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Be proud of Ballina, help clean up our beaches

This Sunday, 7 March, Ballina Coastcare is inviting everyone who cares about Ballina's environment to Step Up To Clean Up, and join a special event for Clean Up Australia Day.
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No more MOs for Tweed Shire

In a move that may have surprised some council watchers, it was the conservative councillors who voted in favour of keeping multiple occupancies (MO) in Tweed Shire.
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Lifting the lid on plans to build a retirement village in Ewingsdale

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Brian Mollet, Mullumbimby It is with considerable incredulity that I read in last week’s Echo that Byron Shire has a lazy...
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Soli becalmed in NSW Pro surf series

Local surfer Soli Bailey has finished in second place at the Mad Mex Maroubra Pro World Surf League Qualifying Series event held at Sydney’s Maroubra beach last weekend.
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Tay Oskee welcoming visitors to Ballina airport. Photo Rusty Thorpe.

People visiting northern NSW were treated to a special happy new year performance as they arrived at Ballina airport on Friday 4 January. Tay Oskee, winner of the 2017 Bluesfest busking competition for the BluesFest, was welcoming visitors at Ballina airport with a special performance.

Tay is a multi-instrumentalist playing a variety of guitars, banjo, harmonica and percussion.  With a musical style that is wide and varied Tay can take you on a journey from chilled beach tunes to punchy riff driven roots music with distinctive multicultural influences.

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