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$304m Clarrie Hall Dam raising clears major hurdle

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The Tweed’s $304 million plan to more than double the capacity of Clarrie Hall Dam has cleared a major planning hurdle, as the region races to secure enough water for its growing population.
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Knife and saw allegedly seized after Ballina airport security breach

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A man accused of forcing his way into a restricted area at Ballina Byron Gateway Airport before allegedly assaulting a police officer will face court this week.
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Refugee story comes home to Federal

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A story which began with a $200 donation and a two-room refugee school in Indonesia will arrive at Federal Hall this month, accompanied by two of the people who helped bring it to life.
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Articles & Columns

Honeyeaters of the Wallum

Byron Bird Buddies - 0
To the untrained eye, Wallum might appear to be a chaotic tangle of vegetation intersected here and there by foot-made pathways through the sandy soil. But this surface view belies the intricate and complex web of life woven over epochs.
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Big weekend coming up for NRAS

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Saturday 5 September is the monthly Adoption Day at the NRAS Rescue Shelter, at 61 Piper Drive, Ballina from 10am to 1pm.
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Reimagining the future of South Murwillumbah

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South Murwillumbah locals are being called on to shape a new vision for their neighbourhood, with public consultation taking place this September to reimagine how flood-impacted land can serve the community into the future.
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Ballina conference puts water security in spotlight

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Water security for rural, regional, and remote communities will take centre stage at the 2026 Water Management Conference being hosted by Local Government NSW in Ballina from 2-4 September.
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Protecting forests – no perfect solution

Jan Barham - 0
The current challenge is the delivery framework for the Greater Koala National Park and the NSW ALP promise is now contingent on its proposal to the federal government for the protection of state forests under the Improved Forest Management Method using Australian Carbon Credit Units which feels abhorrent.
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National News

Foster Care Week marked with landmark reform

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A new strategy, which the government says will provide more practical support for foster carers, has been unveiled for Foster and Kinship Care Week.
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Accident near Coraki

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Around 9.30am yesterday (Sunday 30 August), a Westpac Rescue Helicopter was tasked by NSW Ambulance to a motor vehicle accident at Coraki, south of Lismore.
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Single-use paper cups release microplastic particles into your coffee

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A team from The University of Queensland (UQ) has examined single-use cups lined with fossil-based polyethylene (PE) or the biodegradable alternative polylactic acid (PLA).
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Letters

Given up the ghost

Jo Faith, Newtown - 0
We are informed that Byron Shire Council (BSC) has, in a sense, ‘given up the ghost’.  It has run out of money to address...
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Letters

Robot armies

Peter Olson, Goonengerry - 0
Nuclear war now seems a matter of not if, but when: the bulletin of atomic scientists now has us at 85 seconds to midnight,...
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Letters

Hanson protest

Jonny O’Brien, Mullumbimby - 0
In light of the student protests we saw against Pauline Hanson in our streets recently, it may be insightful to relate details of an...
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Local News

Police release statement on Tamar Street fire

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NSW Police have released a statement on the recent fire in Ballina, which damaged a public housing complex and led to the evacuation of residents.
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Letters

How can we keep paying for incompetence

Annie Radermacher, Brunswick Heads  - 0
The only way forward is going backwards. That’s how I explain the current situation of Byron Shire Council. The ongoing neglect of our major...
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National News

Greens urged to back pathway to end native forest logging

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Some of NSW’s most respected and long-standing forest campaigners and scientists have today urged the Greens not to support the Nationals' attempt to disallow the Improved Native Forest Management (INFM) method.
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Mullumbimby puts new governance models first, and now wants to build it

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Imagine Northern Rivers says Mullumbimby is the only community across the region to rank new models of governance and decision-making as the number one element of its preferred future, and last week locals gathered to work out how to make it real.
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Appeal to locate man missing from Broadwater

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Police are appealing for public assistance to help locate a local missing man.
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Katie Milne responds to Tweed’s draft housing and employment strategy

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The former mayor of Tweed Shire Council, Kate Milne, has shared her submission to Tweed's Draft Growth Management Housing & Employment Strategy.
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National News

Disastrous levels of sexism and misogyny in Australian schools

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Monash University has conducted the largest Australian survey of teachers to examine their experiences of sexism, misogyny and sexual harassment in schools.
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Local News

$304m Clarrie Hall Dam raising clears major hurdle

The Echo - 0
The Tweed’s $304 million plan to more than double the capacity of Clarrie Hall Dam has cleared a major planning hurdle, as the region races to secure enough water for its growing population.
Read more
Local News

Knife and saw allegedly seized after Ballina airport security breach

The Echo - 0
A man accused of forcing his way into a restricted area at Ballina Byron Gateway Airport before allegedly assaulting a police officer will face court this week.
Read more
Local News

Refugee story comes home to Federal

The Echo - 0
A story which began with a $200 donation and a two-room refugee school in Indonesia will arrive at Federal Hall this month, accompanied by two of the people who helped bring it to life.
Read more
Articles & Columns

