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Load limit increased for Byron Creek Bridge

The load limit for Byron Creek Bridge has been increased to 24 tonnes, say Byron Shire Council, following structural analysis of the bridge.

Wanted: citizen scientists to check on our creeks

The Richmond River upper catchment is currently sitting on a C- in the Richmond River Ecological Health Report Card. It's not a number we can accept without doing something about it.

Damning police culture review puts pressure on NSW govt for reform

An independent review into NSW Police Force culture has found systemic sexual harassment, bullying and discrimination against female officers, prompting calls for the Minns Labor government to immediately expand the powers of the state's police watchdog.

Up to 550 homes pegged for Byron Shire’s newest suburb

Community feedback is now sought on three planning documents that will shape the future of Gulgan Village, a new residential suburb proposed on the elevated slopes of Saddle Road. 

Kyogle petition calls to restore daytime train service to Brisbane

A Kyogle petition with more than 1,000 signatures is calling on ‘key stakeholders and policymakers’ to provide a ‘practical daytime train service’ to Brisbane, with claims that the current train service, which leaves at 3am and returns at 8am, is 'inconvenient and frustrating’.

Rainbow Guy recovering from serious car accident

On Sunday, 24 May one of the Northern River’s most beloved and legendary figures Rainbow Guy, aka Guy Feldmann, was involved in a car accident on Tandy’s Lane by Uncle Tom’s.

Journalist Tucker Carlson says, ‘there will be a hot war between USA and Russia next year’.  A letter sent to The Echo (6 October), a day before the new war began, stated: ‘War is outdated: there are no winners in war, just endless suffering. Proponents of war are driving this world toward its final conclusion.’

With many countries asking their citizens to immediately leave the mid east, this is becoming more and more apparent. A letter sent months ago stated ‘by 2025 the war will have spread everywhere’. One can add that the Ukraine war and mid east war, will eventually morph into a single war.

For those who really did want the Indigenous to have a voice, including all the politicians who said they wanted the Voice, I am sure you will now support immediate Voice Commission legislation, with a similar role as suggested in the referendum. If a Voice Commission is not now legislated by parliament, that will mean the politicians don’t really want the Indigenous to have a voice. Why was a Voice Commission not legislated prior to the referendum?

Peter Olson, Goonengerry

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