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Renewables and battery storage stable amid global uncertainty

Australia’s national science agency, CSIRO, in partnership with the Australian Energy Market Operator (AEMO) today released the GenCost 2025–26 Final Report, finding renewable energy supported by storage is helping to protect Australia against global energy shocks and continues to provide the lowest cost pathway for Australia’s electricity system to achieve net zero emissions.
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Draft Bangalow Flood Study on public exhibition

A draft study examining flooding Bangalow is on exhibition by Byron Council.
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Tweed harbour foreshore to get a revamp

Jack Evans Boat Harbour foreshore is set to be upgraded, Local NSW Tweed MP, Geoff Provest says.
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Art exhibition inspired by nature

Elemental: Conversations with Nature is an exhibition bringing together a group of local artists who present their work for community enjoyment in one of the Shire’s many local halls – Coorabell Hall.
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Byron EchoMagenta Appel-Pye, Mullumbimby - 0

Organic produce sharing

I would like to thank all the kind people putting their excess citrus out the front of their houses....
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The Good LifeThe Echo - 0

A place that has stayed

Byron Bay has always been a place that draws people in. Some come for a weekend, others for a season, and many end up staying for a lifetime.
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Ocean Shores man charged with advocating terrorism online

Police say a 20-year-old Ocean Shores man is behind bars (refused bail) and will face court in Tweed Heads Local Court on 18 September, charged with advocating terrorism.  
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Stories about "waste management":

More than 50 Return and Earn recycling baskets for Byron

Local News The Echo - 0
Baskets for cans and bottles are being attached to public bins in key spots across the Byron Shire as part of a boost to the NSW Return and Earn recycling program.
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Tweed’s fatbergs: 3 tonnes of gunk per week

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Fatbergs of waste are costing ratepayers in the Tweed Shire, with council staff saying crews remove around 156 tonnes of rubbish and gunk from the wastewater network every year. 
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Let’s rummage through how our rubbish is managed!

Local News Hans Lovejoy - 0
Waste management is a core business for councils, and late last year, a question to Council’s top brass revealed much around how our local waste is managed.
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Binned batteries blamed for multiple truck fires

Local News The Echo - 0
Incorrectly disposed-of batteries were likely to blame for three garbage truck loads catching fire in the Tweed Shire in the past six weeks, council staff said last week.
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Lismore’s new Volvo biodiesel-capable garbo trucks

Local News The Echo - 1
The Lismore City Council has announced eight new Volvo garbage collection trucks due to join its fleet from September this year at a cost of $5 million.
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Climate Change Policy at the forefront of Ballina Shire Council

Sustainability Eve Jeffery - 1
Tweed Shire Council is committed to a sustainable future and working with the community to protect the region’s internationally significant environment. 
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Ballina Shire to reduce plastic litter by 30% by 2025

Local News Mia Armitage - 1
The Ballina Shire has less than eighteen months to reduce its plastic litter by nearly a third under a new target adopted by councillors last month.
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Ballina council keen to tackle illegal dumping, littering

Local News Mia Armitage - 1
A new draft strategy targeting littering and illegal dumping of waste in the Ballina Shire is on display for public feedback until the end of the month.
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Ballina council to kick-start waste reduction policies and projects

Local News Mia Armitage - 0
The Ballina Shire Council has voted unanimously to adopt a newly drafted policy aimed at waste reduction.
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Ballina council staff call for waste reduction project funding

Local News Mia Armitage - 0
Ballina Shire Council staff have drafted a new policy allowing for the funding of new projects tackling waste reduction in the shire.
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Lismore Boulevard Project announced

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Design concept plans for the Lismore Boulevard – Shared User Path project are now available for community consultation, following Lismore City Council securing $2,383,030 in funding through the NSW Government’s Get NSW Active 2025–2026 program, administered by Transport for NSW (TfNSW).
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Community responds to detention dams proposal

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More than 110 residents gathered at Rock Valley Hall on Sunday 12 July and rejected claims that the recently released CSIRO report on flood mitigation was informed by strong community consultation.
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National News

Data shows biggest danger to wildlife is people, not cats

The Echo - 0
Human-created hazards are responsible for most wildlife rescues in New South Wales, and researchers are calling for more prevention strategies to save threatened species.
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Local News

Try pickleball and support a great cause

The Echo - 0
Northern Rivers Pickleball Club are holding a marathon day of pickleball on Sunday, 19 July at the Goonellabah Tennis and Pickleball Club on Reserve Street, Goonellabah.
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