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Landsharing, affordable housing event, May 24

A free event called ‘Landsharing, Affordable Housing and Community’ will be held at the Nimbin Hall on Saturday, May 24 from 10am to 5pm – all are welcome.

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Mother’s Day tree planting postponed

Owing to recent heavy rainfall, and with a fair bit more predicted this weekend, Brunswick Valley Landcare has postponed the upcoming Mother’s Day tree planting for Sunday, May 11.

4WDs destroying Evans Head to Ballina Beach – close them now

Enough is enough. Locals call for the close the remainder of the Evans Head to Ballina Beach to stop the wanton vehicle destruction.

Election result a chance to get renewables right in regional Australia?

The Australian Renewable Energy Alliance (RE-Alliance) says that regional communities, particularly those living in renewable energy regions across Australia, can have certainty following the weekend’s federal election result.

Labor beats The Nats in 2CP race for Richmond

Vote counting in the seat of Richmond has officially reached tipping point in the two-candidate preferred race with Labor’s incumbent Justine Elliot the clear winner at nearly 60%.

Flood-prone housing development a step closer following court settlement

A controversial development on flood-prone land near the Mullumbimby Showground is a step closer, after Byron Council and the developer reached a court settlement in relation to one of two development applications for the site.

Call for free and available drug checking as concerns over synthetic opioids rise

Nitazenes, synthetic opioids, have been detected in all types of drugs from counterfeit pharmaceuticals like Valium and oxycodone to, MDMA, ketamine, cocaine, methamphetamine – they're even being found in vapes.  

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Skin cancer fall shows sun message triumph

Skin cancer is falling among younger Australians as the country reaps the long-term rewards of sun safety.

Beacon’s first year celebrated

Beacon Laundry, a commercial laundry operating in Bangalow, has celebrated its first  year of operation.

Protests continue against RA’s house demolitions

Around 150 people gathered in intermittently wet weather in Lismore on Saturday to share frustrations over the NSW Reconstruction Authority’s management of recovery processes for disaster impacted homes.

Coastal sea police seize more than a tonne of cocaine

Police say Organised Crime Squad detectives have charged five men after the seizure of more than a tonne of cocaine found on board a vessel off the NSW coast.

Love Lennox is in the air again

The Love Lennox festival will return to the shores of Seven Mile Beach next month, transforming the town’s main street into an explosion of food, art, and entertainment.