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Splendour 2024 cancelled
It's official, Splendour in the Grass 2024 has been cancelled.
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Premier yet to respond to Albo’s offer of disaster recovery funds
Northern Rivers community groups are renewing calls for the NSW premier to formally ask the Commonwealth to fully fund the region's 2022 disaster recovery.
Lismore Labor MP called out over native forest logging
More than five hundred people marched in the rain through Lismore to the local state member’s office in protest against government sanctioned native forest logging on Sunday.
Records galore!
Byron Bay Easter Record Fair returns again to Ewingsdale Hall. Now in its 15th year, the Byron Bay Easter Record Fair is one of the biggest and best in this country. Matt the Vinyl Junkie has spent years on buying trips to the US and Japan scouring dusty warehouses, shops, flea markets and private collections. He can offer an astounding 30,000 records in one place covering most genres.
Biz confidence up, says Business NSW
The state's peak body for business says confidence in the sector has increased but cost of living pressures continue to impact customer spending.
Community grants on offer
Ingrained Foundation is running its fifth annual grants program, with a funding pool of $150,000.
Save Wallum finalist in NSW 2024 environment awards
The Save Wallum campaign has been named as a finalist in the Nature Conservation Council of NSW Environment Awards 2024. The award ceremony will be held in Sydney tonight, and Save Wallum spokesperson and ecologist James Barrie will be attending with Tegan Kitt, another founding member of the group.
Stories about "Simone Strobel":
Murder charges dropped over Simone Strobel’s 2005 death in Lismore
The 2005 murder of German backpacker Simone Strobel at the Tourist Caravan Park in Lismore led to the extradition of her then boyfriend Tobias Moran from WA in July 2022. But charges have now been withdrawn.
Arrest and extradition over 2005 murder of Simone Strobel in Lismore
On 17 February 2005 the naked body of Simone Strobel, a German backpacker, was found covered by ‘palm fronds on a sports ground about 90 metres from’ the Tourist Caravan Park in Lismore where she had been staying with her boyfriend. Yesterday a man was extradited from Western Australia and charged with murder.
$1 million reward information over German backpacker Simone Strobel’s murder – Lismore
The NSW government has announced a significant reward today for information regarding the homicide of German backpacker, Simone Strobel, in Lismore 15 years ago.
Simone Strobel’s boyfriend drops legal action
The boyfriend of murdered German backpacker Simone Strobel has dropped a defamation case against the author of a book he claimed allegedly implied he was the killer. The 2005 unsolved murder in Lismore provoked a book by author Virginia Peters in 2014.
‘Reasonable suspicions’ Tobias killed Simone: judge
There are ‘reasonable suspicions’ that Tobias Suckfuel killed his girlfriend Simone Strobel in Lismore while on a backpacking holiday, a WA Supreme Court judge said in his verdict on a defamation case against the author of a new book.
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We just love him!
If you’re over 50 you might not be a fan of Tom Jones, but you can bet your mum is. If you’re under 40 you might not even know who he is, but your grandmother probably wet her pants at the mere mention of his name.
Byron Echo
Peter Garrett gives Bluesfest the nod
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If I say the words ‘US Forces give the nod’, I can pretty much guarantee that you will hear the unmistakable voice of Peter Garrett ringing in your ears. Your head may even start to bob up and down a bit.
Local News
Save Wallum finalist in NSW 2024 environment awards
The Save Wallum campaign has been named as a finalist in the Nature Conservation Council of NSW Environment Awards 2024. The award ceremony will be held in Sydney tonight, and Save Wallum spokesperson and ecologist James Barrie will be attending with Tegan Kitt, another founding member of the group.
National News
New report highlights gaps in rural and remote health
The second annual Royal Flying Doctor Service ‘Best for the Bush, Rural and remote Health Base Line’ report has just been released. Presenting the latest data on the health of rural and remote Australians and evidence on service gaps, it identifies issues in urgent need of attention from service providers, funders, partners and policy makers.