http://www.farnorthcoaster.com.au Just another WordPress weblog Thu, 20 Nov 2008 06:03:32 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en 1824069http://www.feedburner.com This month marks the 35th anniversary of the landfall of the Las Balsas rafts in Ballina after their crossing of the Pacific Ocean from South America. Gabriel Salas, one of the crewmen, tells how the expedition came about, and how he was part of an earlier single-raft crossing of the ... http://www.farnorthcoaster.com.au/news/2479/the-las-balsas-expedition-a-crewman-reminisces/ People can now apply to grow industrial hemp in NSW, with the commencement of a new licensing scheme, Minister for Primary Industries Ian Macdonald announced today. The licensing scheme follows the introduction of new legislation in NSW Parliament, the Hemp Industry Act 2008 and Hemp Industry Regulation 2008, and was developed ... http://www.farnorthcoaster.com.au/news/2476/nsw-aproves-the-growing-of-industrial-hemp/ Lismore Detectives working in conjunction with State Crime Commission Drug Squad and New South Wales Crime Commission have arrested and charged two Ballina residents, charging them with two counts of Supply a Commercial Quantity of Prohibited Drugs (heroin and methylamphetamine). The male aged 48 and female aged 68 were charged with ... http://www.farnorthcoaster.com.au/news/2473/ballina-woman-aged-68-and-man-charged-in-heroin-meth-bust/ A monthly column by Jeanie McKillop, Business Waste Reduction Co-ordinator with the North East Waste Forum ... It was very interesting to get the results back this week from the Brunswick Heads Business Survey held in October.  The North East Waste Forum, on behalf of Byron Shire Council and with the support of ... http://www.farnorthcoaster.com.au/news/2468/brunswick-heads-survey-produces-pleasing-results/ Overnight offenders have targeted several vehicles within the command, some had property stolen from them, and two were stolen. A 1992 Nissan was stolen from Stapleton Avenue, Casino, around 10pm on Tuesday night, being located later on in the evening. From Spring Street, East Lismore, a 1988 Toyota was stolen between 8pm ... http://www.farnorthcoaster.com.au/news/2466/richmond-area-command-police-report-43/ Member for Ballina Don Page is circulating a petition calling on the State Government to rethink its planned closure of the Alstonville Tropical Horticulture Centre. Speaking after visiting the centre today with Nationals Federal Leader Warren Truss and Nationals Senator Fiona Nash, Mr Page said the New South Wales Government needs ... http://www.farnorthcoaster.com.au/news/2462/petition-calls-on-government-to-leave-alstonville-research-centre-open/ Dr Karen Martin, Associate Professor of Early Childhood in the School of Education at Southern Cross University, has hailed the State Government's new Aboriginal Education and Training Policy launched yesterday as 'courageous but necessary'. The policy will see the Department of Education and Training's entire workforce of 93,000 people - including ... http://www.farnorthcoaster.com.au/news/2458/scu-academic-praises-new-aboriginal-education-and-training-policy/ Police from the Tweed/Byron Local Command will join their Queensland and Federal counterparts on Friday for a White Ribbon Day breakfast to highlight the issue of domestic violence. The NSW Police Tweed/Byron Local Area Commander, Superintendent Michael Kenny, says: “If some men are violent, it gives other men a bad name, ... http://www.farnorthcoaster.com.au/news/2455/tweedbyron-police-make-a-stand-against-domestic-violence/ Cancer Council NSW is urging local councils across the Far North Coast to invest their share of the Federal Government’s $300 million infrastructure funding on shade in recreation areas. “One in two Australian’s face the prospect of developing skin cancer in their lifetime and about 263 people in the Northern Rivers ... http://www.farnorthcoaster.com.au/news/2453/local-government-urged-to-invest-in-shade/ Federal Member for Page Janelle Saffin is holding public forum on climate change in Ballina this week to provide a local perspective on one of the biggest issues facing the Northern Rivers, Australia and the world. The forum, ‘Climate Change: A Regional Perspective’, will be held in the Richmond Room, Regatta ... http://www.farnorthcoaster.com.au/news/2449/saffin-to-host-climate-change-public-forum/