Can you clear a fence line or fix a creek crossing without Canberra’s say-so? Allison Penfold claims Labor’s new environment laws leave basic farm work in limbo.
RK Crosby
Posted inFeature, Health, Lismore
St Vincent’s Lismore braces for over-65s rebate hit
St Vincent’s Lismore could lose up to 1,800 patients a year under a Federal rebate change for over-65s, with regional private hospitals warned they’ll carry the cost.
Posted inGrants and funding, Local News
Nine North Coast towns share in rural grants boost
Nine North Coast towns, from Alstonville to Wilsons Creek, have landed a share of $290,986 in rural community grants.
Posted inCoffs Harbour, Feature, Health, Port Macquarie
Coffs Harbour and Port Macquarie join world-leading diabetes trial
Coffs Harbour and Port Macquarie are two of just three NSW sites trialling a diabetes program ranked among the world’s best. Families say it’s already changing how they manage their child’s condition.
Posted inByron Bay, Environment, Good News
Byron Bay planting blitz aims to save koalas from extinction by 2050
Koalas could be extinct by 2050, but a Byron Bay planting blitz just gave them a fighting chance. More than 3,000 trees, nine species, one wildlife corridor.
Posted inMurwillumbah, NSW Politics, Regional Development
South Murwillumbah locals get say on flood buyback land’s future
South Murwillumbah’s flood buyback land could become parks, trails or wetlands. Locals get their say from this September, with pop-ups, workshops and an online survey.
Posted inObituary
Australian boxing great Tony Mundine dead at 75
Born in Baryulgil, near Grafton, Tony Mundine was the first Australian to fight in four different weight divisions. He has died following a heart attack, aged 75.
Posted inByron Bay, Feature, Tourism, Wellness
Wellness village to take over Byron Bay as new festival unveils its full line-up
Live music, yoga, sound healers, breathwork, and more. Byron Bay’s first ever wellness festival has dropped its full line-up, and tickets are moving.
Posted inArts, Consultations and feedback, Feature, Good News, Grafton
Curtain set to rise again for South Grafton’s beloved Pelican Playhouse
South Grafton’s beloved Pelican Playhouse is coming back from the floods bigger, brighter and more resilient than ever.
Posted inFeature, Grants and funding, Housing, Toormina
Northern NSW hemp home builder secures $2 million in state funding
A Northern NSW startup building homes from hemp has landed $2 million to scale up its Toormina manufacturing facility, for what it says will be Australia’s first large-scale hemp SIP plant.