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Honours shared in premiership football derby
Byron Bay FC were fourth placed on the Football Far North Coast premiership ladder after a 3-3 draw playing away against Mullumbimby Brunswick Valley FC in round seven of the competition.
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Regional Wollumbin Art Award open to young and old
People from every walk of life are being encouraged to enter the Wollumbin Art Award (WAA), especially First Nations and young artists.
Drains, floods, creeks
I was thankful for Duncan Dey’s input at the last Council meeting where two representatives spoke in public access...
Palestine’s ‘terra nullius’ and children’s body armour
Firstly, the Zionist regime of Israel is an apartheid regime. It is based on the dispossession, expropriation, expulsion and...
Vale Bruce Kent
Bruce Kent (22.8.29–8.6.22) was one of the greatest compassionate advocates for disarmament and humanity:
• General Secretary 1980–85 CND (Campaign...
Wollumbin Mushrooms and Shroom Bros
Victoria Cosford
Mushrooms might be the perfect food. They have no sugars (great for diabetics), not many carbohydrates (great for...
Ballina Shire Council approved for special rate increase
Ratepayers in the Ballina Shire can expect slightly higher bills for council services and infrastructure maintenance after approval from the Independent Pricing and Regulatory Tribunal.
Stories about "saffin":
Post-flood housing options for Lismore
Lismore MP Janelle Saffin says we need to look at innovative approaches to reconstruction in the aftermath of this natural disaster.
Saffin: inquiry into rural and regional health long overdue
Janelle Saffin MP says the upcoming Parliamentary Inquiry into rural and regional health in New South Wales is long overdue.’
Saffin: seniors transport card rollout a ‘fiasco’
The new regional seni0rs transport card has been a bit wobbly ever since it was first mentioned over a year ago. Some folk even suggested the card was National Party trickery and a bribe to win votes in the last state election.
Science Goes Viral
You may have missed… mangroves’ carbon storage potential, smart implants, and twitter misinformation
Mangrove forests are massive carbon sinks, capable of storing over 1,000 tonnes of carbon per hectare.
Local News
Local triathletes claim another title
The Byron Bay Breakers Triathlon Club has won the North Coast Interclub series for the second time after finishing on top of the table ahead of the Clarence Valley Stingrays and Hat Head Hammerheads.
Local News
Lismore City Council votes against land-swaps and buybacks
The Lismore City Council has voted against asking the federal government and NSW Northern Rivers Reconstruction Commission [NRRC] for prioritised land buybacks and swaps after devastating floods earlier this year.
Local News
Casino teenager charged with murder
An 18-year-old Casino man is to face Lismore Local Court today charged with murder.
