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May 13, 2024

There’s a Byron Shire north?

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Freemasonry looks to its future

Meet the Freemasonry Grand PooBah of Lodge Cavanbah in Byron Bay, Nick Towers.

Other News

Food security workshop May 11

How can we as a community ensure that a steady supply of nutritious food is available to everyone after a natural disaster?

Byron Shire sees biggest increase in rough sleepers

Byron Shire topped the state with a 16 per cent increase in rough sleepers, but the count also showed significant increases in numbers across Tweed, Ballina and Lismore shires.

Labor’s new gas policy dictated by industry?

In the lead up to the 2024 budget, the ALP has just released one of the most idiotic and infuriating documents they've ever produced, their 'Future Gas Strategy'.

White spot detected in prawns off Ballina – now a control zone

White spot syndrome virus has been detected by scientists in wild-caught school prawns from the inshore ocean area off the Richmond River estuary near Ballina.

Politics

Further to T Sharples’ letter (Echo, May 1) Justine Elliot has never been a good representative for her electorate...

Generosity trashed

The wishes of Florence Price (nee Wigmore), a great benefactor to Ballina, is now just a pile of rubble....

Jenny Mansfield, Ocean Shores

I received a calendar via letterbox drop from Alan Hunter ‘Vote 1 for Byron Shire Council’. They helpfully show the various types of garbage collection each week.

However, the ones delivered to us at Ocean Shores are for ‘Residential South’ so the information is incorrect.

Does it mean Alan doesn’t know who is in the north or south of the Shire? Or did we just get what was left over after delivering to the south?


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