6+ day, 1+ hour ago   (538+ words) Local school kids proved just how exciting growing and cooking your own food can be at the annual Grow Your Own Lunchbox Challenge, held at Mullumbimby Farmers Market on Friday. Six local schools showcased what they’ve been growing in their…...

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1+ mon, 4+ day ago   (1008+ words) NSW Police have formally withdrawn charges against 125 protestors from Rising Tide’s 2024 People’s Blockade of the World’s Largest Coal Port, which organisers say was one of the largest civil disobedience protests in Australian history. At Newcastle Local Court on Friday, 125 people…...

1+ mon, 4+ day ago   (312+ words) NSW Police are appealing for assistance to locate a man wanted on outstanding warrants in the state’s north. Benjamin Peter Bruce, aged 46, is wanted on outstanding warrants for alleged domestic violence related offences and stealing offences. Officers attached to Richmond…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (588+ words) The big kicker in the CSIRO flood report for Ballina is the trade-off. A new outlet to the sea at Broadwater would reduce flooding. There is no doubt about that and we know that the river did just that in…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (371+ words) Get ready Northern Rivers – one of the region’s most magical winter traditions is back. This year’s event promises all the magic you’ve come to love: a giant bonfire, fairground rides, delicious local food, the irresistible DJ Shorty Brown Disco, massive…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago   (391+ words) A year working alongside Teddy Jakkamarra Plummer, the leader of the Warumungu, in 1971, a pivotal time for the Aboriginal people who were just emerging from white oppression, is the basis for local author Faith Duffy’s book Through Teddy’s Eyes. The…...

2+ mon, 5+ day ago   (607+ words) A Ballina Greens councillor is calling on government agencies to act immediately over claims that native clearing is occurring on a private property in Lennox Head. Councillor Kiri Dicker says the natives support a sugar glider colony, and that as…...

3+ mon, 1+ week ago   (437+ words) Long-term residents of Mullumbimby, Jeff and Alma Jackson lost their home to fire last week. Jeff and Alma were away, and their two grandchildren and nephew who were staying at the house, escaped thanks to smoke alarms. It is believed…...

3+ mon, 1+ week ago   (372+ words) Another infrastructure repair project in response to damage caused by the Northern Rivers floods and landslides disasters more than four years ago has been announced. Workers are to replace a culvert damaged in the 2022 disasters on Crofton Road near Nimbin…...