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September 26, 2022
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Byron EchoJo Faith, Newtown - 0

West Byron flooding

All east coast communities are now daily regularly warned by the ABC radio/TV, by the Bureau of Meteorology, to...
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Drop-in info sessions tomorrow re Ballina temporary housing

Anyone with questions about the second state government temporary housing village for flood and landslide survivors in the Ballina Shire can attend a drop-in information session on Wednesday.
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Local NewsAslan Shand - 0

Jarjums empowered to speak up with rapper JK-47

This year’s ‘Muggi (strong) Culture, Deadly Futures’ program focussed on Aboriginal and Torres Strait jarjums, from kindy to year 12, engaging with cultural knowledge and skills ad empowering and motivating jarjums to speak up.
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SportThe Echo - 0

Bangalow bowlers celebrate 70th birthday

The Bangalow Women’s Bowling Club celebrated their 70th birthday earlier this month with a formal lunch and themed outfits. ‘On...
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Byron Bay Film Festival brighter and bolder   

After two years of presenting socially distanced special editions, the Byron Bay International Film Festival returns in October with...
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Byron EchoJane Flower - 2

In London and remembering Queen Elizabeth

To be in London at the moment is extraordinary. To hear ‘the Queen is dead’ was an emotional shock, as she had only two days previously looked like the sweetest granny ever, meeting the UK’s new prime minister.
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Byron EchoEve Jeffery - 0

Honing the art of deep listening

The impacts of the floods earlier in the year are far-reaching, and the Mullumbimby High School P&C has recently received a $50,000 flood grant from the NSW Department of Communities and Justice (DCJ) to help the entire community.
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Kevin Hunt, Byron Bay

I do not understand why The Echo has not tried to drill down to why the Council has not opened the completed town bypass for the two busiest traffic months of the year in Byron.

A few incomplete sound walls is the ‘official reason’, but why is the completed footpath not open to pedestrians and cyclists?

Something does not seem right.

 

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Odd row of lights

Michael Bath, McLeans Ridges  - 0
Just following up the letter from Sarah Smith in the August 31 issue. It was a Starlink satellite train. My webcam captured the scene. Michael...
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Trampling of the graves of the murdered: reply to Will Liley

Damian Kassabgi - 1
As I read Will Liley’s response to my article in dedication to my late uncle, I recalled the poem in Gabriel Garcia Marquez’s novel Clandestine in Chile:
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Murwillumbah mega-school merger public meeting on Monday

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Opposition to the merger of the four Murwillumbah Schools, which includes two primary and two high schools, remains strong. Monday will see Leader of the NSW opposition MP Chris Minns and local MP Janelle Saffin joining concerned parents, students and community members at a town hall meeting in Murwillumbah on Monday at 5.30pm.
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Byron Council looking at rain damage

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Byron Shire Council says they have staff out and about across the Shire today assessing damage from the rain.
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With Council’s short term rental accommodation (STRA) policy on exhibition until October 31, The Echo asked how it will work. 
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BayFM show seeks women’s input  

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Murwillumbah mega-school merger public meeting on Monday

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Opposition to the merger of the four Murwillumbah Schools, which includes two primary and two high schools, remains strong. Monday will see Leader of the NSW opposition MP Chris Minns and local MP Janelle Saffin joining concerned parents, students and community members at a town hall meeting in Murwillumbah on Monday at 5.30pm.
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Urban trees and forests are very vulnerable to climate change: how should we shore them up?

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Honing the art of deep listening

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The impacts of the floods earlier in the year are far-reaching, and the Mullumbimby High School P&C has recently received a $50,000 flood grant from the NSW Department of Communities and Justice (DCJ) to help the entire community.
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