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Coercive control incidents rise across Northern Rivers

Recorded incidents of coercive control have increased across the Northern Rivers in the second year of NSW’s new coercive control laws, with 30 incidents recorded in the Richmond-Tweed region since the offence came into effect.

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Michelle Bailey targets net zero in Ballina

Fresh from winning pre-selection as the Nationals candidate for the state seat of Ballina, the 'independent' first-term Ballina councillor Michelle Bailey has put forward a notice of motion asking Council to scrap its fixed 2030 net-zero target in favour of what she describes as a 'flexible sustainability strategy'.

Take the time to make a difference

The Mullumbimby Anglican Op Shop is calling out for volunteers in their shop on Mullumbimby’s main street.

Tyagarah’s slow and gentle treasure – from their hive to your home

When Michael Howes left Sydney in the mid-1990s, he wasn’t chasing a business. He came north to visit a friend, got lost somewhere in the ranges, fell for the country and stayed. He started keeping bees in 1996...

Byron Farmers Market is growing young farmers

Last year Byron Farmers Market launched a Young Farmer Sponsorship Program to support and encourage a new generation of...

Wildlife road warnings falling short on Byron roads

Byron Shire Council has acknowledged that some of its current measures to protect wildlife from vehicle strikes have limited effectiveness, while funding has yet to be secured for seasonal electronic warning signs on several key koala routes.

2026 Mother’s Day planting – take two this Sunday

The Brunswick Valley Landcare’s annual Mother’s Day planting is now going ahead this Sunday, 27 September from 9am to 12 noon at 6 Durrumbul Road, Main Arm, Bundjalung Country.

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Investment to keep communities connected and improve disaster response

New portable connectivity kits, internet-enabled forward command vehicles and satellite vessel tracking are being rolled out by the NSW State Emergency Service (SES) to enhance community response during disasters.

3G shutdown approaching – are you prepared?

Small and family businesses have just eleven days to make sure they don't have their vital business systems and equipment fail when the 3G network is switched off on 28 October, says the Australian Small Business and Family Enterprise Ombudsman, Bruce Billson.

New laws set to influence local live music scene

New NSW laws designed to support live music venues have been passed months after Byron Shire Council abandoned plans for a Special Entertainment Precinct in Byron Bay.

Shark drone operator rescues six-year-old at Lighthouse Beach

A shark surveillance drone operator at Ballina’s Lighthouse Beach has found himself carrying out a very different kind of rescue after spotting a six-year-old boy struggling in the surf.

Red alert issued for potentially toxic algae at Lake Ainsworth

People are being warned to stay out of Lake Ainsworth at Lennox Head after testing detected high levels of potentially toxic blue-green algae.

Appalling leadership

While the PM spins and avoids transparency and the foreign minister prefers to yell abuse to take up time and never gives a straight...