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Sally Mathrick making menopause great again

VIDEO: Naturopath and health teacher Sally Mathrick is keen to ‘trump’ problematic menopause and make menopause great again.

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Next Gen farming: an independent organic future for us all

Having grown up on the family farm, Kyan Sansom’s love for agriculture started at a very young age. Over...

Mini French Film Festival coming to Lismore

If you are looking to celebrate a little bit of French culture in the Northern Rivers then you can join the local Alliance Francaise Cote du Nord and the Star Court Theatre, Lismore, who are showing four late-release French movies.

Parkway Drive to head new music fest

The music from Mullum’s inaugural Roots Festival may still be lingering in locals’ ears but the rebirth of Byron’s festival scene continues, this time honouring a distinctly louder sound: heavy metal.

Was your business or not-for-profits impacted by Cyclone Alfred?

The NSW government has now opened applications for these organisations that suffered direct damage from Tropical Cyclone Alfred and severe weather events since 18 May. 

John’s Forest – a regenerated remnant of rainforest saved for locals

The photo above is of a lovely, well-thought-out and designed sign to commemorate and remember the late John Bailey. It...

Join the Great Mullet Cook Up this Saturday

This Saturday is the perfect time to combine local food and straight talk on how to improve our mighty Clarence and Richmond Rivers

Stories about "Humpback whales":

Juvenile humpback whale washes up at Cosy Corner, Byron

Yesterday a juvenile humpback whale was washed ashore at Cosy Corner, Tallow Beach in Byron. 

Calls to remove shark nets from Gold Coast beaches

Have you seen the majestic whales migrating up the coast, and getting caught in shark nets, recently? Burleigh Heads is a good spot for whale entanglement watching – and protesting against shark nets.

No fine for Burleigh local who saved baby whale

Delays in the rescue of a baby humpback whale caught in a shark net off the coast of Burleigh led one local to take action to free the whale. Now he faces significant fines for his heroic choice.

One whale, two whales…

Over 1000 people headed to Cape Byron Lighthouse on Sunday to learn more about whales and join in the official humpback whale count for 2017 while enjoying the perfect whaling weather.

Shark nets removed as whales return

The Department of Primary Industries (DPI) says it is in the process of removing shark nets from north coast waters almost two weeks early as migrating whales have already been spotted along the NSW coast as far north as Kingscliff.

Talking shark nets and humpback whales: Dean Jefferys in action

Protesting shark nets and following the humpback whales are just some of the adventurous tales Dean Jefferys will telling at the annual fundraising night in Byron on 27 March.

Whale-watching season back again in earnest

With an estimated 20,000 whales currently migrating along the NSW coastline, NPWS is encouraging whale watching enthusiasts to visit a coastal national park to experience a bumper whale watching season.

Join the Great Mullet Cook Up this Saturday

This Saturday is the perfect time to combine local food and straight talk on how to improve our mighty Clarence and Richmond Rivers

Time for Evans Head, Broadwater, Woodburn, and Coraki to divorce Casino?

The recently-announced split of the Cootamundra-Gundagai Regional Council is a real fillip to those opposed to forced amalgamations.

Police run e-bike education across NSW

NSW Police have highlighted their crackdown on illegal e-bike riders that has seen 32 riders in Sydney’s Northern Beaches fined and at least one...

Swans and wildlife to get a floating platform at Lake Kimberley 

The murder of a swan at Lake Kimberley, Banora Point in June last year outraged locals and led Tweed Shire Councillors (TSC) to look at ways they can support the local wildlife in the area.