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The postal vote that never arrived
At 91, there are many things that you can no longer do, but one of the things you still can do is have your voice heard in an election – but not for at least one Byron Shire resident.
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NSW councils call for social, affordable housing
With ‘Intergenerational inequality growing dramatically’, the peak body representing NSW councils has issued an open letter to all federal election candidates, calling on them to commit to a four-point housing plan.
The floods are leaving people homeless and families split
There was a housing crisis on the Northern Rivers, then we had the floods of 2022 and the issue has left increasing numbers of people homeless and struggling to find alternative accommodation.
Vote Green
In response to John Jennings, Numinbah (12 May), ‘Who shall I vote for?’ Simple answer – The Greens. From...
The postal vote that never arrived
At 91, there are many things that you can no longer do, but one of the things you still can do is have your voice heard in an election – but not for at least one Byron Shire resident.
Coalition policy
It should be obvious to everyone by now that the Coalition’s insistence that ‘technology’ will drag us across the...
Police appeal for missing woman
Lismore Police are appealing to the public for assistance in locating Missing Person, Emily Eden Lazzaroni.
Byron Echo
Vale big Jez, Mullum troubadour
The Mullumbimby community lost one of the founding fathers of its counter culture last Thursday, when Graham Chambers, better known as Jerry De Munga, passed away at his home with the love and care of wife Chrissy, family and close friends.
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Kashmir Miller: ‘the Green wave will expand’
Eve Jeffery - 0
Taking her first but definitely not her last steps into federal politics, the election campaign for Greens candidate for Page, Kashmir Miller, was exciting and tricky.
Byron Echo
Large bioenergy facility gets nod
Paul Bibby - 0
Byron Council’s plan to build a facility that converts waste into electricity at the Byron Bay Sewage Treatment Plant (STP) has been given the green light by the Northern Regional Planning Panel
Byron Echo
Mandy Nolan’s Soapbox: Another Day in Hope Purgatory
Mandy Nolan - 0
Politics is a phenomenal experience. To work harder than you thought possible, to put yourself so absolutely in the public domain full of hope and belief. Then to ask for judgement. It’s high stakes. A kind of ethical and philosophical extreme sport.