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Casino Suspension Bridge opens

Minister For Small Business, Recovery and North Coast Janelle Saffin joined Mayor Robert Mustow and Member for Page Kevin Hogan to officially opening the Casino Suspension Bridge today (Saturday).
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Booyong Abattoir II

The ongoing discussion surrounding the Booyong Abattoir is about more than a single DA application. It raises broader questions...
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Wyuna 1 freed from Belongil Beach

There's been a happy ending to the saga of Jeff Sutton's yacht Wyuna 1, which has been beached near Elements at North Belongil since early May, after being damaged in heavy weather.
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Facing the River in chapters

Tweed Shire Council is telling the full story of how the Tweed community has rebuilt since the 2022 floods, and further damage from the 2024 floods and Ex-Tropical Cyclone Alfred.
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When it comes to real estate, everyone can use an advocate

With 45 years combined experience across both sales and property management, husband and wife team Mark and Michelle Errichiello have recently moved to the Northern Rivers and teamed up with Byron Property Search to provide advocacy services for people looking to buy or sell across the region.
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Sustainable infrastructure

I attended the last Byron Council meeting – thanks to the community members who were able to come. The frustration...
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Mullum CWA raises $900 for Cancer Council

Each year Mullumbimby CWA supports the Cancer Council with a Biggest Morning Tea fundraiser. This year they decided to change things up a bit and have a soup lunch and raffles.
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Stories about "International Womens Day (IWD)":

Mullum’s International women’s breakfast, March 26

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Comedian Ellen Briggs will be leading the charge of amazing local women who will be talking about women who inspired them in their lives at the Mullumbimby Chamber of Commerce International Women’s Month Breakfast.
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Mandy Nolan’s Soapbox: Why we need to listen to the wisdom of our elder women

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We need to value and learn from the stories of older women. This week sees International Women’s Day and Seniors’ Week intersect. I reflected on the themes for both, with Seniors’ being ‘Time to Shine’ and IWD being ‘Accelerate Action – to collectively forge a more inclusive world for women’.
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The [M] Factor film – international screening

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Did you know that 30 per cent of women lose a tooth in their first years of the menopausal transition? The international screening of The [M] Factor sheds light on the real-life experiences and the urgent need for change in how we address menopause, a critical phase in a women’s life.
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Great lineup for International Women’s Day in Lismore

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Happy International Women’s Day! In a place like Australia, it is hard to believe that women ever had to fight to get the vote let alone that once women didn’t have the right to own property or self-determination. 
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Mother–daughter protesters face court over tree-sit at Yarratt State Forest

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It is symbolic that on International Women’s Day (IWD) that the non-violent, mother–daughter protesters who sat in a tree to highlight the danger that continued logging of NSW native forests, particularly in high-quality koala habitat, face court.
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International Women’s Day lunch to focus on equity

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The SHIFT Project’s annual International Women’s Day lunch is the major fundraiser for the women’s support service.
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Women working together

Local News Aslan Shand - 0
Creating opportunities for women to try something new, meet new people and build confidence and connection to community were the driving forces behind Janice...
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Byron Echo

Byron’s Winter Whales raise $43,000

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The Byron Bay Winter Whales (BBWW) took to the ocean for the 39th time this year on the first Sunday of May and raised $43,000 for local organisations and charities.
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Byron Echo

When it comes to real estate, everyone can use an advocate

David Lowe - 0
With 45 years combined experience across both sales and property management, husband and wife team Mark and Michelle Errichiello have recently moved to the Northern Rivers and teamed up with Byron Property Search to provide advocacy services for people looking to buy or sell across the region.
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Savour The Tweed returns, 22 October

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Food and drink event, Savour The Tweed, returns to excite tastebuds this spring, from Wednesday 22 October to Sunday 26 October.
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Conservationists welcome carbon credit scheme to protect forests

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Today’s release of the government’s proposed Improved Native Forest Method, which allows governments to claim carbon credits in return for stopping logging has been welcomed by the North East Forest Alliance and North Coast Environment Council as "providing a way to end native forest logging on public land".
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