About $670,000 in container refunds was going to waste in Lismore. Now 20 new Return and Earn baskets on public bins in Lismore and Nimbin aim to put that cash back in locals’ pockets.
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Posted inFeature, Good News, Grants and funding, Health, Lismore, Lismore
Lismore researchers land Gates Foundation cash to cut cost of omega-3
Microscopic organisms nicknamed “throstys” could make omega-3 supplements half the price for pregnant women worldwide, thanks to a first-ever Gates Foundation grant for Southern Cross University.
Posted inCoffs Harbour, Coffs Harbour, Feature, Health
Coffs Harbour quit-smoking program wins global award
A quit-smoking program born in Coffs Harbour has won an international award after crossing the globe to help pregnant women in Germany.
Posted inAwareness Events, Feature, Health, Local News
Riders pedal 780km for chronic pain
780km on two wheels, nine North Coast towns, and one big question: can better pain education change lives? The Pain Revolution riders roll into the region this week, and every event is free.
Posted inCoffs Harbour, Science and Research
Southern Cross Uni scientist finds sea cucumbers can live past 100
A Coffs Harbour scientist has helped discover that a humble sea cucumber can live past 100 years old, and it could change how the endangered species is protected.
Posted inAgriculture, Lismore, Science and Research
Southern Cross University to lead $4 million push to grow Australia’s own coffee industry
Less than one per cent of Australia’s coffee is home-grown. A new $4 million research program led by Southern Cross University wants to change that, five years, five partners, one big brew.
Posted inBusiness, Northern Rivers
Southern Cross University and Summerland Bank partner to retain Northern Rivers business talent
Southern Cross University and Summerland Bank have launched a partnership to help more Northern Rivers business students build careers in the region after graduation.
Posted inLocal News
Emergency alert test may increase anxiety for disaster-affected communities
Australia’s nationwide emergency alert test could trigger anxiety and trauma responses in disaster-affected communities, a Southern Cross University researcher warns.
Posted inHousing, Lismore
Draft masterplan unveiled for 500 flood-resilient homes in East Lismore
More than 500 flood-resilient homes could rise on the old Southern Cross University site at East Lismore. The draft masterplan is out, and locals have until 16 August to have their say.
Posted inAgriculture, Education, Local News
Dung beetles cut methane emissions from cattle manure by 85 per cent, study finds
Dung beetles could play a bigger role in reducing the climate impact of Australia’s livestock industry, with new research finding they cut methane emissions from cattle manure by up to 85 per cent.