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Seapeace: the late Tony Maxwell’s wetland legacy
Many curious minds have pondered the purpose of the rice paddy-like waterbodies that scallop the contour lines out into the Ewingsdale coastal plain that can be viewed from St Helena Road.
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Man arrested after shots fired in Dunoon
A police report says a 63-year-old man man has been arrested following multiple public place shots fired overnight.
Supporting independent news or making fat cats fatter?
The recent skirmish between Facebook and the government is hard to miss, even if you rely on Facebook for your news. But what does it all mean?
Magic mushrooms
David Gilet, Byron Bay
As noted in David Heilpern’s article (24 February), with drugs, whether medicinal or recreational, dosage is a...
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.
New Greens team
Matthew O’Reilly
President of CABS and a proud member of the NEW Byron Greens team
It seems that some readers have...
Stories about "skills":
Digital upskill help for seniors, Oct 21
The Byron Community Centre is hosting an event to help local seniors develop their digital skills as part of Get Online Week.
Local News
Caravan park to pay $2.3mil plus to consumers
The NSW Court of Appeal has upheld the Supreme Court’s decision arising from the sale of the movable dwellings located on waterfront sites along the Tweed River.
National News
Government modelling fails to reflect women’s interrupted careers
New research to be released this week analyses two decades of Household, Income and Labour Dynamics in Australia (HILDA) Survey to estimate the actual labour force experience of women over their life and accounts for working when super is not paid.
Local News
Ballina cleans up!
David Lowe - 0
Clean Up Australia Day was a great success in Ballina, with the beach clean up event organised by Ballina Coastcare yesterday attracting twenty volunteers.
Local News
Lismore future councillor information sessions
With the delayed Local Government elections being held in September, several councils, including Lismore City Council, are holding information sessions for community members who are thinking about running for Council.