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June 15, 2026

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Men’s Health Week: simple conversations

This National Men’s Health Week experts from Triple P – Positive Parenting Program are encouraging dads, granddads and father figures to embrace something simple but powerful: everyday conversations that support their own wellbeing and their family’s wellbeing.

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Declining print media a concern for Kyogle mayor

Kyogle councillors will be asked to consider a motion by mayor Danielle Mulholland around the 'demise of print media In rural and regional Australia'.

Coolamon Baby supports Aboriginal mothers

Coolamon Community supports new Aboriginal mothers by providing a no-strings-attached baby bundle via culturally-sensitive health workers.

North Coast Safe Haven closure

Safe Haven North Coast has provided effective mental health supports for people across the region since it was established in 2022, but is now running out of funding.

Cartoon of the week – 10 June, 2026

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Pups, people and police had a Dogly good time at Love Lennox

This year's Love Lennox Festival went off with a bang and a bark as the much anticipated Dogly Fun Show took over the main stage area for plenty of K9 fun.

Call to end damaging native logging agreements

North East Forest Alliance (NEFA) is calling on the NSW state government to reassess the Wood Supply Agreements (WSA) that facilitate native forest in NSW’s state forests.

I read [Suffolk Park Residents Association president] Kelly Minahan’s letter (Echo, 15 April) with a sense of incredulit+y.

He claims transparency in his letter as president. Huh?

At the same time, he has skirmished around a conflict of interest matter with semantics, stating a register is maintained.

But nonetheless, [he did] not state up front his own conflict of interest, actively promoted said development, and is a member of subcommittee dealing with same.

It was detailed on page 10, Echo, 15 April.

I am merely an interested observer (neither a member or a past member of this progress association), but I read this with dismay. Not transparent. Legally questionable.

His clever semantics in a long letter do not pull the wool over my eyes.

Margrette Young, Skenners Head

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Peace in our time?

While details remain scant, there are claims from multiple sources that a peace deal has finally been reached in the war between Iran and the United States, after nearly four months of fighting.

How to stop the erosion of our human rights

Let’s celebrate Refugee Week, 15–21 June, which was initiated in Australia 40 years ago and now observed worldwide.

Appeal to locate wanted man Adam Richards

Police are appealing for assistance to locate a man wanted on outstanding warrants in the Casino area.

Marine Rescue volunteers assist disabled dive boat

Volunteers and two vessels from Marine Rescue Point Danger safely assisted thirteen people to shore on Saturday afternoon after a commercial dive vessel experienced engine issues and was unable to safely cross the Tweed Bar.