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Housing roundtable held in Lismore 

Member for Lismore, Janelle Saffin MP hosted a Northern Rivers housing roundtable in this week.
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Evans Head’s Irons Gates developers spend another  $2.5m on legals – how can a local community keep up?

The Evans Head Iron Gates development has been objected to by the local community for 40 years and they are asking why the current developers, who are in administration, are getting another go in the Land and Environment Court.
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‘It’s not love, it’s coercive control’

Today the NSW government is launching an advertising campaign to raise public awareness and understanding of coercive control.
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Harvest at Mullum Farmers Market

Hey, foodies! Prepare for a flavour-filled extravaganza of The Harvest Trails, Taste of Harvest, on May 3 at the award-winning Mullum Farmers Market. With over 70 stalls, the farmers’ market is a feast for the senses. Indulge in fresh produce and artisan goodies and meet the farmers.
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First guests revealed for Byron Writers Fest

The first wave of authors set to grace the Byron Writers Festival stages for the 2024 event have been announced.
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More than a Play

Still Here by Dave & the Daves is more than a play; it’s a 60-minute lifeline on stage that champions mental health through laughter, music, and the art of storytelling. A bit of slapstick, a healthy dose of character comedy, and a few raw truths about navigating life with depression, Still Here is an intoxicating blend of uproarious laughter and heartfelt empathy.
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Private school in Byron still missing classrooms

Parents and guardians of Byron Bay's St Finbarr's Catholic Primary School are facing long delays in the installation of demountable buildings to ease classroom shortages.
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Send to Letters Editor Aslan Shand, email: [email protected], fax: 6684 1719 or mail to The Letters Editor, The Echo, 6 Village Way, Mullumbimby, 2482, NSW, Australia.

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Remember to ‘Wage Peace, Not War’ says Lismore local 

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Last week a global peace movement started in Lismore and the idea behind it is to blanket the world in peace signs.
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Should Local Land Service be the only consent for Private Native Forestry in Kyogle Shire?

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The impact of Private Native Forestry agreements are often contentious and with eastern Australia being the only first world country identified as one of 24 ‘deforestation hotspots’ around the world the question of who provides permission and oversees the consent for PNF is important. 
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State of the Hempire revealed at Nimbin MardiGrass

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The state of the Hempire in the Northern Rivers is healthy. In the last two years many changes have come about, both strategically and tactically. Celebrate this weekend at the Nimbin MardiGrass.
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Editorial – The prince of technofeudalism

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Facebook turns 20 this year! It started in 2004, and is now ubiquitous among older generations who are addicted to its shifting algorithms that keep them stuck like insects on fly paper.
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Valuing the lives of others

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The language of the Australian government about the war in Gaza has hardened since the death of Australian aid worker Zomi Frankcom, along with six other people working for the World Central Kitchen charity, when their vehicles were hit by three Israeli missiles.
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Union joins fundraiser to feed reporters in Gaza

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Photos, footage, audio and news reports from the middle east show nearly everyone in the Gaza is struggling to find food and essential medical supplies, including reporters.
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Hundreds rally in Byron to demand Gaza ceasefire

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Hundreds of locals marched through Byron Bay on Sunday to call for a ceasefire in the ongoing war in Gaza, and to raise funds to support the Palestinian people.
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Indigenous Palestinian solidarity event – Nimbin

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‘Sound from the Ground’ an Indigenous Palestinian solidarity event and fundraiser is being presented by the Nimbin Bush Theatre tonight from 6pm.
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