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TweedCAN makes it easy for locals to make a difference on climate change

TweedCAN members Sally Evans, Conal Hanna, Isabela Keski-Frantti and Gerard Bisshop Do you believe in climate action, but struggle to...
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Byron Spaces Gallery hosts Ocean Magic exhibition

Ocean Magic, a new winter exhibition by local artist Yvonne Fenech, will open at Byron Spaces Gallery on Friday 5 June.
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Fire destroys Mullumbimby family home

A Gofundme campaign has been set up to help a family who lost everything in a house fire last week. Frea Bandini-Alefosio writes, 'We are neighbours and friends of Jeff and Alma Jackson, long time Mullumbimby locals, we are setting up this fundraiser to help support them after a devastating house fire'.
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Lennox headland tree planting day this Friday

Ballina Shire Council, GeoLINK and Rous Council are inviting the community to roll up their sleeves and help restore the iconic Lennox Headland, at the 21st Lennox Head Community Tree Planting Day on Friday 5 June.
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Entertainment NewsThe Echo - 0

Australian classic comes to Byron Theatre

A major new stage adaptation of Jessica Anderson’s Miles Franklin Award-winning novel Tirra Lirra by the River will come to Byron Theatre in a limited season from 5 to 13 June.
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Local NewsAnna Vinfield - 0

Norths desert Bangalow Bowlo… again

Eight Bangalow community members attended Norths AGM on Monday, 25 May, to seek answers about the future of Bangalow Bowlo, but received no meaningful engagement, with their concerns merely ‘noted’.
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Santos Sessions bringing community together in Mullum

Local kombucha maker Jake Miller grew up in the house behind Santos Organics in Mullumbimby and remembers jumping over the fence to play in the garden and enjoy a few carob treats.
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Byron rail master’s cottage destroyed in fire

Local News Mia Armitage - 0
The historic Byron Bay rail master’s cottage was all but destroyed in a fire over the weekend, with the cause still unknown.
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Portable gas device likely cause of Kingscliff fire

Local News The Echo - 1
An elderly man was in hospital in critical condition Monday morning after an explosion and unit fire in Kingscliff that also landed a woman in hospital, emergency responders said.
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Investigation into fire that destroyed Mullum business

Local News Mia Armitage - 2
The cause of a Mullumbimby fire that destroyed a local business premise on Friday evening was still under investigation Monday morning, police said.
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Households warned against smoke alarm complacency

National News The Echo - 0
Firefighters, NRL stars and other top athletes are urging households across the state to make sure they have working smoke alarms fitted in their homes, as Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) launches its annual Winter Fire Safety Campaign.
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Firefighters called to Bruns Bakery yesterday

Local News The Echo - 0
Fire and Rescue NSW say they attended commercial premises in Fingal Street in Brunswick Heads after reports of an electrical fire at 4pm yesterday afternoon.
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Federal fire training raises preparedness questions

Local News Aslan Shand - 0
Last week nine fire brigades come together in Federal to simulate saving the Federal Store and village from a fire. 
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Burning pizza box thought to have sparked Tweed unit fire

Local News The Echo - 0
Police say they believe a group of young teens playing with a lighter was responsible for a fire on the Tweed over the weekend.
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Fire devastates iconic Byron wedding venue

Local News The Echo - 0
Owners of an iconic wedding venue in Byron say they are urgently calling customers and relocating weddings after fire destroyed the main building over the weekend.
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Sending firefighters to Ballina for training ‘crazy’, says union sec

Local News Mia Armitage - 2
A fire-fighters union representative has confirmed the organisation told Tweed Heads workers not to leave their station closed for a day to attend training in Ballina last week.
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Alternative facts? Labor MP says Northern Rivers fire station temporarily closed, fire chief says untrue

Local News Mia Armitage - 0
Member for the Blue Mountains Trish Doyle last week told media the regional station was closed so fire-fighters could go to a community outreach program in Ballina.
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Ballina Council wrap

David Lowe - 0
With local government meeting practice across the state returning to confusion following the NSW Legislative Council's recent decision, Ballina Shire Council's last meeting included a lot of unanimous decisions and an argument about the remnants of the Big Scrub, in which Mayor Cadwallader used her casting vote to squash Cr Simon Chate's motion.
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Conversations in the Pub starts with Janelle Saffin

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Conversations in the Pub – Lismore’s new civic meet-up – kicks off on Friday 19 June with its inaugural special guest, the NSW Minister for Small Business, Minister for Recovery, Minister for the North Coast and Member for Lismore Janelle Saffin MP.
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Bungawalbin Levee repair to improve flood resilience

The Echo - 0
A critical section of Bungawalbin Levee is proposed to be partially relocated to build its long-term resilience, benefitting the community, environment and agricultural industries in the Richmond Valley.
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National News

Aussie MPs celebrate World Bicycle Day

The Echo - 0
The leaders of the Parliamentary Friends of Cycling have joined in front of Parliament House in Canberra to celebrate the United Nations’ World Bicycle Day.
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