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Can Council’s overturn their decisions?

NSW Labor planning minister, Paul Scully, when asked about the Wallum estate by local MP Tamara Smith (Greens)  in...

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Mandy Nolan’s Soapbox: Shopping Centres Scare Me

I feel trapped. There isn’t a single time I attend where I don’t check my proximity to the exits, or imagine what I’d do if there was a fire, or worse, a shooter. The sense of being enclosed is unnatural, I can’t tell what time of day it is, I lose my sense of direction. It’s designed to be disorienting. It feels otherworldly. And never in a good way. They are designed to make you stay longer. They are by design, disorienting.

Invitation to get to know the real Nimbin

The MardiGrass Organising Body (MOB) say Nimbin's annual festival will kick off with the launch of a very special audiovisual book on Friday 3 May, 'Out There: a potted history of a revolution called Nimbin'.

A festival in laneways

Mullumbimby, a town known for its abundance of artists and creatives with a passion for what drives them, is set to host the much-anticipated Laneways Festival 2024 on May 4 and 5.

Woodburn: ute hits, kills pedestrian

A 30-year-old woman walking in Woodburn died on Sunday morning when a teenager driving a ute crashed into her, police said.

What’s happening in the rainforest’s Understory?

Springing to life in the Lismore Rainforest Botanic Gardens this April school holidays, Understory is a magical, interactive theatre adventure created for children by Roundabout Theatre.

Bangalow retaining wall damage

The wall supporting the western end of Deacon Street has failed – opposite the Roman Catholic Church. Fortunately, this...

Peace, Love and Pets Photo Competition

Pets-page

Is your pet cute…
or does it have a face only a mother could love?

Thank you to all our readers who sent in photos of their pets, and thank you to all the readers who voted in our survey.

This competition has now CLOSED.

The owners of the two winning pets (Cookie and Little Miss Tiffany) have won a $50 voucher to spend in one of the businesses advertising in the Pets Feature from last week’s Byron Echo, as will the winning voter who has won a double pass to Byron Palace Cinemas. The winners will be notified by email and announced in the Byron Echo of November 18.

Good luck!

Bundy
Bundy
Coco
Coco
Cookie
Cookie
Cooper
Cooper
Feathers
Feathers
Fly
Fly
Golden-Eyes
Golden-Eyes
Goobie
Goobie
Harvey
Harvey
Honey
Honey
I-dream-of-prawns-001
I-dream-of-prawns-001
Jazz-in-the-car
Jazz-in-the-car
Leelu
Leelu
Lilli_Lebovits
Lilli_Lebovits
Lilli_Lebovits2
Lilli_Lebovits2
Lilli_Lebovits3
Lilli_Lebovits3
Little-Miss-Tiffany
Little-Miss-Tiffany
Marley
Marley
Melanie_Taylor
Melanie_Taylor
Minky
Minky
Mitch-&-Jacko
Mitch-&-Jacko
Molly
Molly
Mr_Dashley
Mr_Dashley
Peaceful_Loving_Pet
Peaceful_Loving_Pet
Possum
Possum
Ruby
Ruby
Sandy
Sandy
Wilba
Wilba
Winnie
Winnie
Young-Jaz
Young-Jaz
Frankie
Frankie
Peppi
Peppi
Storm
Storm
Milo_in_a_hat
Milo
Rainbow-Nose!
Rainbow nose
Hector
Hector
The_Wild_One
The Wild One

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The bridges of Ballina Council

Ballina Shire Council has started preliminary investigation works at Fishery Creek Bridge, on River Street, and Canal Bridge, on Tamarind Drive, as part of their plan to duplicate both bridges.

Tweed Council wants your ideas on future sports facilities

Tweed Council is looking for feedback from residents about future plans for sport and recreation in the area.

REDinc’s new Performing Arts Centre is go!

It’s been a long wait, but two years on from the 2022 flood REDinc in Lismore have announced the official opening of a new Performing Arts Centre.

Not enough letters like this about Gaza in The Echo?

The Echo’s studied indifference to the plight of the Palestinians and its reluctance to publish letters on the subject reveals the moral fibre of...