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    Extreme Weather Events Hit Region

    As long predicted by Climate Change scientists, extreme weather events are becoming more common around the world, and will continue to do so. Throughout the Northern Rivers, massive storms with gale-force winds on 23rd January caused serious damage to properties and uprooted many trees which knocked out power infrastructure. In Nimbin’s main street, a huge…

  • Rising Tide blockade of coal port

    The Transport for NSW department imposed a maritime exclusion zone on Friday, just four days before the ‘Climate Justice Protestival’ was meant to start next to Horseshoe Beach in Muloobinba/Newcastle. After last year’s successful 30-hour blocking of the shipping lane for the huge coal ships in agreement with the police through long negotiations, this year…