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Running the NY Marathon for type-1 diabetes research
Southern Cross University student Georgie Collis has type-1 diabetes but this won't stop her running in the New York Marathon in November to raise funds for research.
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Calling all local cricketers
The start of a new cricket season is fast approaching so new and returning players are welcome at the...
Ciggie butts tops in litter prevention project
A litter prevention project has been a success, say Byron Shire Council staff, with 1,450 pieces of litter being prevented from flowing into the Cape Byron Marine Park over a two month period.
Ocean Shores event to inspire with tales of personal courage
What does being courageous mean to you?
What do you think of the Wade Park masterplan?
So many of the Lismore LGA assets were damaged in last year’s flood and the process of rebuilding is creating an opportunity to do things differently.
$1.2 billion profit from food waste
Australian food retailers make $1.2 billion in profit each year from selling food that households waste, according to new research from The Australia Institute.
Apartheid Israel
The Albanese government has lost its pre-election chutzpah on Palestine. True, it now refers to the Palestinian ‘occupied’ territories...
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Santos’ approval to drill for gas north of the Tiwi Islands invalid
In a landmark decision, the Federal Court of Australia has invalidated Santos’ approval to drill for gas in the sea north of the Tiwi Islands.
Federal Resources Minister’s grant to fracking company invalid
The Federal Court has found that Federal Resources Minister Keith Pitt’s decision to grant $21 million of public money to private company Imperial Oil & Gas to pursue fracking in the Beetaloo Basin was invalid.
Transforming lives, empowering individuals and uniting communities
A Sound Life, Australia’s first charity to transform the lives of people in need through free music, yoga and meditation programs is having an event this Sunday as a fundraiser for the COVID crisis in India.
Legal obstacle to Narrabri Gas Project
A community group has launched a legal appeal against the NSW Independent Planning Commission’s approval of the controversial Narrabri Gas Project, in the state’s north west.
Bushfire survivors launch legal action against EPA
With Australia dealing with one disaster after another of biblical proportions, one group of people believe that the power to change the course of the future lies in the hands of a government department.
EDO and HSI legal case challenges drum lines in marine park
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B_ix0FNAfAw
A court challenge to a permit for lethal shark drum lines within the Great Barrier Reef will begin next week in Brisbane, as dozens...
Great Barrier Reef: environment minister’s unlawful decision on land clearing
Federal minister for the environment has now conceded that the decision to apply the least rigorous environmental assessment to the proposed clearing of 2,100 ha of native vegetation in the Great Barrier Reef catchment was unlawful.
Land clearing laws ‘a licence to kill’
A meeting at Marvell Hall in Byron Bay on Thursday heard the Nature Conservation Council outline its plans to take the NSW Government to court over its controversial land clearing laws.
Swimathon for the Great Barrier Reef
It is time to save the reef! After the success of last year's first swim for the reef in Mullumbimby organiser Josh Scott-Jouir is putting out the call to locals to get involved in raising money for the EDO through a swimathon in Mullum pool.
Mullum locals dive in to help save Great Barrier Reef
Raising money to help protect the reef, local metal work and mathematics teacher, Josh Scott-Jouir is joining the annual swimathon, held by environmental lawyers for the community EDO Qld to raise funds for vital legal work to protect the Reef.
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What do you think of the Wade Park masterplan?
So many of the Lismore LGA assets were damaged in last year’s flood and the process of rebuilding is creating an opportunity to do things differently.
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Wollumbin Street bridge reduced to one lane
As part of the sewerage upgrade in Murwillumbah, Tweed Shire Council is urging motorists to plan ahead and seek alternative routes between the CBD and South Murwillumbah for up to four weeks from today.
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They’re he-ere: SLSC surf patrols are on!
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Surf Life Saving NSW says that more than 20,000 active volunteer lifesavers began patrols on beaches across the state on Saturday.
Political Comment
A short history of cruelty
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Anthony Albanese went to the last election promising to end live sheep exports from Australia. This rubbery promise has since been rolled back to his government's second term (assuming they get one). The independent panel's long-awaited report to the federal government on the issue has now also been delayed, from this week to late October.
