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Nimblefoot launches tonight in Byron
Acclaimed Bangalow author Robert Drewe, who will be featuring at Byron Writers Festival, is having his latest book Nimblefoot launched by Kerry O’Brien at The Book Room at Byron at 6pm tonight.
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Secrecy surrounds govt’s Reconstruction Corp
Echo questions remain unanswered around the advisory board appointments for the Northern Rivers Reconstruction Corporation, which the NSW government says will help with ‘rebuilding flood-affected Northern Rivers’.
AFL9s return to Byron after covid hiatus
Byron Bay’s Cavanbah Centre is set to host the two-day AFL9s Invitational tournament with $20,000 worth of prize money...
No letup in the struggle for climate justice
The 43 per cent emissions target passed last week in the House of Representatives lacks the ambition needed to radically diminish Australia’s contribution to global warming. It’s too little, too late.
Council: Goonellabah park not available for pods
Tuesday’s debate in the Lismore Council chambers was mostly about the community’s need for open, green space for sport and recreation balanced against the need for places to live.
Tragedy of the commons
The tragedy of the commons refers to a situation in which individuals with access to a public resource (also...
Guest chef brings something fun, casual to Barrio
Joining Chef Santiago Socrate at Barrio Eatery & Bar’s guest chef barbeque, on Wednesday 24 August 2022, is Chef...
Stories about "Living Earth Festival":
Encore for Living Earth festival
Alison Pearl, Mullumbimby. The Mullumbimby Community Gardens were buzzing with more than the usual working bee sounds earlier this month.
Living Earth Festival 2013
The inaugural Living Earth Festival at Mullumbimby yesterday was a huge success with several thousand people, young and old, turning out at the town's community gardens for a taste of all things produced by the earth and community in a sustainable way. Video Sharon Shostak
Living Earth Festival 2013 in photos
It was a nice day says Jeff 'Compost' Dawson who snapped these shots.
Gardening gurus bring Living Earth to life
Television gardening stars, Costa Georgiadis and Jerry Coleby-Williams of ABC TV, will be two of the top presenters at the Living Earth Festival at...
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Mullum locals protest flood-prone pod site
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Around 40–50 locals gathered outside the Byron Shire Council chambers this morning to highlight the risks of, and lack of due process around, the selection of the flood accommodation pod site in Mullumbimby.
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Council: Goonellabah park not available for pods
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Tuesday’s debate in the Lismore Council chambers was mostly about the community’s need for open, green space for sport and recreation balanced against the need for places to live.
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Cabarita DA refused on character grounds
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Tweed Shire Councillors refused a DA for a four-storey block of flats at 2-6 Tweed Coast Road, Cabarita Beach, despite the staff recommendation of approval.
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Concerns over future of Murwillumbah Hospital
Northern NSW Local Health District have sought to reassure locals that facilities won't be downgraded or closed at Murwillumbah Hospital when the controversial new Tweed Valley Hospital in Cudgen near Kingscliff opens in 2023.
