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Gort claims singles tennis title at Mullumbimby
Mullumbimby Tennis Club Championship finals were held last weekend and culminated with the open men’s singles where Steve Gort...
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Climate change likely to bring more compound disasters
The 2022 floods have caused $5.3billion in damage. Black Summer bushfires caused almost $2.5 billion in damage. Three consecutive La Nina events, or multiple droughts and heatwaves likely to become more common.
Byron Shires wildlife corridor
Byron Greens congratulate Byron Shire Council on its commitment to wildlife corridors and to developing wildlife corridor mapping. We...
Editorial – Wokie dokey
Last Thursday’s Council meeting was an example of when a good idea gets kiboshed because the people proposing the idea are considered crazy conspiracy theorists.
Planning for Casino and Urban Growth
Richmond Valley Council is seeking community feedback on two key strategic documents - the draft Richmond Valley Growth Management Strategy and Casino Place Plan.
Roller skating, skateboarding and more for Lismore
The ‘Lismore Urban Sports Precinct’ will deliver skateboarding, roller skating, BMX, scootering and sport climbing infrastructure as well as associated recreational infrastructure.
Migrant workers exploited and ripped off
Unions NSW say that a firewall between the Fair Work Ombudsman and the Department of Home Affairs is needed to protect migrant workers from deportation when they report exploitation, as new data reaffirms rife underpayment across Australia.
Stories about "cabarita":
Tweed Council’s hand forced to approve Cabarita apartments
A developer’s decision to terminate apartment purchases after DA refusal forced Tweed Council to approve the DA despite the development's failure to meet parking requirements.
Developer terminates 38 Bogangar apartment purchase contracts just weeks before settlement
Following Tweed Shire Council’s decision to reject a development application (DA) for a thirty-eight (38) lot strata subdivision at No. 41 Tweed Coast Road,...
New cancer support group on the Tweed
A new community support group for people affected by cancer on the Tweed Coast will begin in August at Cabarita Beach.
Eat fish and help your native fish thrive
Help the local fish habitat by catching and eating the invasive tilapia, an exotic fish species from Africa, that have been described as the cane toads of Australian waterways as they out compete native fish for habitat and food.
Nyxie makes top 50 after first surf in WSL QS event
Nyxie Ryan has rocketed into the top 50 on the QS ratings ladder after finishing in equal ninth pace in the Mothernest Tweed Coast...
Alleged home tutor charged with sexual assault of girl
A Queensland man who allegedly posed as a home tutor has been arrested and charged with indecently assaulting a 10-year-old girl in the Tweed.
Council gets on board with Skating Australia
Skaters with a wide variety of experience and ages took advantage of a free skating workshop at Tweed Heads South last weekend, the first in a series of workshops being staged by Tweed Council and Skateboarding Australia
Spirited and gifted with a passion
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rg8Yy2cVonE
Jon Stevens’s remarkable career as a singer, songwriter and performer has spanned more than 20 years and reaped many achievements, including ARIA chart-topping success...
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Medal storm for locals at pickleball tournament
Thirty Northern Rivers pickleball players won medals in the first ever NSW regional doubles tournament last weekend in Ballina.
The local club secured nine gold,...
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Local waterpolo team thriving on friendship
The Byron Bay Bullsharks women’s waterpolo team have played their way into second place on the Far North Coast competition ladder after bagging five...
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The Menu
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C_uTkUGcHv4
Do chefs wield too much power in this world? The power over life and death in fact? In The Menu, Julian Slowik (Ralph Fiennes),...
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Your Witches are Back!
It’s the longest day and the shortest night: 22 December is the summer solstice, a time to transition from action to nourishment. It’s a...
