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Forum to address housing emergency, March 8
A grassroots movement is bringing women, community and art together on International Women’s Day (March 8) in an urgent push to solve the local housing emergency.
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Green Spine parking
Ian Kingston, Mullumbimby
I am concerned at the apparent loss of parking spaces proposed in the centre of Mullum under...
‘Hollywood’ drug squads over the top
I guess we have to thank Hollywood for the enduring myth that a black-clad squad of elite 'blokes', preferably with cool helicopters, from the capital are needed to crack down on really serious crime in hick parts of the country like Mullumbimby.
International Women’s Day kerfuffle at Ballina
One councillor walked out of Ballina Council's recent meeting during an emotional discussion about speakers at an upcoming IWD event.
Praying for Vanuatu in Ballina
The World Day of Prayer is a gigantic ecumenical event staged on the first Friday of March.
Lennox Rise development clears another hurdle
The massive new residential development planned west of Epiq in Lennox Head continued its progress towards becoming reality at the last Ballina Shire Council meeting.
The amazing world of seeds
Hilary Bain
If it wasn’t for seeds and plants, we humans, along with all the animals, birds and insects would...
Stories about "Sample Food Festival":
So much to sample at Sample
Vegan was the new black at Sample Food Festival where several stalls catered to plant-based eaters.
Tasty treats launch Bangalow’s Sample Food Festival
The Sample Food Festival has been soaring to new heights in the past couple of years, so where better to launch this year’s event than an airport?
Nearly $100k injected into north coast events
Up to $95,000 will be invested into far north coast events through the NSW government’s 2017 Flagship Event Fund, while funding to support the region’s ailing infrastructure has been promised ‘at a later stage.’
Won’t Sample it again
Wayne Penn, Binna Burra
Who’s going to say it? Sample Festival was awful.
Overcrowded, long queues and rude, pushy people. Not at all the Bangalow that...
Do you need to be a ‘foodie’ to enjoy Sample?
Story and photos: Vivienne Pearson
Is the Sample Food Festival just for ‘foodies’? I went along to find out.
The first thing I noticed was...
Thousands flock to Sample Food Festival
The weather smiled on Bangalow’s Sample Food Festival again last Saturday, with the biggest crowed ever descending on the Bangalow Showgrounds to taste the produce of restaurants, cafes, caterers and providores from around the region.
Sample festival a winner
Saturday’s annual Sample Food Festival at the Bangalow Showground showcased local food, growers, producers and chefs. The perfect weather drew hundreds of people to the popular event which included cooking demonstrations and live music.
MasterChef hits Sample Food Festival
Secret MasterChef hopefuls will be buzzing like bees around a honeypot when Lennox Head cook and supermum Jules Allen hosts a cooking demonstration at Sample Food Festival on Saturday morning.
Taste treats for all
http://youtu.be/kTrfCrZHCaY
Saturday’s second annual Sample Food Festival in Bangalow was a mouthwatering showcase for local growers, producers and chefs, with a huge turnout of people...
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Bangalow blackspot puts school children at risk
Paul Bibby - 1
Will action ever be taken to protect school kids getting on and off the bus on Lismore Road, Bangalow as trucks fly by at 80km/h?
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Lifting the lid on plans to build a retirement village in Ewingsdale
Paul Bibby - 1
The letter sent to the residents of Ewingsdale last year by holiday park owner Ingenia seemed fairly innocuous at first glance...
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Byron’s new road: the good and not so
After more than 30 years of talk, debate, disagreements, tears and political gridlock, Byron Bay has a new road to divert traffic from the CBD to the southern end of town.
Byron Echo
Interview with Janet Swain
Janet Swain is 14. She’s in love with the tragic and brilliant cellist Jacquleine DuPré. But one day her mother arrives home with a bassoon.
