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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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Byron EchoStephen Totterman, Empire Vale - 0

Shark politics

The Minns government’s response to the most recent shark attack in Sydney is to spend an additional $34 million...
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Lismore Boulevard Project announced

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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The good, the bad and the Melbourne Ska Orchestra

If Ennio Morricone (The Good, the Bad and the Ugly) swaggered onto a Tijuana dancefloor, with a touch of Melbourne dust kicked up in the process, chances are the end result would sound exactly like Melbourne Ska Orchestra’s 2025 album The Ballad Of Monte Loco.
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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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Arts Northern Rivers First Nations Committee

Arts Northern Rivers (ANR) is calling for members who have a connection to Bundjalung, Githabul, Yaegl and Gumbaynggirr Country to help them form a First Nations committee to guide and shape their First Nations program.
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Art exhibition inspired by nature

Elemental: Conversations with Nature is an exhibition bringing together a group of local artists who present their work for community enjoyment in one of the Shire’s many local halls – Coorabell Hall.
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Stories about "police pursuit":

Shots fired at police, woman arrested following pursuit

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A woman is in custody after allegedly shooting at police during a pursuit near Grafton last night.
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Driver charged over alleged pursuit south of Ballina

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A man will face court today after an alleged pursuit near Ballina.
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Three more teens arrested as Operation Soteria continues

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Another three teenagers were arrested last week as part of a police operation targeting alleged youth crime in northern NSW.
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Cannabis, cash, a police chase and more DV: Tweed/Byron crime

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Eight people were reportedly charged with domestic violence related offences in the Tweed/Byron Police District last week.
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Four teenagers charged after police pursuits from Grafton to Ballina

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Four teenagers will face court today charged over their alleged roles in several police pursuits on the state’s North Coast yesterday.
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Car wedged between train track and station at Bangalow

Local News Chris Dobney - 2
Bangalow Station saw a car at the platform for the first time in many years on Saturday afternoon – but it wasn’t a railway carriage.
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Pair arrested after cross border police pursuit

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A 21-year-old never-licensed male driver and a 27-year-old ‘aggressive’ male passenger were captured after they lost control of their vehicle at Tweed Heads during a cross-border police pursuit on Tuesday.
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Three stolen vehicles recovered and three arrests following two pursuits

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Two teenage boys and an adult male will face court today after two pursuits on the North Coast involving stolen vehicles over the weekend.
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Man denied bail after high-speed police pursuit

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A 33-year-old Burleigh Heads man will remain behind bars after a police were forced to deploy road spikes last week to end a 220kmph pursuit on the Pacific Highway.
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Five arrested following police pursuit – Byron Bay 

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Five people have been arrested following a police pursuit in the state’s north yesterday,Wednesday, 26 September.
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Local News

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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Local News

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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Local News

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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