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protect North Byron Parkland

Campaign to protect North Byron Parkland Festival venue: The Mega Festival’s 5 year trial comes to an end this year, and the owners of the Parklands site are applying for a 20 month extension to that approval. They and the … Continue reading

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re: northern rivers floods:

Hi NRG people, As always we have lots to cope with the rich and greedy often failing to recognize they share the fate of our world. Parliamentarians in Australia hand around lumps of coal as if they worship black lung. … Continue reading

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re: kings forest

Hello Concerned citizens, Just when we thought that Kings Forest couldn’t get worse, it has. Breifly, Leda Corp has applied to vary their plans for the small piece of land on the ocean (east ) side of the Tweed Coast … Continue reading

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message from NRG to new leaders in NSW Parliament

NSW Premier and Deputy Premier 23-1-2017 Dear Ms. Berejiklian and Mr. Barilaro I write on behalf of the Northern Rivers Guardians, Inc whose membership of more than 600 are dedicated to responsible development in our area. We congratulate you both … Continue reading

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notes from water mining meeting in uki

Three Tweed Shire Councillors – Cherry, Cooper and Allsop – attended the public meeting at Uki Hall re water mining on Thursday 19th January . Mayor Katie Milne sent an apology from Melbourne. These Councillors seemed willing to listen and … Continue reading

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WATER MINING IN UKI? NO WAY! WRITE SUBMISSIONS!

SUBMISSION POINTS GATHERED AT THE UKI HALL MEETING PROPOSED BULK LOADING & DELIVERY OF EXTRACTED WATER AT LOT 3 DP 815475 (NO. 350) ROWLANDS CREEK ROAD, ROWLANDS CREEK Ref Number: DA16/0936 Application lodged: 21/12/2016 Description: Advertised development – water extraction … Continue reading

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ENOVA! the new renewable energy retailer for us

Sebastien Sledge, Northern Rivers Guardians On Tuesday 11th August I went to the incredible launch in Lismore of a local renewable energy retailer named Enova! This company will be owned by locals and designed to encourage local renewable growth and … Continue reading

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Tesla Powerwall

It promises to turn the electricity utilities on their heads. These battery storage units, currently retailing for approximately US$3000, can turn a home into a standalone energy provider if there are enough requisite solar panels, and there is an inverter. … Continue reading

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‘Phantom’ timber turns into serious money for millers

Valuable and endangered private forests such as the one at Whian Whian, the scene of protests in 2013, are being logged to supply unrealistic state government agreements with sawmills. Chris Dobney ‘Phantom’ timber that was ‘gifted’ to the logging industry … Continue reading

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BLACK ROCKS KOALAS

Hi folks, Barry Longland has filed a motion for the TSC meeting on Thursday to remove the koala gate at Black Rocks. If anyone has influence with TS Councilors now is the time to use it. Phone or email please. … Continue reading

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