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Be a responsible land-holder
Love the summer days – warm, wet, everything growing flat out. Time to get out and weed! Landholders have a biosecurity duty and requirement to manage weeds on their properties. At a bare minimum, do not let them spread. Depending on the region, different species have varying management requirements ranging from complete eradication to simply…
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Australia’s first one-stop hemp masonry hub
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Nimbin, often regarded as Australia’s heart of alternative living and sustainability, is about to mark another significant milestone with the opening of HempScape Constructions, the country’s first dedicated one-stop for all things hemp masonry. Located next to the iconic Bush Theatre, HempScape is the brainchild of Andrew Kavasilas, a pioneer in the Australian hemp industry…
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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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Buyback auctions end year on a high
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The Minns Labor Government has exceeded its target of selling 42 flood buyback houses before Christmas after 60 people attended the last auction in Lismore, with sale prices ranging from $7000 to $25,500. Over 130 buyback properties have now been offered for sale in the Northern Rivers since December last year, capturing nationwide attention. In…
