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1: The Great Mullumbimby Blockade Scandal

Woolworths redundant cage has been standing in the gutters and gardens of Station Street in superfluous splendour for six weeks. Construction of kerbing, footpath and drain was scheduled to begin on 7th June and to finish in 12 weeks. As we reach the mid point of the...
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Posted: 16Jul2010 22:02   Similar items

2: Biggest Little Town- A Song About Mullumbimby

A teenage protest song about Mullumbimby hits the airwaves. 14-year-old schoolgirl Rachel has written “Biggest Little Town”; a song with a clear statement “We don’t want Woolworths in Mullumbimby”. Using footage documenting the 2 ½- year-old campaign to stop Woolwor...
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Posted: 25Jun2010 17:02   Similar items

3: The Buzz Of The Mullumbimby Farmers Market

Mullumbimby Farmers market buzzes! "This how Mullumbimby residents like to shop" says a marketgoer in this video. It’s a feast for all the senses; from the first glimpse of the colourful tents, the textures and hues of the just-picked fruit and vegges, the sample ...
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Posted: 6May2010 00:00   Similar items

4: Are Woolworths And Coles Taking Us Back To The USSR

Woolworths and other large corporations are slowly but surely turning our free country into a rendition of the now defunct soviet era economic model....
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Posted: 28Apr2010 10:38   Similar items

5: Govt Urged To Nurture Suburban Food Bowls

The Federal Government has been urged introduce policies to allow the development of agriculture in Australian suburbs as a way of addressing food security. A senior research fellow at Griffith University's urban research program says there will be increased pre...
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Posted: 28Mar2010 11:43   Similar items

6: Hungry Beast Looks At Woolworths Newport

Newport, 45 minutes out of central Sydney and formerly a one supermarket suburb, is about to get a brand spanking new Woolworths store. Its double the size of the existing supermarket and the locals arent happy. But will Woolworths change their proposal? Hungry Beast...
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Posted: 18Mar2010 22:57   Similar items

7: ABC TV's Hungry Beast Looks At The Coles Woolwoths Duopoly

This week, the Beast File looks at Australia's Big Two supermarket chains. Woolworths & Coles are a $100 billion a year duopoly with a retail market share unmatched in the developed world. And they have their fingers in a lot of other pies too. Hungry Beast airs...
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Posted: 18Mar2010 22:56   Similar items

8: Keep It Local Centre Proposed For Mullumbimby

Last week MCAN and Mullum Forum, two of the local groups concerned about Woolworth’s push to enter Mullumbimby met to discuss the next stage of their campaigns. The groups discussed establishing a Keep it Local Centre in a strategic location in Mullumbimby. A centre ...
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Posted: 16Feb2010 09:00   Similar items

9: Will This Happen In Mullumbimby?

The Maleny community fought long and hard to keep Woolworths out of their rural Queensland town. Woolworths had to force their way in with 200 police, bulldozers and a broken agreement to sell the site back if the locals could come up with $2m. The people of Mullumbimby...
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Posted: 15Feb2010 20:08   Similar items

10: Mullumbimby Featured On SBS Insight Program: The Retail Landscape

Paul Madeiros from Mullumbimby was invited to be in the studio for the SBS television program Insight on the 29th of September. The program was about the Coles/Woolworths duopoly and competition in the retail landscape. Mullumbimby was the main feature, mentioned at lea...
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Posted: 3Oct2009 12:32   Similar items