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NEFA says Forestry Corp are ignoring legal protections for gliders
The North East Forest Alliance is calling on the Environment Protection Authority to issue an immediate Stop Work Order for logging in Styx River State Forest, near Armidale on the Northern Tablelands.
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Graham and Pearce crowned pairs champions
Tracie Graham and Sherril Pearce have won the 2024 Brunswick Heads Women’s Bowling Club pairs final.
They beat Judy Smith...
Lismore residents ‘dumbfounded’ by councils lack of scrutiny of DA with ‘serious short-comings’
Local residents and Wilson Nature Reserve Landcare Group have said they are ‘dumbfounded’ at the lack of scrutiny of the ongoing development application at 37 City View Drive, East Lismore.
New knife laws for NSW
The NSW government has announced a package of reforms to target possession of knives, particularly among young people, with the intention of reducing knife crime and boosting community safety.
Should Local Land Service be the only consent for Private Native Forestry in Kyogle Shire?
The impact of Private Native Forestry agreements are often contentious and with eastern Australia being the only first world country identified as one of 24 ‘deforestation hotspots’ around the world the question of who provides permission and oversees the consent for PNF is important.
Ballina Council delays Sharpes Beach redevelopment
At the eleventh hour, Ballina Shire Council has voted to press pause on the controversial Sharpes Beach car park redevelopment, and seek further options.
NSW government promises $230 million in DV prevention and crisis support
The NSW Government has announced $230 million as part of an emergency support package over the next four years for domestic, family and sexual violence victim-survivors.
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Origin walks away from Beetaloo Basin
In a major victory for community pressure and investor activism, Origin Energy announced yesterday that they would divest 100 per cent of their gas interests in the Northern Territory's massive Beetaloo Basin, along with fracking plans in the Lake Eyre Basin and WA's Kimberley region.
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Concerns for resident with MS facing eviction from Mullum pod village
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A young man with multiple sclerosis and ongoing flood trauma is facing eviction from the Mullumbimby Pod Village, amid claims that administrators are not qualified to handle people with complex health issues.
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$300,000 funding agreement to proceed with Saddle Road housing
The NSW government is providing Byron Shire Council $300,000 through the Resilient Lands Program to provide flood resilient land for new housing at the Saddle Road Precinct near Brunswick Heads.
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New report reveals NSW biodiversity no better off under Labor
A new report released today has revealed that declining biodiversity and increasing extinctions has continued despite pre-election commitments by the Minns government to take action on environmental protection.
National News
Record pokies losses in 2023 as NSW waits for real reform
The people of NSW lost $8.129 billion to poker machines in 2023, an increase of $29 million on 2022 and the equivalent of $1,000 for every adult and child in the state.
