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June 9, 2023

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Brunswick Heads going for Gold & Old

The village of Brunswick Heads is set to host its Old & Gold Festival tomorrow with three big fairs, entertainment and plenty of fun – come rain or shine. 

Other News

Let’s unpack federal Labor’s housing bill and attack ads! 

Political attack ads are underway by the local sitting Labor MP just a week after Greens candidate, Mandy Nolan, announced her second tilt for the local federal seat of Richmond.

Vaping and young people – what can be done to reduce the impact?

Two community forums are being held to look at the issue of youth vaping. The first is taking place today in Coffs Harbour and a second forum will be held in Ballina on 20 June.

Is a free press essential or a luxury?

The very first amendment made to the American Constitution protects freedom of speech and freedom of the press. 

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.

#BeatPlasticPollution this World Environment Day

It’s World Environment Day and this year the spotlight is on finding solutions to plastic pollution – #BeatPlasticPollution.

Inter-club cycling gets underway in Glenugie

Byron Bay Cycling Club is in second place in a three-way tussle after race one of the inter-club cycling...

Who do you trust to reach back five prime minister’s ago to dredge up this tired, 10-year-old second-hand slogan.

Nothing innovative, forward looking or creative in finding a fresh new slogan befitting the 21st century and beyond – as we’d been led to believe the new leadership pledged.

Who do you trust to swagger across TV screens with smug smiles, supercilious repetitions of identical phrases from the same unimaginative scripts.

Who do you trust to display self-righteous assumptions the current coalition will still be in government in 10 years hence to carry out dubious forecasts.

Who do you trust to ignore any mention of clean renewable energies the world is working toward to replace last century’s old polluting industries.

Who do your trust to splurge squillions of dollars into submarines and destroyers instead of schools, hospitals, rail and safer roads across the entire Nation.

Who do you trust to be inadequate in their portfolios.

Let’s ‘shorten’ the time of promoting obsolete ideology of profit before people – and replacing egotistical arrogance with Labor Intensive People Before Profit  – so we all Advance Australia together as we launch ourselves into a Fairer Future.

Roma Newton, Kingscliff


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Call to action for Evans Head over the Iron Gates development

Local community groups at Evans Head are putting out a ‘Call to Action' after being excluded from the Land and Environment Courts hearings and deliberations over the development application for Iron Gates.

Fully sick Byron skate park!

Definitely the newest, and possibly the best tourist attraction Byron has to offer, Jarjumirr Park, is a competition-level skate park that is located between the courthouse, library and Youth Activities Centre.

Hey govt! leave koalas alone! 

An Echo article about saving koalas in the Braemar State forest prompted 12-year-old Leila, from Byron Public School, to share the plight of our cute marsupial icon with her class.  

Planting trees is critical for the survival of koalas

Koalas and their health and habitat have been in the news more than ever in recent months and the word is starting to get out that they need our help.