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Call for Labor government to reinstate logging moratorium – now

North East Forest Alliance’s Dailan Pugh has pointed out that a Minns NSW Labor government has given no commitment to quick and decisive action on behalf of our forests – but we need action 'now' he says.

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Bulga Forest logging ‘suspended’

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Cartoon of the week – 29 March 2023

The Echo loves your letters and is proud to provide a community forum on the issues that matter most to our readers and the people of the NSW north coast. So don’t be a passive reader, send us your epistles.

NEFA welcomes the election of a new government

The North East Forest Alliance welcomes the election of the Minns Labor government with their promise to create a Great Koala National Park, and calls for a moratorium on logging within the park proposal until the promised assessment is complete.

STRA (Sydney-based organisation) and Airbnb say that the majority of people in Byron Shire object to the Council’s proposal to reduce the number of days for holiday letting. They also say: ‘the town should be grateful that they are making it a more upmarket destination’.  For most of us, the natural beauty of Byron Shire is the drawcard, not the property investment. This place has always welcomed everyone – families of all demographics, surfers, spiritual seekers and backpackers – this is what makes Byron Shire unique and desirable. If the supporters of ASTRA get their way, we’ll become another Noosa/Gold Coast, a hollowed-out place designed only for ‘affluent’ tourists.

It’s contrary to what I hear around me. People who live here want some balance. Everyone I know is supportive – we’ve until 2 March to disprove their theory.

BE Crowle, Byron Bay


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