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Swivel by name, drivel by nature

The lack of authenticity of Byron Councillor, Mark Swivel, does not come as a surprise from this side of...
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Better outcomes start with teachers who believe in inclusive education

For all students – particularly those with additional needs – a teacher who doesn't believe in inclusive education can be harmful.
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Looking forward, looking back with Jeff Johnson

Long term independent Ballina Shire Councillor Jeff Johnson reflects on the challenges of the past year, and his priorities for 2023.
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Food prices are up, and so is…

I was shocked to see the cost of local bread I buy in Mullumbimby had risen 40 per cent. That particular loaf is becoming a luxury item.
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A smorgasbord of flicks

This year’s smorgasbord of over 40 incredible short films are handpicked from a record 3,200 entries received for Flickerfest’s Academy® and BAFTA Qualifying short-film festival screened recently in Bondi, and Northern Rivers audiences are the first in Australia to experience the best of Flickerfest on tour. Highlights enjoying their Northern Rivers premiere include recent Academy® nominees and much-loved festival award winners alongside exciting, fresh, local talent.
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Saint Bob of the Greens in Lennox Head

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Police have searched a property and charged a man following a Firearms Prohibition Order compliance check in the states north.

Officers from Richmond Police District attended a home on Koreelah Street, Bonalbo today (Thursday, 24 May).

Police will allege they located 6.2kg of dried cannabis throughout the house with an estimated potential street value of $40,000.

A 54-year-old man was charged at Casino Police Station with supply prohibited drug.

He was refused bail and will next appear in Lismore Local Court on Thursday 14 June 2018.

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Land values rise

Richard Staples, Talofa - 0
Your cover story on 25 January claims that land valuation rises could herald increases in Council rates. This is potentially misleading. A council’s total...
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Lismore Thistles Soccer Club has launched the Thistles Acceleration Program, in the process becoming the city’s only player development academy. 
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Pothole protest gets immediate results

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Psst: want to get Council staff to do something about the appalling state of roads in your neighbourhood? Organise a protest outside Mullum’s Council Chambers! By...
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Art imitates life in What’s Love Got to Do with It? a 2022 British romantic comedy-drama film directed by Shekhar Kapur, from a screenplay by Jemima Khan.  The precis reads: ‘Set between London and Lahore, a filmmaker documents her childhood friend and neighbour’s arranged marriage to a bride from Pakistan.’
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Police investigate suspicious school fire – Casino 

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Name and address withheld. I hope Echonetdaily will push to find out what drugs the police were tested for after the recent accident in the Casino park where a sleeping man was 'rolled over' (hit) by a police van in broad daylight.
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Dr Philip Nitschke to visit Lismore

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We had the Black Summer fires and then the floods and NSW Farmers says time is running out to prevent more mass bushfires at the end of this year.
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Tributes for songstress Sara Tindley

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Kingscliff’s amenity or company profit?

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Car mania clogs Mullumbimby

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Byron Shire Mayor, staff mute over Council court loss

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