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Rosebank’s Rainbow Temple referred to the Land & Environment Court

Lismore City Council say they have referred the Rainbow Temple in Rosebank to the Land & Environment Court after the owner repeatedly declined to submit a Development Application and associated documentation for the development.  

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Lismore incumbent – Janelle Saffin MP

With just a few days until we head to the polls, The Echo asked the candidates for the seat of Lismore one last bunch of questions.

Dredging rivers: what are the Ballina candidates’ positions?

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Harmony Week – Global Beats

On Saturday 25 March 2023, Byron Multicultural will celebrate Harmony Week 2023 with Global Beats Byron Bay – World Music Lantern Parade; a stellar lineup of music, dance and rhythms.

The surf, sand and sun are throughout the sounds of Tim Stokes and his blues coastal music. Local to Byron Bay he is riding on the swell of his debut album MeXico, which has received Album of the Week ABC North Coast and ranked #5 on the Australian Blues Airplay c

harts for August. Stokes and band return to the Buddha Bar for a local show after a busy touring schedule to packed houses in Sydney, Katoomba and Melbourne. Featuring raw and earthy songwriting, rich grooves and beats to bounce along with, Stokes and Band roll the grooves over you. Stokes, proudly wearing a top-lip-slug, is raising money for ‘Movember’ and will be passing the hat around for this worthy men’s health cause. Bring along your ‘tache’, your loose change and your dancing shoes. He plays with his band at the Byron Bay Brewery & Buddha Bar tonight at 8pm.


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