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A dumb act of STP
Council is stating that breaches of licence conditions, in part, justifies spending $10m on transferring raw sewage from Ocean...
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Staff cuts at Murwillumbah mega school
The NSW Teacher's Federations says that the proposed merger of four schools in Murwillumbah will result in the loss of at least 19 teaching positions.
Locals gathering to object to burning forests, plastic, foils, and tyres for energy at Condong sugar mill
A public protest is taking place this Friday meet near the Condong sugar mill, north of Murwillumbah, at the big fig tree on Tweed Valley Way on Friday, 22 October at 10am to object to the burning of trees and ‘forest waste’ by Cape Byron Power to generate electricity at the Condong sugar mill.
STP problems ignored
The people in Byron Shire need to start asking Byron Shire Council (BSC) and councillors when are they actually...
Library restrictions
Under Richmond Tweed Library restrictions announced today, our local libraries are now only offering click and collect, and online...
Dr COVID
The other day I met a Mullumbimby doctor. As I used to live in Mullum and Mullum was in...
The Rebels and the Wraiths visit Nationals: ‘We are facing a planetary crisis’
As part of a fortnight of climate actions and protests with the Extinction Rebellion, over 30 activists visited MP Kevin Hogan’s office in Lismore yesterday pushing ghostly empty white prams.
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$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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COVID-19 update: 5 new cases in the NNSWLHD
Northern NSW Local Health District, Acting Chief Executive, Lynne Weir, says there were five new cases of COVID-19 reported for the District to 8pm last night, 21 October.
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NSW Education responds to Teachers Federation over Murwillumbah Education Campus staff cuts
The NSW Education Department has responded to the NSW Teachers Federation's accusation that Education Minister Sarah Mitchell has only just revealed the extent of staff cuts at the mega school.
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The Rebels and the Wraiths visit Nationals: ‘We are facing a planetary crisis’
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As part of a fortnight of climate actions and protests with the Extinction Rebellion, over 30 activists visited MP Kevin Hogan’s office in Lismore yesterday pushing ghostly empty white prams.
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NSW Legislative Council expresses concerns over push to burn native forests for power
The NSW Legislative Council unanimously passed a motion expressing its concerns over the growing push by industry to burn NSW native forests for electricity and hydrogen production.
