6+ day, 4+ 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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3+ week, 6+ day ago   (559+ words) So, what is a home? I have only ever owned one house. This one. I have no intention of selling up and moving on. This isn’t an investment. This is our home. I am not going anywhere. As someone who…...

1+ mon, 1+ day ago   (501+ words) From fencing off creeks to experimenting with cover crops, Tweed farmers are being offered up to $4,000 to try ideas that are good for both their farms and the environment. Applications are open for Tweed Shire Council’s Sustainable Agriculture Small Grants…...

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1+ mon, 4+ day ago   (1008+ words) NSW Police have formally withdrawn charges against 125 protestors from Rising Tide’s 2024 People’s Blockade of the World’s Largest Coal Port, which organisers say was one of the largest civil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   (800+ words) In July 2022 Engineers Australia held a risk seminar at Southern Cross University. It wasn’t long after the floods so naturally the floods came up in panel discussions. An audience member suggested we needed large basins to capture the water to…...