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Honours shared in premiership football derby
Byron Bay FC were fourth placed on the Football Far North Coast premiership ladder after a 3-3 draw playing away against Mullumbimby Brunswick Valley FC in round seven of the competition.
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Concerns raised over heritage demolition proposal in Byron
The Byron Bay Historical Society has supported concerns raised by residents around a DA that proposes to demolish a home listed in a heritage area.
Housing essential and not addressed in Budget say MPs Tamara Smith and Janelle Saffin
Support for women and families and solid investments in infrastructure in the Ballina electorate were welcomed yesterday by local...
Hydro cannabis bust in Tweed
Police have confiscated equipment they say was being used for a hydroponic cannabis station set up in a Tweed Heads garage.
NSW Upper House agrees govt flood response ‘insufficient’
The NSW Government has supported a crossbench motion in NSW Parliament on June 8 that their response to the Northern Rivers floods was ‘insufficient’.
Vale Bruce Kent
Bruce Kent (22.8.29–8.6.22) was one of the greatest compassionate advocates for disarmament and humanity:
• General Secretary 1980–85 CND (Campaign...
Building hei(s)(gh)ts
I also strongly agree with David Gilet and Paul McCarthy on the creeping cancer of increased building heights/heists in...
Stories about "Livestock":
Residents urged to use safe disposal of drowned livestock
The NSW Department of Primary Industries and Local Land Services are encouraging landholders and community members to report any deceased livestock left by the recent floods so they can be removed and disposed of.
Emergency fodder available for flood-affected livestock
Flood-affected North Coast landholders are encouraged to call the Agricultural and Animal Services hotline to request emergency fodder for livestock, animal assessment and veterinary advice.
Dairy industry grasping at seaweed
Desmond Bellamy, PETA Australia
The dairy industry, drowning under public scrutiny of its woeful animal welfare record and environmental destructiveness, is no longer clutching at...
Don’t let your livestock die – plan for summer
From the impact of fires to the ongoing drought as we head into summer now it the time to plan ahead for your livestock.
Science Goes Viral
You may have missed… mangroves’ carbon storage potential, smart implants, and twitter misinformation
Mangrove forests are massive carbon sinks, capable of storing over 1,000 tonnes of carbon per hectare.
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Local triathletes claim another title
The Byron Bay Breakers Triathlon Club has won the North Coast Interclub series for the second time after finishing on top of the table ahead of the Clarence Valley Stingrays and Hat Head Hammerheads.
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Lismore City Council votes against land-swaps and buybacks
The Lismore City Council has voted against asking the federal government and NSW Northern Rivers Reconstruction Commission [NRRC] for prioritised land buybacks and swaps after devastating floods earlier this year.
Local News
Casino teenager charged with murder
An 18-year-old Casino man is to face Lismore Local Court today charged with murder.
