The Farm, Byron Bay Businesses Help Liberation Larder Feed Needy

Byron Bay farmer Josh Dooley of The Farm with some of his harvested Russian garlic which is selling like hot cakes. Photo: Mike Batterham.

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HARVESTING CARROTS, pumpkins, sweet potatoes, sunflowers and melons is the way three Northern Rivers not-for-profit organisations and a socially conscious business are tackling poverty in the area.

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Aboriginal Culture Key to Success for HSC Top Scorer

Byron Bay High School student Jessica Buhagiar scored 98.3 percent in the 2016 NSW HSC. Photo:
ABC North Coast Catherine Marciniak.

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HIGHER SCHOOL Certificate (HSC) high achiever Jessica Buhagiar says respect for Aboriginal culture at Byron Bay High School was major reason for her success.

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Lismore Diocese Leads NSW for Paedophile Allegations

St Carthages Cathedral in Lismore, a possible scene of alleged sexual abuse incidents perpetrated between 1950 and 2010. Photo: Lismore Diocese.

UNDER A HEADLINE reading “Royal Commission: Vile extent of Catholic Church child sex abuse exposed in full” the Daily Telegraph stuck it to the Catholic Church in a story by Carleen Frost this week.

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