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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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Too much fun in the Playground
Playground is a well-established event that’s held every two months at the scenic Club Burringbar. For the last two years, three long-term local DJs, Pob, Curly Si and Halo have been curating this amazing, rhythmic event.
Joel Taylor crowned parasurfer champ
Lennox Head parasurfer, Joel Taylor, has been crowned World Champion (prone division) after dominating a week of surf- ing against an international field at California’s Hunting- ton Beach.
Another Casino greyhound death
The second racing death of a greyhound at the Casino track in November has highlighted the failures of the racing industry’s safety initiatives, say animal welfare advocates.
New local whisky aged in viognier casks
The third whisky released by local distillers Brookies, Viognier Cask has a deep hue and is said to have...
Big season finish for Byron Bay cyclists
Mat Johnson
The Byron Bay Cycling Club (BBCC) wrapped up its competitive racing calendar for 2023 with a twilight criterium...
Ballina rally against domestic violence this Friday
Police and Rotarians are inviting people on the Northern Rivers to wear purple and join them in speaking out against domestic violence this Friday in Ballina.
Stories about "Byron Lighthouse Run":
700 join Lighthouse Run
The 13th Byron Bay Lighthouse Run saw 700 sweaty but enthusiastic runners and walkers raise $27,000 for charity.
Byron Bay Lighthouse run coming soon
The 13th Annual Byron Bay Lighthouse Run is set for Sunday October 22 and will be raising money to support headspace Lismore and the Women’s Resource Service at Mullumbimby and Districts Neighbourhood Centre.
Lighthouse run lights up Sam
One of this year's recipients from the proceeds of the Byron Lighthouse Run, Samantha Bulmer, suffered a spinal rupture just before birth, which has left her partially paralysed ever since.
Lighthouse run a team effort to fight breast cancer
Yesterday's annual Byron Lighthouse Run again drew hundreds of community-minded locals to raise money for a new equipment to fight breast cancer on the northern rivers.
Byron Lighthouse Run stalwart remembered for 10th birthday
A former stalwart behind the annual Byron Lighthouse Run, Barbara Pinter, has been praised for her longtime commitment to the fundraiser as the event celebrates its tenth anniversary later this month.
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.
