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Vale Eve Sinton 20/11/52–30/06/26

In February this year, Eve Sinton was admitted to Tamworth Hospital. All tests and biopsies were taken. Before announcing the diagnosis to Eve, the doctor asked ‘First Please tell me what was your occupation?’ Eve replied, ‘I am a journalist’.
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Artists sought to transform factory space into multi-artform event

Expressions of Interest (EOI) are now open for artists to transform a former factory in Lismore – The Joinery – through performance, installation and site-responsive art.
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NRAS July adoption day to go ahead

Northern Rivers Animal Services Inc are hoping the sun will be out for their monthly adoption day on Saturday 4 July at the NRAS Rescue Shelter in Ballina.
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Missing man in Ballina

Police are appealing for assistance to locate a missing man. Caine Tierney, aged 47, was last seen on Ross Street, Ballina, about 12.30pm on Wednesday 24 June 2026.
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Mud bath at Bangalow – Rebels vs Ballina men’s XV

Heavy rain in the lead-up made for treacherous conditions for rugby at Bangalow, with Ballina ultimately proving too strong...
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The Buttery celebrates NAIDOC Week with ‘Imagine’

The Buttery, in partnership with its Reconciliation Action Plan (RAP) Committee, is proud to celebrate NAIDOC Week with a free community screening of the acclaimed First Nations animated feature film Imagine, inviting the Northern Rivers community to come together to reflect, learn and celebrate Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures, stories and achievements.
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Positive future for Byron’s visitor economy

Last Thursday saw Destination Byron bring together over 150 attendees looking at the future of Byron and its visitor economy.
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It’s World Environment Day!

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World Environment Day (WED) is celebrated annually on 5 June and encourages awareness and action for the protection of the environment. Greens MP and spokesperson for the environment Sue Higginson, says it is a day for mourning and reflection.
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World Environment Day festival in Knox Park

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The Caldera Environment Centre is hosting a World Environment Day festival event in Knox Park, Murwillumbah in July.
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Mad Hatter’s tea party saves koalas for one more day

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This morning at the entrance to the Yarratt State Forest, near Taree, a Mad Hatter’s tea party celebrating World Environment Day on a logging road, stopped a truck heading into the forest.
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#BeatPlasticPollution this World Environment Day

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It’s World Environment Day and this year the spotlight is on finding solutions to plastic pollution – #BeatPlasticPollution.
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Celebrating Murwillumbah with World Environment Day Festival

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This Sunday, from 10am to 3pm  Murwillumbah is celebrating in style with the World Environment Day Festival. It will include great music, First Nations...
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Take environmental action this Saturday in Lismore, Kyogle, and Murwillumbah

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The north coast is coming out to celebrate World Environment Day this Saturday, June 5 as well as join together to remind the NSW government that without real action koalas will be extinct by 2050.
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Start taking action on World Environment Day

Local News Aslan Shand - 4
Today, 5 June, is World Environment Day and the theme is ‘Time for Nature’. It is a theme that asks you to consider the fact that the food we eat, the air we breathe, the water we drink, and the climate of the earth are what allows us to exist and inhabit this small blue dot in the ever expanding universe.
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What can you do to help the planet?

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This Friday is World Environment Day and now it's time to ask not what your planet can do for you, but what you can do for your planet.
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Local writer Perrow gets a global reach

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It was World Environment Day yesterday and for Lennox resident Susan Perrow it was World Environment Day in 1992 that led to the creation of the book called Garden of Light that continues to influence children today.
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Lismore celebrates World Environment Day

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Around 200 students from across the Northern Rivers primary schools attended World Environment Dayat the Lismore Recycling and Recovery Centre yesterday.
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Positive future for Byron’s visitor economy

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Last Thursday saw Destination Byron bring together over 150 attendees looking at the future of Byron and its visitor economy.
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Pet adoption day – 4 July in Ballina

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Northern Rivers Animal Services Inc (NRAS) are hoping the sun will be out for their monthly adoption day on Saturday, 4 July from 10am until 1pm at the NRAS Rescue Shelter at 61 Piper Drive, Ballina.
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Artists sought to transform factory space into multi-artform event

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Expressions of Interest (EOI) are now open for artists to transform a former factory in Lismore – The Joinery – through performance, installation and site-responsive art.
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What’s on in Tweed for NAIDOC Week?

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NAIDOC Week celebrations will be held from Sunday 5 July to Sunday 12 July 2026, under the national theme 50 Years of Deadly. 
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