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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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Plastic-Free Boy On a Mission to Save the World
Twelve-year-old Arlian Ecker is on a one-boy mission to make recycling cool as his superhero identity Plastic-Free Boy. Each time you are at the checkout, Alian... Read MorePosted: , in News & Events -
Former Tatts Publicans Open at the Gollan
Lismore’s live music lovers and patrons of the Tatts Hotel were devastated last week to hear their favourite Keen Street watering hole had closed its... Read MorePosted: , in News & Events -
Bangalow Food Hub Proposal Withdrawn
Byron Shire Council has confirmed that a controversial development application for a massive food processing estate on the outskirts of Bangalow, variously dubbed a ‘food... Read MorePosted: , in News & Events -
$3m Land Swap to Help Flood-Hit Sth Murwillumbah
Member for Lismore Thomas George today announced $3 million in funding has been secured from the NSW Climate Change Fund to relocate South Murwillumbah businesses... Read MorePosted: , in News & Events -
Macadamia Oil Factory Goes Up in Flames, $2 Million Damage
Investigations are continuing into the cause of a fire in a macadamia oil processing plant at Alstonville in northern New South Wales. Emergency crews responded to... Read MorePosted: , in News & Events -
Surfing for Science: Smartfin Collects Climate Change Data
Surfers are becoming citizen scientists by attaching fins to their boards that collect data from the ocean. The Smartfin is fitted with a GPS, a circuit... Read MorePosted: , in News & Events -
Old Byron Hospital Closer to Being Community-Owned
Byron Shire Council and the Byron community now have six months to develop a proposal for the old Byron hospital site to keep it in... Read MorePosted: , in News & Events -
Drone Helps Rescue Teens at Lennox Head Trial
A new rescue drone was barely out of the box before it was put to use in a real rescue at Lennox Head on Thursday. Two... Read MorePosted: , in News & Events -
Mural on Children's Carnival Ride Labelled 'Sexist'
A mural on a children’s carnival ride depicting a scantily clad woman pushing her breasts together has divided residents of a northern New South Wales... Read MorePosted: , in News & Events -
MP Justine Elliot Questions NORTEC Sale
Justine Elliot, Labor’s federal member for Richmond has made urgent representation to the minister for jobs and innovation, Senator Michaelia Cash regarding NORTECs termination of... Read MorePosted: , in News & Events