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On Save the Koala Day conservationists all agree they disagree with the Minister for Environment
Ahead of today’s Save the Koala Day, NSW Minister for Environment James Griffin yesterday announced that private landholders are being supported to restore 200 hectares of koala habitat in the Northern Rivers.
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Unions meet with Norco over staff stand down
With flood-ravaged Norco in Lismore under scrutiny, the Australian Manufacturing Workers’ Union, the Australasian Meat Industry Employees Union, and the Electrical Trades Union met with management on Thursday to discuss the company’s plans for its Lismore ice cream factory.
Editorial – Break out the bubbly for Budget Estimates
Budget Estimates is truly one of the most revealing and best educational services that the NSW government offers. MPs from the opposition grill ministers and agency bosses without mercy, for hours.
Comment: Why we need a federal ICAC
I’ve been thinking about very slow things. Thinking about very fast trains that are very slow coming. Thinking about the never-ending Ballina-Byron Airport upgrade – build a new entry, take it out. Build a new, new entry. Take it out. Rinse, repeat.
Lots happening at Lismore Regional Gallery
Holiday break workshops for young people, temporary public art and cultural landscaping are some of the arty attractions coming to Lismore and beyond in the near future.
Mullum biz petition for road improvements
A petition from Mullumbimby industrial estate business owners will be tabled at the upcoming September 29 meeting, which calls on Council to upgrade pothole ridden Manns Road.
Third time the charm for Alstonville FC’s senior women as they win 2022 grand final
The Alstonville Football Club’s women’s premier league footballers have won this year’s grand final 1-0 against a very competitive...
Stories about "smoke":
Fire in abandoned bowlo at Murwillumbah
The apparently abandoned Murwillumbah Bowling Club was ablaze on Friday with emergency services on the scene to extinguish the flames.
Australia’s Black Summer bushfires linked to largest stratospheric warming in three decades
More evidence that the smoke from the fires may have prolonged the life of the hole in the ozone layer.
Air pollution health alert for north coast
If you have been outside in the last couple of days you will have noticed that the air is quite misty in some parts of the Far North Coast.
Inquiry launched into impacts of fires on people’s health
The impact of the bushfires and exposure to poor air quality on peoples health will be examined as part of a NSW Parliamentary Committee inquiry.
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Firearm and drug offence charges laid after Coraki vehicle stop
NSW Police say a man has been charged after a firearm and prohibited drugs were seized during a vehicle stop yesterday.
Science Goes Viral
Chemicals left by first stars in the universe may have been detected by the Gemini North telescope
The chemical remains of the earliest stars in the universe may have been discovered by astronomers.
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New digs for flood adaptation project
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Mullum Cares has a new home in the Railway Shed Yard, on the corner of Prince and Ann Streets in Mullum.
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Police suspect dies at Clothiers Creek
NSW Police say a critical incident investigation has commenced following the death of a man at Clothiers Creek yesterday.
