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Floodland

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August 20, 2013

Byron Shire Echo issue 28.11 – August 20, 2013

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Finding her Tribe

Mandy Nolan My mountain greets your mountain, my river greets your river, my Tribe greets your Tribe. Prepare to be immersed in the powerful sounds of Moana and the Tribe under the stars at Boomerang. Moana Maniapoto has one of the...

For the Earthlings

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yW3gunMSCu4&bpctr=1377047884 Byron Bay artist, author and animal activist Celeste Knight, at just 91 years of age, has toiled for at least 60 of those years in support of our furred, feathered and finned family. She is so passionate about the...

Tweed Tigers take out Magpies

Joe Davidson The Byron Coopers Magpies didn’t finish the season as planned on Saturday when they were defeated by reigning premiers, the Tweed Tigers. Byron went down fighting in an afternoon of footy interrupted by light showers at Ballina. The ball...

Mullum High shows heart in Shield

Max Binkley In the recent annual Under-16s Titans Shield played in Ballina the Mullumbimby High School team showed just what they’re made of. Mullum had a tough draw with their two games to be played back to back. The boys had...

Their satanic majesties’ quest for title resurrected

They say that a week can be a long time in politics (it’s like Chinese water torture at the moment), and it proved to be so also for the Byron Bay Red Devils on Saturday at Lismore’s Crozier Field....

Economics of rail trail

Byron Shire and the North Coast is one of the fastest-growing regions on NSW’s east coast with millions of tourists, not a dying country...

Sustainable infrastructure

I attended the last Byron Council meeting – thanks to the community members who were able to come. The frustration is apparent. Legislation protects the...

Iran: honest, sincere

When Israel and the US launched their illegal, unprovoked aggression against Iran at the end of February, they unintentionally handed the Islamic Republic an...

Planets and weather align for Cape Byron Steiner Winter Solstice success

Last Thursday, in the days before the Winter Solstice, and after weeks of on and off rain that had more than a few parents nervously eyeing weather apps, Cape Byron Steiner School's annual Winter Festival went ahead.