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June 9, 2023

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Body found in the Clarence River

NSW Police say a body, believed to be that of a man reported missing from the state’s mid north coast, has been located.

Other News

Mandy Nolan’s Soapbox: What are you waiting for?

If you want to destroy someone without lifting a finger, make them wait. Keep them believing that help will...

Bring your breasts to Mullumbimby

With early detection being a key to good outcomes, women are being invited to visit the BreastScreen mobile until when it visits Mullumbimby from mid June to mid July.

‘Peace Train’ 

‘…Thinking about the good things to come And I believe it could be Something good has begun…’  From ‘Peace Train’ by Cat...

Reconciliation and connection for brekky at Ballina Public School

National Reconciliation Week may be over but community connection efforts are to continue indefinitely at Ballina Public School, with Friday morning family breakfast a new weekly triumph.

Interview about the Spaghetti Circus Scholarship Program

Spaghetti Circus is helping kids fly! Spaghetti Circus’ passion is empowering healthy, active, happy kids. Despite being a small not-for-profit...

Developer quietly revises large Suffolk DA

The company behind a controversial mixed-use development in the heart of Suffolk Park has quietly submitted revised plans for the proposal as part of the ongoing court battle over the matter.

Save our wildlife

I’ve just listened to Professor Vanclay from SCU Lismore on ABC north coast radio saying that the chances of having another fire event like we had in 2019–2020 are most unlikely. Wow, from what planet is he? Most scientists are saying that there will be more and more extreme events happening in the future. I’m scared of what he is teaching our students about the future at the university.

In the meantime, courageous protector, Valerie Thomson, is holding up the logging for a second day, of some of oldest, and biggest trees in Doubleduke State Forest, to raise awareness of what is happening to our public forests, and especially the wildlife depending on them.

We have to stop logging our native forests, especially after the huge impact the fires had on billions of animals. There will be no tourists coming here to see piles of wood chips, they want to see koalas, owls and gliders.

Chibo Mertineit, Lillian Rock


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Brunswick Heads going for Gold & Old

The village of Brunswick Heads is set to host its Old & Gold Festival tomorrow with three big fairs, entertainment and plenty of fun – come rain or shine. 

Call to action for Evans Head over the Iron Gates development

Local community groups at Evans Head are putting out a ‘Call to Action' after being excluded from the Land and Environment Courts hearings and deliberations over the development application for Iron Gates.

Fully sick Byron skate park!

Definitely the newest, and possibly the best tourist attraction Byron has to offer, Jarjumirr Park, is a competition-level skate park that is located between the courthouse, library and Youth Activities Centre.

Hey govt! leave koalas alone! 

An Echo article about saving koalas in the Braemar State forest prompted 12-year-old Leila, from Byron Public School, to share the plight of our cute marsupial icon with her class.