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Move Beyond Coal turning up heat on government
Move Beyond Coal says it will be staging protests at Labor MP offices around the country over the next week to 'turn up the heat' on the government to stop approving climate-wrecking coal and gas projects.
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Too much fun in the Playground
Playground is a well-established event that’s held every two months at the scenic Club Burringbar. For the last two years, three long-term local DJs, Pob, Curly Si and Halo have been curating this amazing, rhythmic event.
NSW Planning Panel unanimously rejects controversial development on Ballina floodplain
Yesterday the NSW Planning Panel unanimously rejected Gemlife’s proposal for a major 'seniors living' development on a flood prone site on Burns Point Ferry Road, West Ballina.
Youth wellness app launching Nov 30
A free wellbeing app for young people, developed by young local Indigenous people on the Northern Rivers, is being launched this Thursday, November 30 at the M-Arts in Murwillumbah from 5pm.
The secret love life of the echidna
How do echidnas make love? Carefully… of course!
Byron Council dependent on government grants for survival, audit shows
Byron Council continues to rely heavily on State and Federal Government grants for its financial sustainability, a financial audit has shown.
Ballina rally against domestic violence this Friday
Police and Rotarians are inviting people on the Northern Rivers to wear purple and join them in speaking out against domestic violence this Friday in Ballina.
Stories about "health care":
Deadly winter cow disease outbreak on Northern Rivers
Vets on the Northern Rivers are warning cattle producers to look out for deadly cow disease, Yersiniosis. You might know it as 'mud scours'.
Health service seeks community representatives to help it improve health care
The northern NSW health service is inviting community members interested in sharing their experiences and helping improve health services to get involved by joining one...
Labor pledges new radiation therapy centre during Shorten visit to Ballina
Labor has pledged to build a new radiation therapy centre in the Northern Rivers if it is elected at the upcoming Federal Election.
Community health care confab in Ballina
Providing tools for people to help themselves and others is the focus of the fifth annual Health Care Community Engagement Conference, to be held in Ballina on Thursday, November 22. The conference is open to the public, carers and service providers.
Soap Box #151: Woolies the healthcare people?
While taking her blood pressure on the run, Mandy muses whether a certain supermarket's foray into healthcare could herald a whole new era for Australian democracy.
Here & Now #63
Well, any chance of my resuming my triple jump career is well and truly ended. Okay, when I say 'resuming', I really mean 'starting' – I never actually had a triple jump career. But still, it's terribly sad that now I definitely can't have a triple jump career if I decided to. Hmm... painkillers kicking in.
Govt won’t fund Murwillumbah hospice
Meredith Dennis, knows first-hand what it feels like for a family member to have palliative care and pass away peacefully at the Wedgetail Retreat hospice. So it's doubly disappointing for her that the state government refuses to fund it.
Dr Abbott poised to butcher health system
Australia’s globally-envied public health system is about to be strapped onto the Abbott government’s operating table and endure the razor gang’s knife. It will emerge slimmer and on life support, writes Alex Mitchell.
Dementia rates set to rise on north coast
A new report claims coastal and regional Australia are set to take the brunt of dementia rate increases, with Tweed, Ballina and Lismore electorates in the firing line.
National News
Industrial relations reform bill passes parliament
New industrial relations laws have passed NSW parliament today, which the government says will create the structure needed to deliver meaningful improvements to wages and conditions for hundreds and thousands of workers in the state.
Local News
Fire ant update in the Tweed
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There were information sessions this morning for local businesses and industry members impacted by the detection of Red Imported Fire Ants (RIFA) at South Murwillumbah, with the opportunity to find out more information about the strategy that the Department of Primary Industries (DPI) are using to contain and eradicate the fire ants.
National News
$15 million to subsidise habitat destruction?
The recently-released NSW Forestry Corporation’s annual report, which shows that taxpayers will again be asked to spend $15 million to subsidise native forest logging, has today been labelled ‘a damning indictment on our state’.
Local News
Lismore Council unveils latest upcycled Christmas tree
Lismore City Council has unveiled its iconic sustainable city Christmas tree. This is the eighth year of Lismore’s upcycled Christmas tree being proudly displayed on the corner of Keen and Magellan streets, following a one-year hiatus after the 2022 flood disaster.
