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Green Heroes among 2026 NSW Environment Award winners

The NSW Environment Awards, hosted by the state’s leading environmental advocacy organisation, Nature Conservation Council NSW, was recently held at Customs House in Sydney.

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Hold abusers to account equally

Izaac Lee Alford loves social media messages, and lives on his daddy’s cattle farm just out of Gympie, a lovely town where it only needs to sprinkle to be flooded. It has also for many years been One Nation central...

Seven women, seven decades and seven minutes to tell their stories

Most of us would struggle to squeeze a lifetime into seven minutes. Seven local women are about to give it a go, with stories of what they have survived along the way.

Stone fruit season has arrived!

There’s something special about biting into a perfectly ripe peach or nectarine, with juice running down your chin and the taste of summer in every mouthful. Stone fruit season is now underway, and local grower Rajesh Kumar is bringing a beautiful selection of fresh fruit to the farmers’ markets.

Walking the talk

Under the leadership of Labor’s Minister for the Environment, Hon. Penny Sharpe MLC, the NSW Parliament recently legislated several...

Extra $9 million for Lismore flood pumps and higher spillway

An additional $9 million will fund two more pumps at Lismore’s Browns Creek pump station and raise the levee spillway, with the works intended to reduce flood risk for 300 buildings.

Jewellery theft leaves Bangalow artists without work to sell before Christmas

Hundreds of handmade jewellery pieces have been stolen from a Bangalow artists’ collective, leaving some members without any work to sell ahead of the crucial Christmas trading period.

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Biosecurity strategy up for comment

Feedback is now open on the draft NSW Biosecurity Strategy that the government says will provide the focus for improvements to the state’s biosecurity framework over the next 10 years.

Act early on feral pig control

With dry seasonal conditions being experienced in many parts of the region, North Coast Local Land Services (LLS) is urging producers to act early on feral pig control.

Gas exploration safeguards questioned

The state’s peak farming organisation has called on the NSW government to answer urgent questions about how it will protect groundwater, farm biosecurity, and landholders as it promotes new gas exploration areas in the west of the state.

New compliance unit strengthens NSW biosecurity systems

A new dedicated Biosecurity Compliance and Investigation Unit has been set up by the NSW government to strengthen biosecurity, tackle high-risk threats, and safeguard market access and trade.

Detector dogs boost biosecurity

NSW Farmers has welcomed news that six new detector dog handlers have joined Australia’s border security team to protect the nation from biosecurity threats.

Ultimate biosecurity guide to weed control launched

NSW Chief Invasive Species Officer, Scott Charlton, yesterday launched the latest NSW government weed management guide at the 23rd NSW Weeds Conference in Port Macquarie.

NSW crackdown on rogue turf businesses pays off

Two Queensland businesses have been separately convicted in the NSW Local Court of breaching biosecurity regulations designed to protect NSW from red imported fire ants. In total they were ordered to pay $60,000.

Housing, water, and fire ants: Regional Cities NSW welcomes NSW budget billions

Regional Cities New South Wales (RCNSW) welcomed last week’s second state budget from Labor NSW since taking over from the coalition in 2023.

Fire ants found in Currumbin

A new Biosecurity Emergency Order is in effect for part of the Tweed Shire after the discovery of red imported Fire Ants near the Queensland border last week.

Invasive Species Council gives evidence to federal fire ant inquiry

A Senate Committee inquiry will hear evidence today that changes are needed in Australia’s fire ant response – including the creation of an independent eradication authority.

Remembrance Day 2026: 11am, 11 November

It is estimated that in WWl there were 20 million dead and 20 million injured. From a population base of fewer than five million,...

Love books? Join Friends of the Library

Friends of the Libraries, Byron Shire are looking for some fresh, new, younger faces to join the group and help keep it moving forward.

Racehorses shot for pet food by NSW breeder

Thirteen thoroughbred horses deemed no longer useful, have been destroyed with eight horses destroyed by firearm at Berkeley Park Stud.

Byron Bay Surf Lifesaving Club youngsters shine

Two young members of Byron Bay Surf Lifesaving Club have delivered outstanding performances at the Paddle NSW State Sprint Championships, held at the Penrith International Regatta Centre over the weekend.