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Move Beyond Coal turning up heat on government

Move Beyond Coal says it will be staging protests at Labor MP offices around the country over the next week to 'turn up the heat' on the government to stop approving climate-wrecking coal and gas projects.

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Does Tweed’s time capsule have a message for you?

Former members of the discontinued Murwillumbah branch of community service organisation Apex Australia alongside the Tweed Shire Council came to the tough decision to open the three 50-year-old time capsules in a controlled environment due to public health concerns.

Screening: The last two weeks at Longlee

Susie Forsters’ film about palliative care is showing again at the Mullumbimby Drill Hall on Thursday, November 30 at 7pm.

Finance audit reveals Byron Council’s low cash reserves

Byron Council continues to rely heavily on state and federal government grants for its financial sustainability, a financial audit has shown.

Joel Taylor crowned parasurfer champ

Lennox Head parasurfer, Joel Taylor, has been crowned World Champion (prone division) after dominating a week of surf- ing against an international field at California’s Hunting- ton Beach.

3G networks phased out Dec 15

The peak lobby group representing Australia’s telecommunication industry announced last week it will phase out 3G networks in the region on December 15. 

Food a ‘basic human right’ – roundtable explores our sustainable food future

The intersection of housing, interest rate rises and food and how food security can be achieved for the Northern Rivers was under discussion yesterday in Ballina at a roundtable that sought to understand the future of sustainable food systems in the region. 

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Critical incident investigation underway over death of tasered woman

A Critical incident investigation is underway after the death of a woman who was hit with a police taser overnight in Stockton, near Newcastle.

Woman faces firearm charges following vehicle stop – Coffs Harbour

NSW Police say that yesterday a woman was charged after a firearm was located and seized during a vehicle search near Coffs Harbour last week.

Wiradjuri woman, Brenda Matthews, is carrying the healing story into the future

Brenda Matthews, a Wiradjuri woman, and her six siblings were removed from her parents in 1973; Brenda was two, and her eldest sister eight.

Appeal to locate woman missing from Coffs Harbour

NSW Police are appealing for public assistance to locate a woman missing from Coffs Harbour.

Man charged after 73-year-old pedestrian dies

NSW Police say that charges have been laid against a driver after a woman in her seventies died on Friday.

Missing woman’s body found at Cabarita

NSW Police say that he body of a Queensland woman, who was believed to be on the state's Far North Coast, has been found.

Tweed/Byron Police appeal for help to find missing woman

NSW Police are appealing for public assistance to locate a woman missing from Queensland, who is now believed to be on the Far North Coast.

Body of woman missing in Lismore floods found

NSW Police say they have located the body of a woman who was reported missing in floodwaters earlier this week.

Woman’s body found in flooded Lismore home

Police say a woman’s body has been found inside a Lismore home during the ongoing flood operation.

91-year-old woman assaulted during break and enter – Tweed Heads

Police say a 91-year-old woman is being treated for facial injuries after being assaulted and robbed in her home at Tweed Heads South.

Industrial relations reform bill passes parliament

New industrial relations laws have passed NSW parliament today, which the government says will create the structure needed to deliver meaningful improvements to wages and conditions for hundreds and thousands of workers in the state.

Fire ant update in the Tweed

There were information sessions this morning for local businesses and industry members impacted by the detection of Red Imported Fire Ants (RIFA) at South Murwillumbah, with the opportunity to find out more information about the strategy that the Department of Primary Industries (DPI) are using to contain and eradicate the fire ants.

$15 million to subsidise habitat destruction?

The recently-released NSW Forestry Corporation’s annual report, which shows that taxpayers will again be asked to spend $15 million to subsidise native forest logging, has today been labelled ‘a damning indictment on our state’.

Lismore Council unveils latest upcycled Christmas tree

Lismore City Council has unveiled its iconic sustainable city Christmas tree. This is the eighth year of Lismore’s upcycled Christmas tree being proudly displayed on the corner of Keen and Magellan streets, following a one-year hiatus after the 2022 flood disaster.