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Lismore farewells two exemplary public figures
Thousands of people turned out on Tuesday 31st March to celebrate the lives of Jenny Dowell OAM and Rhoda Roberts AO at separate funerals in Lismore. Both women died in March after lengthy battles with cancer. Jenny Dowell was farewelled at the Lismore Quad, where Dot Orchard officiated, speaking of Jenny’s early life, her election…
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How the Reconstruction Authority has failed
The NSW Reconstruction Authority is demolishing taxpayer-bought and government-owned buyback homes across the Northern Rivers. One of the estimated six demolition companies, Melbourne-based contractor Industrial confirmed it has destroyed 26 homes to date, as the $880 million Resilient Homes Program limps toward its close, having failed the majority of people it was designed to serve.…
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The case for Richmond River Koala Parks
The Northern Rivers community has a long and proud history of standing up for our precious native forests, from the Terania blockades of 1979, the first forest blockades in Australia, through the many campaigns across our region since. At the Forest Frontline Environmental Forum at Southern Cross University on Saturday 21st March, we heard about…
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Large Lismore rally for forests
In the Northern Rivers’ largest forest protest of recent years, nearly 1500 attended Lismore’s rally for Native Forests, despite the heavy rain showers and soaring heat on Sunday. The colourful and creative event featured a disco flashmob, a choir, livestream footage of a greater glider den, performers including Nidala Barker, Olivia Roseberry and Terri Nicholson…
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The world according to the commandments of money
How many times have I heard it said, “It’s only money?” In truth, life doesn’t come cheaply, from the moment of conception, right through to our very last breathe, the smell and touch of money is what keeps us alive. We even allow it to decide who shall and shall not eat. Every ten to…
