poetry by 32 poets from as far away as Western Australia, Tasmania, Queensland, all over New South Wales and the local area.

A child sexual abuse counselling service has expanded to Northern Rivers NSW, ready to offer specialised support to children and families.

More than 7,000 drivers will face enforcement action following a statewide traffic operation conducted by police over the weekend.

New figures showing NSW residents lost a record $4.75 billion on poker machines in just six months are more proof that the Minns Government has gone soft on tackling gambling harm, says Greens MP and gambling harm reduction spokesperson Cate Faehrmann.

An alarming report released by the Natural Resources Commission (NRC) in the leadup to National Threatened Species Day (today), identifies the extent of state forests occupied by endangered greater gliders has declined by two-thirds over 27 years, and within the remaining occupied habitat populations have collapsed by a similar amount.

The developers behind the massive West Byron housing project are back for round two in their bid to install a pedestrian crossing on Ewingsdale Road, just weeks after councillors rejected a traffic-light version of the proposal.