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Report: overfishing threatens world’s sharks and rays

A new report has discovered that one third of shark and ray species are endangered, and two thirds of the endangered species are at risk of extinction by overfishing.

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Colour comes to Coorabell Hall

Coorabell Hall marks the start of its 2025 arts program, with Jan Rae’s latest exhibition, ‘Hinterland + Dance’.

New safety measures for Murwillumbah roads

The Tweed Shire Council will introduce new safety measures in Murwillumbah’s main thoroughfare. This follows reports from local residents and...

Starlight sends the good vibes

Starlight Festival returned to the Bangalow A&I Hall and surrounding areas on January 2 for four days of transformative healing, discovery, and connection.

Rallies call for Great Koala National Park to be declared

Rallies took place yesterday at Coffs Harbour and Sydney as multiple groups called for an end to logging in the areas identified for the Great Koala National Park and for NSW to establish the park as promised.

Sensory Blender delivers Aroop Roy

Prepare for an unforgettable event as Sensory Blender presents Aroop Roy, an acclaimed producer, musician, and DJ. Renowned for blending house, techno, and garage with jazz, disco, and global rhythms, Aroop is celebrated as one of today’s most versatile artists.

Youth programs – a key to reducing crime?

As concerns about youth crime grow across the Northern Rivers, community meetings continue to hear of the need for more measures to prevent it.

Stories about "lockdown":

Jingle all the way?

Well, here we are: careering through the festive season in the wake of one of the most miserable years in living memory. Or was it?

Storylines – An escape from reality

♦ Budgeram means story in Bundjalung language. I am a teacher. I teach at University Canberra, on Ngunnawal country, in ACT. This university went into ‘Lockdown’ about four...

84 people in 7-day COVID lockdown in Byron Bay

A new case of COVID-19 in Byron Bay has led to the lockdown of 84 people for seven days.

Lockdowns impact restaurants/staff

Reality shows would have us believe that there are cooks of all descriptions and experience, waiting to work in the fine dining industry, but it would appear they only gather in big cities and television studios.

Covid Cassandra peers into the future

As the COVID lockdowns draw to a close, there are still people who profess themselves unwilling to vaccinate under any circumstances, and who object to bearing any consequences that may arise.

Zoran Radovanovic and son enter guilty pleas after sending region into lockdown

The father and son from Sydney's eastern suburbs who sent the region into lockdown by bringing COVID to Byron, have pleaded guilty to some of the charges against them.

Lismore goes into lockdown at midnight

The Lismore Local Government Area will go into lockdown at midnight 3 October for seven days.

Local producer calls on ITV to cover business lockdown costs

Local producer and director Tessa Hall has suggested that local businesses should tally their losses and send and invoice to ITV Studios Australia as they come out of lockdown.

Byron and Tweed lockdown to end at midnight!

The lockdowns in the Byron and Tweed local government areas will end at midnight tonight, with no further cases having been detected in either area.

Ring of steel called for as Byron and Tweed locked down – again

Councillors and members of parliament from across the region are calling for greater restrictions on who can come to the Northern Rivers and other vulnerable regional areas from COVID hotspots in NSW.

Blue green algae alert status is amber on Lake Ainsworth

Blue green algae status in Lake Ainsworth currently is Amber level.

Op shop trends for fashion and sustainability

According to YouGov, last year 18 per cent of Australian consumers made a resolution to make more sustainable purchases when shopping for clothes.

Is land sharing the future?

Christmas is a time for visiting, and boy, did we visit. Up in humid hills around Nimbin, a few sunsets on a MO near Main Arm, long long lunch/dinner/breakfast at a grass castle at Wilsons Creek, dinner in strata-titled Billen Cliffs, then to a couple of long-established communities a bit south in sandy Clarence country near the coast.

Casino man charged with 26 property, traffic and drug offences

Yesterday NSW Police charged a man with 26 offences following an extensive investigation into property crime in the Northern Rivers.