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2020 Bluesfest Cancelled: ‘We are heartbroken’
Bluesfest has cancelled their 2020 event. They made an announcement on Facebook this morning.
‘To everyone involved with Bluesfest,
It is obvious we will not be on... Read Story
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$4.5m Announced in Renewable Energy Grants
Two renewable energy projects have received funding as part of the NSW government Regional Community Energy Fund (RCEF) totalling close to $4.5m.
Coolamon Energy... Read Story
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Southern Cross University to Close Two Campuses Over Coronavirus
Southern Cross University has closed its Gold Coast and Lismore campuses today after a staff member was diagnosed with COVID-19.
It is the first reported... Read Story
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Emaciated Sea Turtles Wash Up on Northern NSW Beaches
An increase in the number of emaciated sea turtles washing up along the northern New South Wales coastline has conservationists worried.
“There’s not a lot of... Read Story
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Greens Slam Lismore Ski Jump Proposal
The Lismore City Council will next week consider a proposal to build an Olympic aerial training ski jump amid claims from the Lismore Greens that... Read MorePosted: , in News & Events -
Casino Cannabis Venture One Step Closer with Licence Application
PUF Ventures Australia (PUFA) the group seeking to set up a medical cannabis farm and extraction plant near Casino, has filed application with the Australian... Read MorePosted: , in News & Events -
Call to Ban Water Extraction and Bottling in Tweed
Tweed Shire Council is set to call on the state government to ban water extraction and bottling on rural land in the shire, where a... Read MorePosted: , in News & Events -
Byron Sends a Clear Message No to Plastic Bags
At the beginning of 2017 disposable plastics were banned in India’s capital city Delhi, in 2016 England introduced a 5p charge for plastic bags and... Read MorePosted: , in News & Events -
Greens Condemn Ballina Shark Nets
The NSW Greens have condemned the installation of shark nets along the Ballina coastline. Ballina MP Tamara Smith said the second shark net trial marked... Read MorePosted: , in News & Events -
A controversial plan to burn harvested sections of North Coast native forests to generate so-called ‘renewable’ electricity has been widely derided by the Greens and... Read MorePosted: , in News & Events -
Bangalow Paid Parking Splitting Community
Just weeks before paid parking is due to take effect in Bangalow, the local Labor Party branch has called on Byron Shire Council to extend... Read MorePosted: , in News & Events -
Newrybar Bee Hive Company Takes Out State Award
The creators of the Flow Hive, which allows beekeepers to tap honey without disturbing the bees, has been named the NSW Business of the Year. BeeInventive,... Read MorePosted: , in News & Events -
Australia's First Floating Solar Farm Soon to be Buoyant in Lismore
Australia’s first floating solar farm will take to the water in the Lismore this week. The farm will float on the surface of an overflow pond... Read MorePosted: , in News & Events -
Hemp Foods a Multi-Million Industry for Northern Rivers
The legalising of hemp seeds as a food source next month is expected to yield a multi-million dollar industry for hemp pioneers based in the... Read MorePosted: , in News & Events