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Man charged over domestic violence and pursuit offences – Tweed Heads

A man has been charged following a pursuit near Tweed Heads on Monday.

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Richmond MP again called on for immediate Gaza ceasefire 

On Saturday, March 16 Northern Rivers Friends of Palestine unfurled a 20m scroll with the names of murdered children and host a ‘die-in’ action at the office of the federal Member for Richmond, Justine Elliot (Labor).

Breakfeast, Bluesfest weekend

Victoria Cosford Oh to be a cow with a four-chambered stomach system! Farmers’ market, Bluesfest long weekend, a spot of...

Splendour 2024 cancelled

It's official, Splendour in the Grass 2024 has been cancelled.

Mullum and Byron locals lock on at Ewingar State Forest

Byron Bay and Mullumbimby locals Emma Briggs and Bassi Brown locked onto machinery at Ewingar State Forest, in the Upper Clarence area, yesterday as they called for an end to native forest logging. 

Murwillumbah’s Rebecca Whan recognised for tireless work post 2022 floods

Murwillumbah was severely impacted by the 2022 floods and it was a huge community effort to support, rescue and inspire everyone to move forward. 

Could the future of the Richmond River be a clean and healthy one?

Imagine a drinkable, swimmable, fishable Richmond River? That is the aim of the Richmond Riverkeepers Association.

November 2, 2022

Byron Shire Echo issue 37.21 – November 2, 2022

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In this Issue:

Byron Deserves Better – holiday letting and the 90-day cap

e in Byron Shire… we need to consider everyone, not just an invested few. The Byron Deserves Better lobby continues their weekly full-page rave in the Byron Shire Echo (26.10.22), claiming to be part of a community that ‘relies...

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Barefaced effrontery

What barefaced effrontery of Michael Lyon to accuse Hans Lovejoy of lacking quality and integrity! Michael’s persistent behaviour regarding the filling of floodplains, and TEMPORARY pods, has yielded nothing but deceptive, evasive information to all who have asked...

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Byron community Deserves Better

Mayor, I agree, let’s set the record straight. Here’s a fact: the community was denied the right to know about the Linnaeus Estate rezoning to Mixed Use Development. The 25 August 2016 Council agenda reveals that there was no...

Permanent teachers?

Dear Yvonne Jessup (Letters 19 October), I think you have been greatly misinformed! Not all schools are run by the Department of Education. So increasing their permanent teachers alone is not going to solve the teacher shortage. The independent...

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Short-term rental cap

Thank you, Garth and Sonya Brien, for your clear and insightful letter (Letters 19 October). You have worked to achieve success in your business, which is now threatened by Council’s short-term rental cap. The short-term holiday rental issue has indeed...

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Higgins – Assange

I read with interest Mandy Nolan’s article on the trial of Brittany Higgins. I noticed a marked difference in the attitudes of people regarding this trial, and the non-trial of another accused rapist. The man I refer to is Julian...

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Wearable artworks event this weekend

The major annual event in Shearwater’s performing arts calendar, WAVE (Wearable Arts Vision in Education) is on again, November 2 till 5, at the school on Left Bank Road, Mullumbimby Creek.

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Get ya boardies on for a charity putt

The Byron Bay Boardriders are running the 11th annual Skullcandy Byron Bay Boardriders Charity Golf Day on Sunday, November 13. 

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Months on…

We were one of the many to have our beautiful home in Mullumbimby wrecked in the devastating February floods and are in temporary accommodation. Even with insurance the psychological effects this event had are inconceivable and affect our family...

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Cult Trip begins in Byron Bay

‘People don’t join cults,’ said leading investigative reporter Anke Richter when quizzed about her new book, Cult Trip: Inside the world of coercion and control (out in Australia this week). ‘They join something that has been misrepresented to them’.

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Large McAuleys Lane urbanisation proposal moves forward

With a  quickly approaching deadline to decide upon a planning proposal around a large rural to residential land subdivision near a dangerous intersection on the way into Mullum, councillors agreed unanimously on a motion that will see more clarity around its size.