Honeyeaters of the Wallum

Byron Bird Buddies - 0
To the untrained eye, Wallum might appear to be a chaotic tangle of vegetation intersected here and there by foot-made pathways through the sandy soil. But this surface view belies the intricate and complex web of life woven over epochs.
Read more
Local News

Big weekend coming up for NRAS

The Echo - 0
Saturday 5 September is the monthly Adoption Day at the NRAS Rescue Shelter, at 61 Piper Drive, Ballina from 10am to 1pm.
Read more
Local News

Reimagining the future of South Murwillumbah

The Echo - 0
South Murwillumbah locals are being called on to shape a new vision for their neighbourhood, with public consultation taking place this September to reimagine how flood-impacted land can serve the community into the future.
Read more
Local News

Ballina conference puts water security in spotlight

The Echo - 0
Water security for rural, regional, and remote communities will take centre stage at the 2026 Water Management Conference being hosted by Local Government NSW in Ballina from 2-4 September.
Read more
Local News

Protecting forests – no perfect solution

Jan Barham - 0
The current challenge is the delivery framework for the Greater Koala National Park and the NSW ALP promise is now contingent on its proposal to the federal government for the protection of state forests under the Improved Forest Management Method using Australian Carbon Credit Units which feels abhorrent.
Read more
National News

Foster Care Week marked with landmark reform

The Echo - 0
A new strategy, which the government says will provide more practical support for foster carers, has been unveiled for Foster and Kinship Care Week.
Read more
Local News

Accident near Coraki

The Echo - 0
Around 9.30am yesterday (Sunday 30 August), a Westpac Rescue Helicopter was tasked by NSW Ambulance to a motor vehicle accident at Coraki, south of Lismore.
Read more
National News

Single-use paper cups release microplastic particles into your coffee

The Echo - 0
A team from The University of Queensland (UQ) has examined single-use cups lined with fossil-based polyethylene (PE) or the biodegradable alternative polylactic acid (PLA).
Read more
Letters

Given up the ghost

Jo Faith, Newtown - 0
We are informed that Byron Shire Council (BSC) has, in a sense, ‘given up the ghost’.  It has run out of money to address...
Read more
Letters

Robot armies

Peter Olson, Goonengerry - 0
Nuclear war now seems a matter of not if, but when: the bulletin of atomic scientists now has us at 85 seconds to midnight,...
Read more
Letters

Hanson protest

Jonny O’Brien, Mullumbimby - 0
In light of the student protests we saw against Pauline Hanson in our streets recently, it may be insightful to relate details of an...
Read more
Local News

Police release statement on Tamar Street fire

The Echo - 0
NSW Police have released a statement on the recent fire in Ballina, which damaged a public housing complex and led to the evacuation of residents.
Read more
Letters

How can we keep paying for incompetence

Annie Radermacher, Brunswick Heads  - 0
The only way forward is going backwards. That’s how I explain the current situation of Byron Shire Council. The ongoing neglect of our major...
Read more
National News

Greens urged to back pathway to end native forest logging

The Echo - 0
Some of NSW’s most respected and long-standing forest campaigners and scientists have today urged the Greens not to support the Nationals' attempt to disallow the Improved Native Forest Management (INFM) method.
Read more
Local News

Mullumbimby puts new governance models first, and now wants to build it

The Echo - 0
Imagine Northern Rivers says Mullumbimby is the only community across the region to rank new models of governance and decision-making as the number one element of its preferred future, and last week locals gathered to work out how to make it real.
Read more
Local News

Appeal to locate man missing from Broadwater

The Echo - 0
Police are appealing for public assistance to help locate a local missing man.
Read more
Local News

Katie Milne responds to Tweed’s draft housing and employment strategy

The Echo - 0
The former mayor of Tweed Shire Council, Kate Milne, has shared her submission to Tweed's Draft Growth Management Housing & Employment Strategy.
Read more
National News

Disastrous levels of sexism and misogyny in Australian schools

The Echo - 0
Monash University has conducted the largest Australian survey of teachers to examine their experiences of sexism, misogyny and sexual harassment in schools.
Read more
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Byron’s beachfront playgrounds could be about to get serious

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For generations of Byron kids, a trip to Main Beach has meant sand, waves, ice cream and, if they were lucky, a quick skip through the playground.
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$304m Clarrie Hall Dam raising clears major hurdle

The Echo - 0
The Tweed’s $304 million plan to more than double the capacity of Clarrie Hall Dam has cleared a major planning hurdle, as the region races to secure enough water for its growing population.
Read more
Local News

Knife and saw allegedly seized after Ballina airport security breach

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A man accused of forcing his way into a restricted area at Ballina Byron Gateway Airport before allegedly assaulting a police officer will face court this week.
Read more
Local News

Refugee story comes home to Federal

The Echo - 0
A story which began with a $200 donation and a two-room refugee school in Indonesia will arrive at Federal Hall this month, accompanied by two of the people who helped bring it to life.
Read more

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