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Sunday 2 April 2017
Australian lawyers commitment to pro bono work cannot plug the gaps in legal assistance sector caused by federal government budget cuts
NSW Berejiklian Government continues to say no to coal seam gas mining in the Northern Rivers region
The Daily Examiner, 22 March 2017:
THE NSW Government has ruled out coal seam gas mining and exploration on the North Coast.
Deputy Premier John Barlilaro put a line through it yesterday during unveiling of the The North Coast Regional Plan at Coffs Harbour yesterday.
"We've heard the community's viewpoint on coal seam gas loud and clear and this plan states that CSG resources on the North Coast will remain in the ground,” Mr Barlilaro said.
The Member for Clarence, Chris Gulaptis, was another member of the government happy to keep CSG in the ground.
"Despite what the deputy Prime Minister, Barnaby Joyce, might be saying there is no appetite for coal seam gas mining on the North Coast,” Mr Gulaptis said.
Mr Joyce last week floated a national plan to give farmers who allowed gas wells on their land a 10% share of the royalties generated….
Mr Gulaptis said there was also no appetite to allow CSG mining exploration in the government.
"The government has bought up the exploration licences on the North Coast and in reality there's plenty of natural gas around,” he said.
Mr Gulaptis said the claims of a "gas shortage” in Australia were hard to understand.
"We've got plenty of gas in Australia,” he said. "The issues seems to be ensuring there is enough of it directed to domestic supply and not go offshore.
Saturday 1 April 2017
Natural disaster relief announced for Ballina, Byron, Kyogle, Lismore, Richmond Valley and Tweed local government areas
Australian Government, Disaster Assist, 31 March 2017:
North Coast Floods: from 28 March 2017
The joint Australian, state and territory governments' Natural Disaster Relief and Recovery Arrangements (NDRRA) provide a range of financial assistance to the natural disaster-declared areas in each state or territory.
For the floods which commenced on 28 March 2017, the available assistance measures include:
* personal hardship and distress assistance
* restoration of essential public assets
* counter disaster operations
* concessional loans for small businesses, primary producers and voluntary non-profit organisations
* freight subsidies for primary producers
* grants for voluntary non-profit organisations.
For information on available recovery assistance, visit the Emergency NSW website.
For further information on recovery arrangements, visit the Natural Disaster Relief and Recovery Arrangements page.
The above assistance may be available in the following local government areas
Ballina
Byron
Kyogle
Lismore
Richmond Valley
Tweed
The Northern Star reported on 31 March 2017 that:
It's understood some adults will be eligible for payments of $1,000 each and children $400 each.
Images from the last few days which appeared in both mainstream and social media......
Photographs can be found at Google Images
Labels:
flooding,
natural disasters,
Northern Rivers
Tweet of the Week
The clean up #auspol #CycloneDebbie pic.twitter.com/Unlc37P303— Broelman (@Broelman) March 28, 2017
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climate change
Just because it is beautiful.........(26)
Gwion Gwion rock paintings
North-west Kimberly region
Western Australia
Famous for its rock art, Quinkan Country contains a large and dramatic body of prehistoric rock paintings. These galleries have been identified as being at least 15,000 to 30,000 years old and have been included on the Australian Heritage Estate and listed by UNESCO as being among the top 10 rock art sites in the world. People from many countries visit this remote location to view the rock art and gain some understanding of the Aboriginal stories associated with this magnificent sandstone landscape. [Quinkan & Regional Cultural Centre]
Labels:
indigenous culture
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