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Hubcaps sound sculpture, marque 2
A resurrection! The original sound sculpture on Nimbin’s Rainbow Walk was attacked by a thief who wanted the hubcaps. (Read original story here) They struck at night with a bag to carry out the loot. Probably wearing abalaclava to remain anonymous. A new set of hubcaps now is in place so the general public can…
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Nimbin athlete three-time National Champion
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Recently, Mikayla Frey, a local athlete from Nimbin Central School (pictured), travelled down to Melbourne for the Australian All-Schools National Athletics Championships, where she won National Gold in the under 17 triple jump, with a jump of 12.69m. The Australian All-Schools Championship is the top athletics competition in the nation for high school athletes. Mikayla…
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Tin mining dangers
Few of us know that tin is one of the fastest growing rare-earth mineral commodities in 2025, outstripping lithium, cobalt, silver and graphite. Demand for electronics and EVs, all of which use tin solder (48% of the global tin market) is fuelling the boom. Myanmar and Malaysia’s recent blanket-ban on tin mining (due to environmental…
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Heatwaves and more to come with global warming
If you think summers in the Northern Rivers are hot now, just wait a decade and a bit and they’ll be unbearable for most of that time. And by unbearable temperatures, I’m not talking about the usual languid nights filled with humidity but something far more sinister: the inability of the human body to cope…
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Parliament recall after Bondi: Guns and democracy
As we were all reeling in the immediate aftermath of the horrific mass shooting of Jewish people on the beach at Bondi, Premier Chris Minns announced that the NSW Parliament would be recalled to fix our gun laws. On 14th December two hate-fuelled men, a man and his son, killed 15 people, including 10-year old…
