A nature walk high in the Byron and Tweed Shires is included in a list of seven projects to feature in a new state government supported eco tourism promotion campaign.
Aspirational political parties are judged on how they deliver dreams. Vision politicians are judged according to how many of their visions turn out to be mirages. The task is much harder for the ALP at a federal level than a party like the modern Liberals, who have no apparent aspirations apart from making rich people richer, and making poor people feel guilty for not being rich.
Disengaged young people are taking the opportunity to transform their lives as part of the new partnership between local early intervention youth program, RiverTracks and Murwillumbah Community Gardens.
The Songs for Shelter, Winter Warmer campaign by Dharma Care is underway and is looking to raise $50,000 for homeless people in the Tweed and Byron shires.
Northern Rivers filmmaker Juliet Lamont and local Hamish Paterson have been arrested after locking onto logging machinery to protect the endangered Tasmanian Wedge-tailed Eagle.
