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Early works finished for Byron’s $8.2 million fire station

Early works have been completed for Byron Bay’s new $8.2 million fire station, with construction of the building set to begin.
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Three in four people in households reliant on JobSeeker live in poverty

Australia’s income support system is leaving large numbers of people below the poverty line, according to new research from the ACOSS and UNSW Sydney-led Poverty and Inequality Partnership released at the start of Anti-Poverty Week.
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Flood survivors’ lost homes recreated in Ballina exhibition

As floodwater rose through her Lismore home in 2022, artist Antoinette O’Brien watched her unfired ceramic pieces turn back into mud.
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Return our public land say Bruns locals

There has been a long and frustrating history between Brunswick Heads locals and Reflections Brunswick Heads Caravan Park, as the state-run holiday park has encroached on more and more public land to enable an increase in campers at the site.
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Homicide investigation underway after missing woman identified

A homicide investigation is underway after a body located near Terragon last week was identified as missing Northern Rivers woman Yvonne Whear.
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Concerns raised over security at Wallum

A number of locals have approached The Echo raising issues concerned with intimidation and filming on Crown and public land near the Wallum site in Brunswick Heads.
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Mayor Sharon Cadwallader announces bid for state seat of Ballina 

Ballina Mayor Sharon Cadwallader will contest the state seat of Ballina as an independent, arguing that local ratepayers are carrying costs that should be met by the NSW government.
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Tobias Moran sues police over Simone Strobel murder prosecution

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Tobias Moran has launched legal action against NSW Police for malicious prosecution over the withdrawn charge that he murdered his girlfriend, German backpacker Simone Strobel, in Lismore in 2005.
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Countless Strokes: Hend brings his world indoors

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If you’ve walked down Mullumbimby’s main street and stopped to admire the murals, chances are you’ve already seen the work of local artist and muralist Daniel Hend.
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Why bribe government when you can just buy it?

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Say what you like about Clive Palmer – although given how notoriously litigious he is, maybe don’t.
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AI growing up quick

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We are exactly at the point where we lose control of the AI, and it will try to hide that from us. Studies show,...
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Cartoon of the week – 24 September, 2025

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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.
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Cartoon of the week – 17 September, 2025

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Cartoon of the week – October 9

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Cartoon of the week – September 4

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