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Pam’s chemical-free farming passion
Third-generation farmer Pam Morrow has been growing her own organic food for over 20 years. Her passion for farming...
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COVID-19 pandemic has cut life expectancy globally
COVID-19 reversed earlier trends toward longer life expectancies. During the pandemic, life expectancies globally dropped by 1.6 years according to a new study published in the Lancet medical journal.
Stone and Wood’s new NRB beer
Stone and Wood have launched a new beer: Northern Rivers Beer (NRB). At a warm, and pretty laidback, night...
More calls for federal intervention in Wallum estate plans
Another ecologist has added their name to the community campaign against development on environmentally sensitive land in Brunswick Heads.
What’s Mullum?
Having worked at the Ford dealership in Mullum while my wife ran an art and craft shop in Mullum,...
Oh My Goddess, Kylie Minogue is Coming To Splendour!
Oh yes she is! Global icon. Pop superstar. Kylie Minogue is set to take over the Splendour in the Grass Amphitheatre for the very first time! Taking to the Splendour stage, Kylie Minouge will be the opening night headline act when she makes a triumphant return home and stamps her name in the annals of Splendour lore. Splendour in the Grass (SITG), returns to Ngarindjin (North Byron Parklands) from Friday, 19 July to Sunday, 21 July for three days of camping, music, art and freedom.
Byron Mayor backs down over floodplain development
Mayor Michael Lyon told Mullum residents that he has the numbers to remove floodplain development but will push through the Residential Strategy that aims for 4,522 homes by 2041.
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Ballina burnout workshops to support local community
The Northern Rivers community will have an opportunity to learn from leading burnout experts across March and April in a series of free workshops presented by Ballina Shire Council.
No changes to parking time limits in Ballina CBD but angled bays to come
Car parking time limits in Ballina’s town centre are to remain as they are after local councillors voted against changes in response to public feedback.
What’s happening with the Alstonville showgrounds?
A war of words has erupted between Ballina councillors over an unauthorised development at Alstonville Showgrounds, consisting of a series of steel cattle pens close to neighbouring houses.
Councils using ticketless fines on notice
The days of receiving ticketless council parking fines in NSW are to end thanks to new directions from the Labor state government.
King tides over roads in Ballina this weekend
If you are out and about in Ballina this weekend keep in mind that the king tides will lead to some flooding over roads.
Rous to charge residents ‘unfair’ water fee
Dorroughby resident Alex Heathwood and around another 2,100 homeowners up and down the Rous County Council water pipeline are going to be paying around $200 extra on their water bills annually for infrastructure that benefits everyone who uses RCC water.
Ballina bus interchange upgrade starts in one week
Ballina Shire Council will be upgrading the Tamar Street Bus Interchange in Ballina’s CBD from Monday 11 March.
More recycled material for Lennox road improvements
Lennox Head's latest road resurfacing projects are benefiting from leading edge recycling technology, converting waste to useful new life
GemLife’s seniors’ housing estate (again) and more Ballina Council 2024 court action
A conciliation conference between the Ballina Shire Council and developers wanting to build a seniors’ resort-style estate in West Ballina is to happen in less than three weeks.
The Kollective to take on Ballina Shire housing project
Ballina Shire councillors are to debate the future of public lands zoned for residential development in Wollongbar this week, including the potential of selling some or all the assets.
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Many rental homes barely habitable due to heat
Rental homes had an average indoor temperature of 25°C and experienced two hours a day over 30°C according to a new report, 'Cruel Summers', from tenant advocacy organisation Better Renting.
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Stone and Wood’s new NRB beer
Stone and Wood have launched a new beer: Northern Rivers Beer (NRB). At a warm, and pretty laidback, night at the Billinudgel Hotel earlier...
Byron Echo
The Drongo: even more of them around these days
The team at Spangled Drongo Brewing officially fired up their brewhouse in June last year, but you may have heard their name prior to...
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Organic seedlings at the market
Victoria Cosford
From the age of 17, owner of Seedlings Organic, Luke Sansom, has worked in horticulture. Down on the Mornington Peninsula he was a...