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EPA vague over potential lead soil contamination in Mullum

With ‘emergency pod village’ excavation works underway on flood-prone land at Prince Street, Mullumbimby, the NSW EPA, Resilience NSW and Council are yet to supply documents that guarantee the safety of residents.

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Editorial – Don ya toga and let’s start this party!

The wheels of commerce and governance, indistinguishable as they perhaps always have been, again cranked into gear at the local level last Thursday. 

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Coercive control

In last week’s Echo Aslan Shand covered many of the perceived problems with proposed coercive-control legislation for NSW. Obviously it is high time for effective laws to be introduced to target abuse chiefly used to dominate women and children. Another...

Tweed-Byron hinterland walk masterplan on exhibition

Plans for a multi-day 36km walk from Mount Jerusalem National Park, near Uki, to Minyon Falls are now on public exhibition. 

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House buybacks, raising and retrofit on offer

A joint NSW-federal flood resilience package for house buybacks, raising and retrofits for flood-affected homes in the region will commence from November.

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Mandy Nolan’s Soapbox: Pigeons, bums, and water: How your drugs got...

If you’re going to traffic drugs you have to be creative. You can’t just load 1.8 tonnes of meth in a crate and expect it to arrive at the desired destination. That’s why people started using their bums as...

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Filling the Byron Bay wetlands

Anybody else wondering why they are filling in the wetlands at West Byron?  Wetlands are designed to absorb excess water in rain events, to help us if and when we get a cyclone. Filling in the wetlands will dissipate the water...

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Cartoon of the week – 2 November 2022

Send to Letters Editor Aslan Shand, email: [email protected], fax: 6684 1719 or mail to The Letters Editor, The Echo, 6 Village Way, Mullumbimby, 2482, NSW, Australia.

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Black Adam

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mkomfZHG5q4 In ancient Kahndaq, 2,600 BC to be precise, the city of Kahndaq was under the tyrannical rule of king Anh-Kot, who intended to create the Crown of Sabbac, which is known to give the wearer great power. After enslaving...

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It’s fiesta time!

Dust off your dancing shoes and ignite your passion for latin – the Byron Latin Fiesta is set to heat up for its 17th year.  Are you a beginner or new to dance? This could be the perfect opportunity for...

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Launching Pianos for the People

Featuring Maestro David Helfgott, patron of Pianos for the People, plus Yantra de Vilder and the Northern Rivers Ephemera Choir, Pianos for the People will launch in Mullumbimby this week. The Northern Rivers Ephemera Choir has come together for the...

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She shed what?

Nudge Nudge Wink Wink – a party with a conscience – are again presenting a stellar show this Saturday at the Nudge – DJs will be playing treasured sounds for the community, from the team event awarded Community Event...

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Do black boys go to heaven

Contemporary cultural precinct HOTA, Home of the Arts, has announced Wani Toaishara as the winner of the 2022 Josephine Ulrick and Win Schubert Photography Award. One of Australia’s most significant awards for contemporary photographic practice, the Josephine Ulrick and Win...

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Messages from the bottle

Have you ever crossed the thin line between ‘handling’ your booze and becoming a boozy handful?  For generations, alcohol represented a rite of passage, a coming of age. Very few paused to consider the other option of adulthood: the option...

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Where should affordable housing go in Tweed Shire?

Should affordable and social housing in the Tweed Shire be tucked away in a few discreet corners? Perhaps it should be on the block next to where you live?

Making Lismore Showground accessible to everyone

The Lismore Showground isn’t just a critical local community asset that plays host to a number of major events each year, but has also been used as an evacuation centre during past natural disasters in the region. 

Iconic Lennox beach shed upgraded –  not demolished

Lennox Park and the shelter shed has now been upgraded and reopened.

Govt cost-shifting ‘erodes financially sustainable local government’

Byron Shire Council looks set to add its voice to the growing chorus calling on the state government to stop shifting responsibilities and costs onto local government.