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NEFA says Forestry Corp are ignoring legal protections for gliders
The North East Forest Alliance is calling on the Environment Protection Authority to issue an immediate Stop Work Order for logging in Styx River State Forest, near Armidale on the Northern Tablelands.
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Logging of critical koala habitat to start on Wild Koala Day
Australia, or more specifically eastern Australia, was identified as one of 24 ‘deforestation hotspots’ around the world in 2021...
State’s cyber squad investigating Byron council data breach
The Byron Shire Council says it’s engaged the NSW state government’s Cyber Incident Response team for help investigating a data breach on its development application cyber tracker.
901 swimmers join the annual Ocean Classic
The annual Byron Bay Ocean Classic beach swim organised by the Winet Whales was held last Sunday and attracted...
$300,000 funding agreement to proceed with Saddle Road housing
The NSW government is providing Byron Shire Council $300,000 through the Resilient Lands Program to provide flood resilient land for new housing at the Saddle Road Precinct near Brunswick Heads.
Editorial – The prince of technofeudalism
Facebook turns 20 this year! It started in 2004, and is now ubiquitous among older generations who are addicted to its shifting algorithms that keep them stuck like insects on fly paper.
Housing roundtable held in Lismore
Member for Lismore, Janelle Saffin MP hosted a Northern Rivers housing roundtable in this week.
Stories about "Tobias Suckfuell":
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 But charges have now been withdrawn.
Local News
Concerns for resident with MS facing eviction from Mullum pod village
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A young man with multiple sclerosis and ongoing flood trauma is facing eviction from the Mullumbimby Pod Village, amid claims that administrators are not qualified to handle people with complex health issues.
Local News
$300,000 funding agreement to proceed with Saddle Road housing
The NSW government is providing Byron Shire Council $300,000 through the Resilient Lands Program to provide flood resilient land for new housing at the Saddle Road Precinct near Brunswick Heads.
National News
New report reveals NSW biodiversity no better off under Labor
A new report released today has revealed that declining biodiversity and increasing extinctions has continued despite pre-election commitments by the Minns government to take action on environmental protection.
National News
Record pokies losses in 2023 as NSW waits for real reform
The people of NSW lost $8.129 billion to poker machines in 2023, an increase of $29 million on 2022 and the equivalent of $1,000 for every adult and child in the state.
