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Echo Story Comp (2020)

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Winner of Echo story comp: week 6

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Mandy Nolan Thanks so much to all the writers who submitted stories over the last six weeks. It’s been an absolute pleasure to see them...
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Winner of Echo story comp: week 5

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Mandy Nolan When we thought of having a regular short story competition we didn’t even dream that there would be so many budding writers sending...
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Winner of Echo story comp: week 4

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This week’s winner has written a hard hitting piece that takes you inside the mind of a woman who has an eating disorder. It’s disturbing and powerful, and a reminder how obsession with weight is not just part of the dominant narrative, for many it's an illness.
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Winner of Echo story comp: week 3

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It’s been so great to hear what stories you have to tell each week! We’re up to our third week so keep those stories coming.
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Winner of Echo story comp: week 2

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Echonetdaily had another bunch of awesome entries in our weekly story comp! What incredible storytellers we have in this region!
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Winner of Echo story comp: week 1

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Echonetdaily was just blown away by the amazing entries in our weekly story comp! The idea was to break out of this oppressive narrative of COVID-19 and tell stories to each other! And that’s exactly what happened.
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Third person dies after Suffolk Park crash

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A 70-year-old woman has died in hospital after a three-vehicle crash at Suffolk Park last weekend, bringing the death toll to three.
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NSW commits $3 million for Saddle Road sewer link

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The NSW Government will spend $3 million on a sewer link for the Saddle Road housing precinct near Brunswick Heads, a connection it says could service up to 600 residential lots.
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Blacks Drain crossing fully reopens after $2.56 million rebuild

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The Blacks Drain crossing on Tweed Valley Way at South Murwillumbah has fully reopened after a $2.56 million rebuild designed to reduce the risk of another washout.
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From Spinifex Country to Lismore for a $23,000 art prize

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In Michelle Anderson’s Kanpala, circles of red, orange and yellow bring a place in Western Australia’s Spinifex Country into view. It’s a place she returns to often in paint: Kanpa, the Country where her grandmother was born.
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