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Monumental win for North Lismore Plateau Protection Association
It may seem difficult to keep up with the epic battle for Banyam Biagham, the North Lismore Plateau. Surely it’s all sorted by now? So you might think, but the fight to protect Aboriginal heritage is often a long hard one. There are many envious eyes turned to high ground around Lismore, and rightly so.…
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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…
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Flood-prone house demolitions continue
Just when we thought the Reconstruction Authority (RA) had got the message that the Big Scrub homes should be deconstructed, salvaged or relocated, reports are coming in from residents about the ramping up of demolition in Lismore. Locals have been recording the destruction and sharing it on social media. The community is not happy. According…
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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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An Unholy War
When you watch the US Secretary of War, Pete Hegseth announcing Operation Epic Fury, his surprise attack on the citizens of Iran, you observe a performance crafted to mirror his vision of almost unlimited US power. Hegseth presented himself as a God of War, the God of the Old Testament, righteously raining down fire and…
