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Wollongbar Alstonville take win in reduced round

COVID-19 and a mounting injury toll truncated the senior rounds of Far North Coast Rugby Union with just four...

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Cartoon of the week – 31 May 2023

The Echo loves your letters and is proud to provide a community forum on the issues that matter most to our readers and the people of the NSW north coast. So don’t be a passive reader, send us your epistles.

Will NSW Labor pay on-call emergency service volunteers?

The newly elected NSW Labor government have stopped short of committing to paying volunteers who attend emergencies such as fires and floods, but say there is investment and initiatives underway to support those who volunteer as emergency service members.

Playground at Clarkes?

Wondering what happened to the money raised to build a playground near Clarkes Beach in the early 2000s? Did Byron...

Treachery

It is with great concern and disappointment, but not surprising, we have to declare that the brief hope we...

It’s a lady tradie workshop!

Mullumbimby High School hosted a practical workshop for year 9 and 10 girls. The event was supported by Supporting and Linking Tradeswomen and the DoE Educational Pathways Program.

Biblical misogyny

In the time of Jesus as per the accounts in the Bible, all women were lowly handmaidens, they were,...

Delays are expected on the Pacific Highway near Coffs Harbour while crews salvage a beer truck which lost control heading south on Dirty Creek Range.

The truck lost control and rolled onto its side beside the road.

No-one was injured.

On other Pacific Highway news, the recently opened section of the Ballina bypass, connecting to the Bruxner Highway, will remain a 60km zone throughout the January period.

An RMS spokesperson said the road is built on soft soil and the existing road surface will need to bed down before the final surface can be completed.

Drivers are also reminded that the holiday double demerits period commences tonight.


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