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Primex Sustainable Farming and Primary Industries Expo new date confirmed
After being postponed due to the flooding and ongoing wet weather the 2022 Primex Sustainable Farming and Primary Industries Expo and will now go ahead on November 10–12.
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Reasons to be cheerful
After nine long years of being led by the least among us, Australia’s future feels optimistic. Thanks, Western Australia, you were instrumental in booting those numpties out!
Ballina Jetboat Surf Rescue stuck in the shed
Dave Carter, the President of Ballina Jetboat Surf Rescue, has gone public about a controversy which has been keeping his team's boat out of rescue service for the last three months.
Flood resilience
A big thank you to Sonia Laverty and the Mullumbimby Residents Association (MRA) for providing Monday’s meeting on flood...
Lismore flood
I walked around the Lismore CBD and whenever I came to a crossing, an oncoming car would stop gently...
NSW Upper House wants to hear about the floods
The NSW Upper House is inviting members of the community to speak at about their experiences in the February and March floods.
A woman on fire with nothing to lose
As a brand new MLC, Sue Higginson’s first week in the NSW Upper House has been huge but she says it’s a taste of things to come.
Stories about "OLIO":
Neighbourhoods tackling food waste with OLIO
A new phone app is tackling the problem of food waste by connecting people with their neighbours, local shops, and cafes, to share leftover food in their community.
Byron Echo
Reasons to be cheerful
After nine long years of being led by the least among us, Australia’s future feels optimistic. Thanks, Western Australia, you were instrumental in booting those numpties out!
Local News
Regrets for treatment of Wardell CORE?
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After Ballina Council's recent decision, at its Finance and Facilities Committee Meeting, to effectively evict the Wardell Community Organised Resilience Effort (CORE) from the War Memorial Hall, in mid-flood recovery, some were having second thoughts at their Ordinary Meeting yesterday.
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Keep your eyes and ears open for Albert’s Lyrebird
Tweed Council is asking that you put your best bird listening ears on this June and capture the sounds of a rare bird.
Local News
Progress at Ross Lane?
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The perennial question 'is Ross Lane open?' edged closer to an answer yesterday, with Ballina Council discussing a range of options to solve the flooding problem which regularly cuts off Lennox's main access to the west. Ross Lane has been closed again this week.
