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Register to vote! It really does count

Five years ago, young people were marching in the streets demanding change – across the globe, they were coming together in climate marches that were impacting politics around the world.

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Public Information and Inquiry Centre closes – ex-Tropical Cyclone Alfred

The Public Information and Inquiry Centre (PIIC), which was activated to support the ex-Tropical Cyclone Alfred response in NSW, has now closed.

The vaginas mean business

After nine years of sold-out performances, this year’s diverse collective of some of Byron Shire’s powerful, creative women and people with vaginas, will present personal, professional, or political stories to inform, educate, entertain, and support, from Thursday this week in Brunswick Heads.

Mullum hospital site

My wife and I have lived in Mullumbimby for 20 years. Many like us have come from somewhere else...

Celebrating women’s achievements

With three women standing for the upcoming federal election in the seat of Richmond it is important to recognise that women in Australia only gained the opportunity to vote and the right to stand for federal election in 1902.

Collection point for free drinking water for boil water alert areas

Bilambil Heights, Terranora and parts of Banora Point on boil water alert free drinking water from a temporary water refill station.

Mandy Nolan official campaign launch: better is possible  

Greens candidate Mandy Nolan will officially launch her campaign on Friday, March 21 at the Bangalow A&I Hall with a heady mix of hell-raising, humour, and hope. 

Cartoon by Antoinette Ensbey

Letters to the editor

We love to receive letters, but not every letter will be published; the publication of letters is at the discretion of the online and print letters editors.

The deadline for the Byron Echo newspaper is noon Friday and letters longer than 200 words may be cut for the paper. However, longer letters are often published online before or after being published in the paper.

Send to Letters Editor Aslan Shand, email: [email protected], fax: 6684 1719 or mail to The Letters Editor, The Byron Shire Echo, 6 Village Way, Mullumbimby, 2482, NSW, Australia.

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2,300 without power in Northern Rivers

Essential Energy said that the number of homes and businesses that are without power was down to 2,300. 

She Hoops heading to Ballina

She Hoops has Ballina on the list of nationwide basketball clinics and leadership workshops for young girls and women. 

Tweed Council taking Ex-Cyclone Alfred clean up one suburb at a time

Tweed Heads, Banora Point, and Pottsville residents are being asked to have hard waste and green waste from Ex-Cyclone Alfred available for collection by 6am, Monday March 17.

Fire ants – one month ban on movement of high risk landscaping material 

Hay, soil, landscaping materials, pots and soils are now banned from entering NSW from storm-impacted and infested areas of South East Queensland.