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Seas The Day returning to Kingscliff
Surfing Australia has announced the return of Seas The Day for its second year running. The world’s largest female participation surf event will take place over 22-23 June at Kingscliff Beach.
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Alice Springs kids
I don’t know why these kids are doing what they are doing in Alice Springs. What pissed me off...
Dune regeneration
On all other coastal beaches where councils are working to prevent sand loss by rowing their dunes, such signage...
Emergency services on show April 27
Emergency services will be on show in Banner Park, Brunswick Heads on Saturday April 27 from 9am until 2pm.
Access all areas – unless you are a person with disability
Almost a quarter of the Northern Rivers can’t access the places most people take for granted, like our beaches, parks, and public toilets. That’s a significant chunk of the population.
Mandy Nolan’s Soapbox: Music to Our Ears
A world where generative AI creates music according to the algorithms of what we like. A beige supermarket of our bias. I wonder how we even know what we like, if we only hear what an algorithm identifies what we like. It’s like being dressed by your mother, forever. Where are the doors to sublime new experiences? The revelation? The inspiration? Where is the moment of wonder? Where is the magic of discovery?
The Band that Loves to Chill on Another Planet
North Coast Music industry Award winning Reggae Band Radio Jupiter is back with a new line up and a new album. They will be performing live at the Chillingham Cafe on Saturday 4th May from 3pm. Put on your dancing feet and experience the intergalactic reggae grooves of Radio Jupiter. See you there!
Stories about "expenditure":
Where’s the money going in Ballina?
Ballina's last council meeting was short and sweet, with no motions from councillors for the first time in memory. There were some important decisions made though.
Local News
Man charged over alleged driving and property offences
A man will appear before court today charged with 22 offences following an investigation into several alleged driving and property offences at Murwillumbah.
Local News
Mandy Nolan calls for safety of Northern Rivers women and children to be prioritised
As the Greens move to declare violence against women a national emergency, Greens candidate for Richmond and community advocate Mandy Nolan will hold a vigil for victims of violence and has called on Northern Rivers Labor MPs to back budget funding to tackle the violence epidemic.
National News
Alliance for Nature NSW calls Minns Government to account over habitat clearing
The Alliance for Nature NSW says critical environmental reforms have been delayed and ignored, with concerning indications that some members of the Minns Cabinet are seeking to water down or simply not enact these election commitments.
National News
‘It’s not love, it’s coercive control’
Today the NSW government is launching an advertising campaign to raise public awareness and understanding of coercive control.
