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Pam’s chemical-free farming passion
Third-generation farmer Pam Morrow has been growing her own organic food for over 20 years. Her passion for farming...
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The case for natural parks
Between One Mile Beach and Big Rocky Island, just south of Nelson Bay, lies the stunning Samurai Beach, a part of the Tomaree National Park.
Editorial – Giving it a tick and flick
The rezoning of high-value agricultural land for future housing – some on floodplains – is likely to be rushed through at Thursday’s Council meeting with last-minute tinkering – see page 1.
Lights will always be on at Main Arm’s Kohinur Hall
After being badly damaged during the 2022 floods, the much-loved Kohinur Hall is once again starting to live up to its reputation for being the arts and cultural hub of the Main Arm community.
Connection?
Is there any connection between a five-star resort that is about to build holiday apartments and houses a kilometre...
Time for change
National Parks & Wildlife Service (NPWS) and Byron Shire Council (BSC) have agreed to close Tyagarah clothing-optional area on...
Byron nippers excel at state championships
Byron Bay Surf Life Saving Club had its most successful NSW Age Championships from the last few years, with our nippers making many finals across the four day event held at Queenscliff, NSW, earlier this month.
Stories about "flying foxes":
Avoid handling bats to protect against lyssavirus
Northern NSW residents are reminded to avoid handling or touching injured or dead flying foxes and microbats to protect themselves against infection from viruses including Australian bat lyssavirus, which is very dangerous to humans.
It’s time to understand the flying fox
Some people love them and others have a more strained relationship but destruction of their habitat is bringing them into more contact with people and towns.
Lismore park may be closed due to flying fox threat
The forecast hot weather has sparked concerns at WIRES Northern Rivers about the health of the flying fox colony in Lismore's Rotary Park.
Will the new Tweed Hospital be the death of nearby flying foxes?
The risk of helicopters flying through a known buffer zone for a flying fox colony located close to the proposed site for the new Tweed Valley Hospital have and the subsequent risk to human and flying fox life have been raised by the Evans Head Memorial Aerodrome Committee.
Increase in bat numbers leads to public health warning
Northern NSW Local Health District is urging residents to avoid contact with fruit bats (also known as flying foxes) after reports of increased numbers in Northern NSW.
Tweed set to manage its flying-fox camps
Tweed Shire Council is set to adopt a plan which aims to protect flying foxes while addressing community concerns over the 16 known active flying-fox camps in the shire.
‘Managing’ flying foxes
Geoff Dawe, Byrrill Creek.
The Management of Flying Foxes survey underway is misnamed. Since flying foxes are able to live their lives within nature, and technocratic...
Byron council seeks input on flying fox camps
Byron Shire Council is seeking residents’ input on how to manage flying fox camps in Mullumbimby, Bangalow, Byron Bay and Suffolk Park.
Batty humans should leave flying foxes alone
Menkit Prince, Uki.
Conflict between flying foxes and humans in our region is so disconcerting. Humans have destroyed 75 per cent of pre-colonial forests for...
NSW govt ‘destruction of flying fox habitat’
Humane Society International (HSI) yesterday called upon the Commonwealth and NSW state governments to act in accordance with federal and state conservation regulations to...
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Many rental homes barely habitable due to heat
Rental homes had an average indoor temperature of 25°C and experienced two hours a day over 30°C according to a new report, 'Cruel Summers', from tenant advocacy organisation Better Renting.
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Stone and Wood’s new NRB beer
Stone and Wood have launched a new beer: Northern Rivers Beer (NRB). At a warm, and pretty laidback, night at the Billinudgel Hotel earlier...
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The Drongo: even more of them around these days
The team at Spangled Drongo Brewing officially fired up their brewhouse in June last year, but you may have heard their name prior to...
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Organic seedlings at the market
Victoria Cosford
From the age of 17, owner of Seedlings Organic, Luke Sansom, has worked in horticulture. Down on the Mornington Peninsula he was a...