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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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Jeff Dawson captures Mullum Roots Festival

Did you make it to Mullum Roots Festival on the weekend?
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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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Coorabell art show inspired by natural world

'Elemental: Conversations with Nature' is the title of a forthcoming exhibition featuring eight established and midcareer artists working across painting, drawing, weaving, ceramics, and textiles.  Inspired by the natural world, each artist explores the forms, patterns, materials, and forces found in nature.
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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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Byron floodplain

The current hardships facing Byron communities seem to reflect global power relations. Trump’s vision for humanity is ‘might is right’...
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Gulgan Village meeting

I attended the Brunswick Progress Associations (BPA) meeting on 6/07/2026 at the CWA for a discussion on the impact...
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Stories about "Laverty’s Gap Weir":

Black Hawk delivers boulders to help restore Mullum water supply

Local News The Echo - 0
In a first for flood recovery, a Black Hawk helicopter has been hauling 40 tonnes of boulders to repair Lavertys Gap Weir, which was damaged by the 2022 floods and the aftermath of former Tropical Cyclone Alfred.
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Mullumbimby water supply to become hybrid system

Local News Paul Bibby - 0
The decades-long debate over the future of Mullumbimby’s water supply has been resolved, with Byron Council deciding on a hybrid scheme in which water will come from both the local Lavertys Gap weir and the Rous County Council (RCC)regional supply.
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Helicopter activity planned at Mullum’s Lavertys Gap weir

Local News The Echo - 0
Major repair work is underway at Lavertys Gap weir in Mullumbimby to repair serious erosion along the creek bank, say Byron Council staff.
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Mullumbimby’s water supply revisited by councillors

Local News Paul Bibby - 4
Seven months ago, the newly-elected Council reversed an earlier decision by the previous Council to abandon the town’s reliance on its local weir at Lavertys Gap (Wilsons Creek) in favour of connection to the Rous County Council (RCC) water supply which serves the rest of the Shire.
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Mullum to lose its local water source to Rous

Local News Paul Bibby - 3
Mullumbimby will get its water in the future from the Rous regional supply, rather than the local Lavertys Gap Weir it has been using for the past 85 years, under a decision made by Byron councillors last week.
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Residents face being cut from Mullum’s water 

Local News Hans Lovejoy - 0
Dozens of Mullumbimby residents located close to the town’s local water source at Lavertys Gap Weir in Wilsons Creek are uniting against a recommendation by Byron Shire Council staff to disconnect the town’s local water supply.
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Committee’s calls to retain Mullum’s local water supply rejected by Council staff 

Local News Hans Lovejoy - 3
A member of a committee that advises Byron Council on water and sewer issues says she is concerned that Council staff are bypassing community consultation and water and sewer committee advice, and are again pushing to connect Mullumbimby’s water supply to Rocky Creek dam, which is managed by water utility, Rous.
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Byron Council staff push for Mullum’s water supply to become part of Rous

Local News The Echo - 1
A committee that makes recommendations to Council around water and sewage management in the Shire is calling for Mullum’s water supply to remain at Lavertys Gap weir in Wilsons Creek.
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There is no life without water: time to save

Tangle of Life Mary Gardner - 1
Yes, the recent rain is wonderful, but acting on water use restrictions must become our usual way of life, at least until the drought is over.
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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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