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Ballina takes lead with anti-DV rally
More than five hundred people have rallied on the Northern Rivers along with thousands across the country calling for an end to domestic and family violence.
Other News
Southern Blast in Byron
Surfrider Foundation Australia – the not-for-profit agency dedicated to the protection of Australia’s oceans – has launched a series of film events across Australia’s east coast to raise support for their campaign to Save The Southern Sea from fossil fuel exploration. Their 12th stop will be at Byron Community Theatre on 30 November.
Kangkung and Ceylon spinach
Victoria Cosford
I’d never heard of kangkung until Ryan Bruin mentioned it to me. This was during our first chat...
Fatal two-vehicle crash – Richmond PD
Just after 7pm Thursday, 30 November 2023, emergency services responded to reports of a two-vehicle crash along the Pacific Highway, Woodburn, about 35km south of Lismore.
Rescission does nothing to sway team Krieg on waste
An Extra Ordinary Meeting of the City of Lismore Council was held last night to respond the a request for a recission on last week’s Waste Operation Review which saw a majority of Lismore Councillors vote to outsource the service and work to private enterprise.
Teens call for youth housing support, better transport
Local youth representatives have told Byron Shire Council that young people need their own housing advice service to help them navigate the shire’s treacherous housing market.
Mandy Nolans Soapbox: Climate is About People
What scares you more? The impact of warming by 1.5 degrees that results in drought, famine, heat stress, species die-off, loss of entire ecosystems and habitable land and 100 million people being thrown into poverty? Or a hundred or so activists in a kayak?
Stories about "GP tax":
GP tax ‘will swamp north coast hospitals’
Emergency departments in seven hospitals across the northern rivers would be swamped by an extra 10,000 patients every three months if the federal government’s controversial $7 GP co-payment on doctor visits goes ahead, the state opposition has claimed.
Local News
Council looks to repair Mullum’s old Scout Hall
The Byron Shire Council is looking to retain a community asset, Mullumbimby's old Scout Hall, after being flood-damaged and in need of repairs.
Local News
3G networks phased out next week
The peak lobby group representing Australia's telecommunication industry announced last week it will phase out 3G networks in the region on 15 December.
Local News
Overseas nurses move to Northern Rivers to fill healthcare shortage
Sixty registered nurses from the United Kingdom (UK) and Ireland are to join the Northern New South Wales Local Health District (NNSWLHD) before the start of next year’s clinical year.
Political Comment
Labor’s hypocrisy on climate undimmed
David Lowe - 5
Last week the Minister for Climate Change and Energy, Chris Bowen, delivered the Albanese Government's second annual Climate Change Statement, claiming major progress in emissions reduction while the numbers continue to scream that the opposite is true.