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Community Newsroom - 7 August 2026
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Community Newsroom - 31 July 2026
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CN 24-07-26 Management of Bird Lake; Land Clearing NSW; Australia's Smoking Falling Rate
New figures have renewed concerns about land clearing in Australia, with conservationists warning the loss of native habitat is putting endangered wildlife at greater risk. We'll hear from WWF-Australia's Dr Stuart Blanch about what's at stake. We'll also look at Australia's record-low smoking rat…
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CN 17-07-26 Breakthrough Koala Vaccine Implant; Australian AI Risks and Northern Rivers Friends of Palestine Community Action Day
A major breakthrough in the fight against koala chlamydia could make protecting wild populations easier, with researchers trialling a new vaccine implant that delivers both doses in a single treatment. We'll hear from one of the vets behind the project about what it could mean for the future of koa…
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CN 10-07-26 Sustain:Ed founder Ragna Gilmore; NSW Shark Surveillance; Australian Treaty with Fiji; Closure of the Billinudgel Free Shop
The future of the Billinudgel Railway Station free shop is under threat after Byron Shire Council announced plans to restore the heritage building. We hear from the man behind the community-run initiative. We speak with local Sustain-Ed founder Ragna Gilmour about launching her first project in Ug…
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CN 03-07-26 Byron Shire Homelessness, Regional Water Supply and Northern Rivers Animal Adoption
This week on the Community Newsroom, we look at homelessness in Byron Shire following the release of findings from the Ending Rough Sleeping Collaboration's 1000 Voices project, which gathered insights from more than 700 community members. We also unpack Byron Shire Council's closely contested dec…
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CN 26-06-26 New Gulgan Village Housing Development; Suffolk's Southern Gateway Corridor; Paraquat links Parkinson's; Success for stranded yacht Wyuna 1
Join us for this week's Community Newsroom as we take a look at the stories shaping the Northern Rivers. This week, we hear why Byron Shire Council says the Northern Rivers Rail Trail is still alive despite missing out on $42 million in federal funding. We also explore plans for Gulgan Village, a …
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CN 19-06-26 Tweed's poisoned trees; Northern Rivers rail corridor; Houses demolished in Lismore; Australia's under 16 social media ban
Join us on this week's Community Newsroom! Tweed Shire Council is appealing for information after a series of mature trees were deliberately cut down and poisoned across the region. I spoke with Jane Lofthouse from Tweed Shire Council to learn more about what exactly has been happening. We'll tou…
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CN 12-06-26 CWA Call for national law reform; Barriers into sport; Thank a first responder Day; Mark Gresser journeys across Australia
Join us in this week's Community Newsroom as we explore some of the issues shaping communities locally and nationally. We hear from the Bangalow branch of the Country Women's Association after members successfully passed a motion calling for children to have the same legal protection from physical…
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Community Newsroom - 5 June 2026
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