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A quiet day in Bruns after arrests and lock-ons
Though no machinery arrived at Wallum this morning, contractors and police were on the development site at Brunswick Heads as well as dozens of Save Wallum protesters.
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Rains, drains, floods
The ABC news and Guardian recently published reports of the potential return of La Niña in 2024 bringing similar...
Free healthy lifestyle program for families
Go4Fun is a free 10-week after-school program for children aged 7-13 and their families,
which aims to support their health and wellbeing.
Mass tree-planting planned for Bruns River in Mullum
More than five thousand native plants are to be planted along Brunswick River banks in Mullumbimby.
Northern Rivers Recovery and Resilience Program announces 36 projects
Bridge expansions, upgraded pumps, enhanced evacuation routes and nature-based projects are just a few of the 36 projects being...
Woodburn: ute hits, kills pedestrian
A 30-year-old woman walking in Woodburn died on Sunday morning when a teenager driving a ute crashed into her, police said.
Mandy Nolan’s Soapbox: Shopping Centres Scare Me
I feel trapped. There isn’t a single time I attend where I don’t check my proximity to the exits, or imagine what I’d do if there was a fire, or worse, a shooter. The sense of being enclosed is unnatural, I can’t tell what time of day it is, I lose my sense of direction. It’s designed to be disorienting. It feels otherworldly. And never in a good way. They are designed to make you stay longer. They are by design, disorienting.
Stories about "Football Far North Coast":
Football looking forward to another big year
Local teams are encouraging more female players to join the game as Northern NSW Football pushes to make the 2021 season the biggest yet for women’s football across its seven member zones.
Local youth football gets elite program
Byron Bay Football Club has become the first regional club in New South Wales to establish a high-performance program to be launched in 2019.
The...
Byron Rams win back-to-back premierships
This is best win ever!’ was the jubilant cry of Rams’ premier division coach Damon Bell when the whistle blew after 110 minutes of...
Brown Snakes win grandfinal
The Shores United Brown Snakes have won the men’s first division football grandfinal beating minor premiers Ballina on penalties at Crozier Oval in Lismore.
Scores...
All-girl Miniroos get extra skills training at MNVFC
This football season marks the first ever that girls-only MiniRoos leagues (4–11-year- olds) have been made available by Football Far North Coast for the...
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What’s happening in the rainforest’s Understory?
Springing to life in the Lismore Rainforest Botanic Gardens this April school holidays, Understory is a magical, interactive theatre adventure created for children by Roundabout Theatre.
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Wallum urban development back in court
Paul Bibby - 1
The company behind the Wallum housing development in Brunswick Heads is once again taking Byron Council to court, this time for allegedly holding up its planned earthworks at the site in an unlawful manner.
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WATER Northern Rivers says Rous County Council is wrong
WATER Northern Rivers Alliance says despite decades of objection, Rous County Council have just commissioned yet another heritage and biodiversity study in the Rocky Creek valley, between Dunoon and The Channon, in the heart of the Northern Rivers.
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Musicians and MLC support the save Wallum fight
Eve Jeffery - 6
As the drama unfolded between police and protesters at the Wallum Development in Brunswick Heads yesterday, people were drawn to the site by the red alerts sent out by the Save Wallum organisers.