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Join Clarkes Beach paddle out this weekend to stop massive oil and gas field project
Hundreds of local surfers and water-lovers will paddle out at Clarke’s Beach over the weekend to protest against a massive oil and gas field proposed for the NSW coast.
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Dam doesn’t give a damn about koalas
The proposed Dunoon Dam is still a possibility, though it has been voted against twice by the members of Rous County Council. Now information has emerged which presents another reason to shut down the threat of the dam once and for all.
Water strategy
Alan Dickens, Brunswick Heads
The people of Mullumbimby would be aware that Byron Shire Council (BSC) intends to hand over...
Northern Star dimming under Murdoch shadow
As democracy advocates and journalists around the world did their best to acknowledge World Press Freedom Day on May 3, in regional Australia, The Northern Star was dimming.
Dreaming about a bucket-list surfing and wellness holiday?
Have you always dreamt about traveling to exotic ‘bucket-list’ beach destinations like Bali or Vanuatu… or are your dreams...
Wanted: Bangalow and Byron ‘Induzzy’ reps for town projects
Residents of Bangalow and the Byron Arts and Industry Estate are invited to apply for positions on the Byron Shire Council’s Place Planning Collective
Council won’t save our beach
Cr Jan Hackett, Byron Bay
Byron Shire Council refuses to take any action to save our once world-class beach, until...
Stories about "protests":
Further six charged following protests
Police say a further six people have been charged following what they say were unauthorised protest activities in Sydney and Byron Bay.
Arrests after unauthorised protests in Byron Bay
Police say that there have been arrests after unauthorised protest activity in Sydney and Byron Bay today.
Climate activists refused bail
In a Queensland first, three climate protesters have been refused bail in a Brisbane magistrate court.
Peaceful nurse-in in Byron on Friday
Mums concerned about the government’s lack of climate change policy are coming together to take action this Friday November 29 from 10am, outside the Byron Library. Everyone is welcome to come and support them.
Dying bees and arrests as XR protests continue
More than a hundred protesters in Sydney dressed as bees Tuesday morning and pretended to die in Hyde Park, with six arrested, while protesters in Brisbane blockaded peak hour traffic on George Street and police negotiated with a man suspended ten metres from the Story Bridge.
Former midwife fined over climate action protest stunt
Police also charged a 28-year-old Brisbane man, a 20-year-old NSW man and a 22-year-old NSW woman over their parts in the protest.
Climate action protests inspire federal government to change policy – NOT
The minister for energy and emissions reductions says acknowledging Australia’s increase in emissions every year for the past four years is ‘cherry-picking’ figures.
XR activists shut down Brisbane bridge in peak hour
Protestors said they stalled peak hour traffic in both directions and police later arrested 35-year-old activist Sean Nolan before releasing him in the early afternoon.
Seven years on, Fukushima still a disaster without a solution
High-profile Japanese activist Toshiko Okada will be speaking at the Channon Market from 12pm Sunday March 11 to mark the seventh anniversary of the Fukushima nuclear disaster.
Bigger than Franklin
I was living in Tasmania at the time of the Franklin River Blockade in 1982 against the proposal by the hydroelectric commission to build...
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Man dead after boat capsizes near Yamba
Police say a man has died and a second has been taken to hospital after a boat capsized south of Yamba this morning.
Local News
Jonson Street bus shelter gone and an era ended
Byron Shire Council says that the wooden bus shelter on Jonson Street outside the Byron Visitors Centre is being removed today with all bus services operating from the new bus interchange on Butler Street in Byron Bay
Letters
Upside down river
Tim Harrington, Lennox Head
Letter contributor Richard White (letters 21/4/21) quite correctly identifies the Richmond River as an ‘upside down river’ and nowhere is this more...
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Ballina Dragons’ great results at Urunga
Eve Jeffery - 0
The Ballina Dragon Boat Racing Club is a group of paddling people from all walks of life who enjoy being out on the water having fun and keeping fit.
