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Local Community News ~ Proudly Independent Friday, 13 May 2022
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Celebrating the Buluunggal A celebration of language and history at Buluunggal festival in Nambucca Heads
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By Rachel MCGREGORALLEN
THE cloudy and threatening wet conditions on Saturday, 7 May 2022 did nothing to stop a large crowd from attending the Buluunggal Festival at the V-Wall, Nambucca Heads.
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This was a festival to celebrate the arrival of the buluunggal (mullet) to the Nambucca River, and
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q Uncle Martin Ballangarry performing the Smoking Ceremony.
Ag Visa Concerns By Andrew VIVIAN
THE Minister for Agriculture and Northern Australia, David Littleproud, has claimed that farmers have warned that
removing the Agricultural Visa will increase food prices. He quoted Mid North Coast fruit and vegetable
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farmer, Paul Shoker, as being disappointed that the Australian Labor Party has said it will not proceed
with the Agricultural Visa, Mr Littleproud said, believing this will cause “Worker shortages are a greater workforce shortages CONTINUED Page 2 in the industry.
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