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March 17, 2024

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Floodplain Mullumbimby

Mullumbimby is a floodplain. Every time we have a heavy downpour I am up and down through the night,...

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Nurses in shock as Murwillumbah surgical unit closes

Nursing staff at Murwillumbah Hospital were shocked and saddened earlier this week to find out that the surgical unit of the hospital will be closing and that they had just one week to decide what their future employment would be.

A ‘horrific spate of domestic violence related murders’

Domestic Violence NSW says that three women have been murdered owing to domestic and family violence since International Women’s Day, last Friday. 

COVID-19 pandemic has cut life expectancy globally

COVID-19 reversed earlier trends toward longer life expectancies. During the pandemic, life expectancies globally dropped by 1.6 years according to a new study published in the Lancet medical journal.

Global beats and lantern parades

Byron Bay’s free Harmony Day celebration on Saturday, March 23 starts at 3.30pm in Apex Park, Main Beach, with live global beats and dance from our region’s multicultural community.

Cost shifting excluded in Byron council’s financial review

An independent review of the financial model applying to local government in NSW would seem at first glance to be a welcome opportunity for councils such as Byron.

Lismore South Public School rebuild to withstand future floods

Following consultation with the local community and other stakeholders the Lismore South Public School and the Ngulliboo Jarjums Preschool will be rebuilt.

Brunswick Heads Photography Competition

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This year the theme for the Brunswick Heads Simple Pleasures Photo Competition was:

Brunswick Heads, wish you were here!

The finalists this year were Rosabella Whiteford, Akasha Hughes, Paola Caruana, Bianca Joy Cam, Shani Miller, Jules Hunt, Storm Gale, Jose-Antonio Lopez Vieira, Rosie Kew, Michelle Begg, Bailey Pheloung Rodgers, Brodee Emery, Eddie Rigney and Kyle Flaxton.

The winners are:

Overall winner – Brunswick Bridge – José-Antonio Lopez Vieira

Adult – Lonely Moon and Venus – Rosie Kew

Youth – Fishermans Paradise – Storm Gale

Child – Locals Bridge – Brodee Emery

Brunswick Heads Public School – Akasha Hughes

Instagram – texta_artist Maria Wilson

Mayor’s Choice – Crab – Kyle Flaxten

People’s Choice – Locals Bridge – Brodee Emery.

See the Brunswick Heads Simple Pleasures website for more details.

2014 finalist photographs

 

All photos are now on exhibition until 22 September, 2014. This year’s event includde The Echo People’s Choice Awards, a Twilight Promenade and an ‘all-town exhibition’. Below are the 2013 finalists.

Photographs from 2013

Time to tape up

Could I suggest that all flood-affected residents in Mullumbimby turn up to the Byron Council chambers by 8.30am for the next meeting on 14...

Two charged following alleged pursuit – Ballina

About 12.20am (Thursday 14 March 2024), police from Richmond PD Highway Patrol attempted to stop an allegedly stolen Ford Focus on the M1 Motorway at West Ballina.

NSW bans offshore mining and exploration for gas and oil

The NSW Labor government has now banned offshore mining and exploration for gas and oil in NSW waters. NSW is the first state to...

Extreme slip site on Tyalgum Road needs further work leading to road closure

The current work site on Tyalgum Road slip site has slipped further, after heavy rains affected both the site itself and the slope above the site.