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Good riddance to bad rubbish idea
It was with great relief at the 19th June extraordinary council ‘budget’ meeting that the majority of councillors walked back from the brink of forcing a regional landfill (“mega dump”) on the Blakebrook community. What a relief! What a victory! Let’s celebrate! At this meeting, the 2026-2027 budget included a ~$1.3 million line item to…
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Blakebrook Quarry: the region’s rubbish dump, or not?
Waste management can be a messy subject. Here in the Northern Rivers, we have been thought and practice leaders in resource recovery and circular economy. Unfortunately, the 2022 floods seriously impacted our community infrastructure at the Wyrallah Road Waste and Recycling Centre, and our community’s commitment to a more circular economy in the 2022-2032 Waste…
