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Bay FM community radio celebrates digital upgrade
Volunteers from Byron and across the Northern Rivers celebrated nearly $100,000 worth of new studio equipment at Bay FM Community Radio station on the weekend.
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Humanitarian catastrophe
The humanitarian catastrophe being inflicted on the people of Gaza clearly demonstrates the morals and brutality of the current...
Interview with Ian Moss for Bluesfest
If you love Australian music, then you know Ian Moss – with nine Cold Chisel albums and eight solo albums under his belt, Moss is one of Australia’s iconic musicians, delivering an unforgettable sound – not only as a telling soloist on guitar but especially with his silken voice, ringing with clarity and resonating with pure soul. Seven caught up with Ian at home in Sydney to talk about his latest record and Bluesfest 2024.
Mullum pods
They look so uninviting and dismal. It would not cost a lot to change the name to ‘tiny homes’...
Mullum and Byron locals lock on at Ewingar State Forest
Byron Bay and Mullumbimby locals Emma Briggs and Bassi Brown locked onto machinery at Ewingar State Forest, in the Upper Clarence area, yesterday as they called for an end to native forest logging.
Organic seedlings at the market
Victoria Cosford
From the age of 17, owner of Seedlings Organic, Luke Sansom, has worked in horticulture. Down on the...
Celebrating the Easter Bilby in Lismore
The Lismore Bilby Discovery Adventure is a unique Easter celebration inviting families to join in during the lead up to Easter.
Stories about "influenza":
Govt ‘failed to warn public’ over Lismore flu, pneumonia spike
NSW shadow health minister Walt Secord today criticised the Baird government for failing to issue an official flu season warning for the north coast. But North Coast Public Health says presentations are 'normal' for this time of year.
Flu cases increase sharply in region
A big jump in the number of people suffering from influenza across the northern rivers in the past few weeks has prompted a warning for people at risk to be vaccinated against it.
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Community grants on offer
Ingrained Foundation is running its fifth annual grants program, with a funding pool of $150,000.
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Biz confidence up, says Business NSW
The state's peak body for business says confidence in the sector has increased but cost of living pressures continue to impact customer spending.
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Lismore Labor MP called out over native forest logging
More than five hundred people marched in the rain through Lismore to the local state member’s office in protest against government sanctioned native forest logging on Sunday.
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Premier yet to respond to Albo’s offer of disaster recovery funds
Northern Rivers community groups are renewing calls for the NSW premier to formally ask the Commonwealth to fully fund the region's 2022 disaster recovery.