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Correcting the record
During today’s BayFM Meet the Candidates interview with Duncan Dey I was taken aback by some of the factual...
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Vote for community
From 2007 to 2020, I lived in Byron Bay. I worked as a community-based coastal and marine researcher and...
Leigh Thomas says political affiliations not relevant to Council decision making
Leigh Thomas is the lead candidate for Group M running in the upcoming Tweed Shire Council elections. Mr Thomas...
Own nothing, go serfing
Although Sapote Brook’s Echo letter correctly stated that nothing was done at COP26 to stop global warming, nevertheless, over...
Historical truth
Some people choose to rewrite history when it suits them. Former mayor Simon Richardson has been telling people that...
South East Canteen: just the good stuff
Simon Haslam
South East Canteen is the new project from Tyler Preston, trained at Melbourne’s cult classic Chin Chin, and...
Give them a doggie inch…
Your article on dogs (17 November) is a sad reminder of the adage… give them an inch and they...
Letters
Councillors
I wanted to give credit where it is due and thank the editor for the preferences article, which I thought was comprehensive, balanced and...
Letters
A disappointed dog
It’s taken a whole week for my dog to read to page 21 in last week’s Echo. She’s been busy, so it’s no surprise.
Difficult...
Byron Echo
Realistic, local agendas!
On Saturday 4 December we need to vote for people who focus on issues that can be controlled by Council. Candidates claiming they can,...
National News
Coal shame for Queensland and Australian
Local Whitsundays resident Paul Jukes took action this morning against the continued development of the Adani Carmichael Coal Mine.
