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Renewables and battery storage stable amid global uncertainty

Australia’s national science agency, CSIRO, in partnership with the Australian Energy Market Operator (AEMO) today released the GenCost 2025–26 Final Report, finding renewable energy supported by storage is helping to protect Australia against global energy shocks and continues to provide the lowest cost pathway for Australia’s electricity system to achieve net zero emissions.
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Backup plans

We carry a spare tyre in the car in case the unexpected and unpredictable happens. Byron Council needs to consider...
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Where to from here for a healthy future?

Sometimes it is hard not to lose hope, with the depth and breadth of the challenges that have faced the Northern Rivers. From the droughts, fires, Covid, and the 2022 floods it’s sometimes hard to see a way forward.
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Byron EchoMagenta Appel-Pye, Mullumbimby - 0

Organic produce sharing

I would like to thank all the kind people putting their excess citrus out the front of their houses....
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Royal Life Saving training courses in Murwillumbah

Royal Life Saving NSW is the leader in drowning prevention and water safety education in the state and they are introducing a regular training service in Murwillumbah from August, that will be of benefit to all members of the broader community.
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No Bones: new seasonal menu captures the relaxed spirit of Byron dining

As the cooler months settle over Byron Bay, No Bones is embracing the season with a fresh menu designed for long lunches that roll into dinner, shared plates and evenings spent lingering over good food and cocktails.
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Screen industry leaders to converge in Lennox Head

Film-maker advocacy group, Screenworks, has revealed the first speaker line-up for Regional to Global Screen Forum 2026, which will be held in Lennox Head on Wednesday 9 and Thursday 10 September.
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Stories about "Great Koala National Park":

Great Koala National Park feedback report released

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Feedback around the NSW government's Great Koala National Park (GKNP) proposal has been published – what are the main themes?
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Great Koala National Park plans move forward

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Plans for the Great Koala National Park are advancing says the NSW government, which they describe as a 'world leading park which will protect a nationally critical koala population and more than 100 threatened species'.
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Kyogle Council votes down land transition to Great Koala National Park

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At its meeting on 8 December, Kyogle Council passed a motion formally opposing the transition of 176,000 hectares of State Forest into the NSW Government’s proposed Great Koala National Park (GKNP).
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Gov’t says Great Koala National Park dream a reality

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Boundaries of the long-awaited Great Koala National Park on the NSW mid-north coast have finally been announced alongside an immediate temporary ban on timber harvesting in impacted state forest.
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Minns leaves koalas out in the cold as logging in Great Koala National Park continues

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The Forest Alliance NSW has strongly criticised the Minns’ government budget for failing to allocate the money needed to deliver its promised Great Koala National Park and future forest industry reform.
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‘Outrageous’ Minns Government accelerates logging in Great Koala National Park

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The North East Forest Alliance (NEFA) say it’s ‘outrageous’ that despite their promise the Minns Government has accelerated logging of the Great Koala National Park.
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NCC condemns logging in proposed Great Koala National Park

Local News Eve Jeffery - 4
The Nature Conservation Council of New South Wales has condemned the targeted and intensive logging of forests within the proposed Great Koala National Park by Forestry Corporation of NSW. 
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Call for Labor government to reinstate logging moratorium – now

National News Aslan Shand - 1
North East Forest Alliance’s Dailan Pugh has pointed out that a Minns NSW Labor government has given no commitment to quick and decisive action on behalf of our forests – but we need action 'now' he says.
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NEFA welcomes the election of a new government

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The North East Forest Alliance welcomes the election of the Minns Labor government with their promise to create a Great Koala National Park, and calls for a moratorium on logging within the park proposal until the promised assessment is complete.
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Call to end logging in koala habitat as NSW Forestry Corporation fined $200,000+

Local News Aslan Shand - 6
Yesterday NSW Forestry Corporation was fined $135,600 fine for destroying high use koala habitat on the NSW North Coast, dating back to 2018, and then ordered to pay $150,000 of the Environment Protection Authority’s legal costs.
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Lismore Boulevard Project announced

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Design concept plans for the Lismore Boulevard – Shared User Path project are now available for community consultation, following Lismore City Council securing $2,383,030 in funding through the NSW Government’s Get NSW Active 2025–2026 program, administered by Transport for NSW (TfNSW).
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Community responds to detention dams proposal

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More than 110 residents gathered at Rock Valley Hall on Sunday 12 July and rejected claims that the recently released CSIRO report on flood mitigation was informed by strong community consultation.
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Data shows biggest danger to wildlife is people, not cats

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Human-created hazards are responsible for most wildlife rescues in New South Wales, and researchers are calling for more prevention strategies to save threatened species.
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Try pickleball and support a great cause

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Northern Rivers Pickleball Club are holding a marathon day of pickleball on Sunday, 19 July at the Goonellabah Tennis and Pickleball Club on Reserve Street, Goonellabah.
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