Engineering works have been proposed to mitigate the extreme flooding experienced in Lismore in February and March 2022.
I could be a lot richer collecting $1 from all those who have told me to ‘get f****ed’ with their ‘companion animal’ being where they’re not supposed to be, or exhibiting inappropriate behaviour even where they are allowed their...
Tallow Beach is a great place to walk your dog and it has got a lot busier over the last couple of years with all the ‘pandemic puppies’. I was just thinking the other day how friendly and chatty everyone...
In response to the recent flood meeting held at the Ocean Shores Country Club on Tuesday 10 May, a worrying notion was proposed that seemed to have widespread support. The hastening of Council’s DA process was presented as a quick...
I have been subscribing to The Echo since my daughter moved to Mullumbimby late last year and I visited her over Christmas. Your newspaper is so informative and encouraging for locals and gives the rest of Australia some insight...
After my tirade (Echo 4 May), against proposed changes to the Code of Meeting Practice at Byron Shire Council, I thought I better look at the details again. Sure enough, there was another sneaky little clause that I hadn’t noticed:...
I walked around the Lismore CBD and whenever I came to a crossing, an oncoming car would stop gently as if it was important to be careful. I would smile and wave to thank them for stopping and they...
It seems to me that the floods became a ‘never again’ moment in time for Lismore and to a lesser extent Mullumbimby. It is no longer tenable for people to lose everything and expect, and be expected, to claw...
In terms of the economy. Billions of dollars spent on armaments and the supporting structures, at the expense, the sacrifice, of the basic needs for living for Australians. Most people understand the saying ‘love your neighbour as yourself’. In today’s...
Powerful Protector of the Pension? Well, not exactly… ABC Fact Check has looked closely at claims made by local MP, Justine Elliot, that the Coalition plans to ‘force all pensioners onto the cashless welfare card’. Ms Elliot has spearheaded an...
Mandy Nolan’s article (4 May) suggesting (among other things) we try to avoid heating to reduce emissions is sensible. A separate Echo article mentions that burning wood produces 50 per cent more greenhouse gases compared to burning coal. I wonder...
It should be obvious to everyone by now that the Coalition’s insistence that ‘technology’ will drag us across the line of net zero emissions by 2050 is just a code for their much beloved ‘market forces’. We could be...
As we think about where to put our mark on the ballot paper in this election, spare some time to do a little research into where candidates stand on freedom for Australian citizen Julian Assange. Julian is now entering the...
Local community members stepped forward to help coordinate and respond to the disaster; from people getting into boats and kayaks recusing strangers in Lismore to coordinating local response hubs in the hinterland and local towns. But it wasn't all a bed of roses.
With the floods still on the mind of those impacted in the Shire’s north, a local charity and its partners have launched an interactive online map of the Brunswick River to raise awareness and hopefully bring it back to full health.
In response to John Jennings, Numinbah (12 May), ‘Who shall I vote for?’ Simple answer – The Greens. From their website: ‘The Greens plan to fix our health services and make dental and mental health care free for all...
Much as I respect Richard Jones’ opinions on many things, I can’t agree with his conclusion last week (‘Election views from a former NSW MLC’) that an election victory by Mandy Nolan would be unlikely to harm Labor’s chances...
Morrison is the loose unit with the economy! Here’s some excerpts from a long, long list of corruption by the LNP – see The Chaser/Mathew Davis: Bought water rights for 50 times more than many valuations, and double the price...
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.
This is very serious. Last year expert scientists published a warning via The Society of Chemical Industry: ‘blue hydrogen’, using natural gas, was shown to be a fossil fuel industry scam with continuing carbon emissions. The methane emissions negate...
I am deeply curious about whether Mandy Nolan can unseat Labor’s Justine Elliot and win Richmond for the Greens in Saturday’s election.
Commuter car park rorts, sports rorts, emissions reduction scheme rorts (that don’t reduce emissions) and bike track rorts. The Morrison government can spend billions of taxpayers’ money on their rorts, they can waste $5.5 billion cancelling submarine contracts, billions...
A new homelessness hub in Byron Bay has been so inundated with requests for help, that the service already needs additional staff to meet the demand.
The election is almost here. Hooray. It’s time we got down with Elvis Presley’s suggestion of ‘A little less conversation, a little more action, please.’ I’m a big fan of action. I’ve been at this for 14 months, and as a writer who holds the ear of the community each week I’ve been cognizant not to turn this into a hostage situation. For twenty years I’ve talked about politics and social issues and shared insights into my personal experiences, but this is one journey where I’ve had to keep you locked out.
Seventy-three per cent of respondents to a recent ABC Vote Compass question on whether the constitution should be amended to establish a representative body to advise parliament on laws affecting Indigenous people said, ‘Yes’. That was Minister for Indigenous Australians,...
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