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Comment: Bridging the flooded divide
In the sodden floodplains the divide among those affected has never been clearer – those who were insured, and those who weren’t, renters and owners, Lismore LGA and everywhere else.
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COVID-19 update for the NNSWLHD – May 23
The Northern NSW Local Health District reports that to 4pm yesterday, Sunday May 22, there were 40 COVID-19 positive patients in hospital in Northern NSW, with one of these in ICU.
Tripling water harvesting may leave local communities dry
The NSW government was looking to do catchment by catchment analysis to determine the risk to local water supply and rivers from the new rules on water harvesting rights.
False altar of ‘globalism’
Since moving to Australia in 2007 I have watched nothing but its sacrifice on the false altar of ‘globalism’....
Corruption
Morrison is the loose unit with the economy! Here’s some excerpts from a long, long list of corruption by...
Sue Higginson MLC: a woman on a mission
Local mother, grandmother, partner, activist, farmer, and lawyer, Sue Higginson, can now add NSW MLC Senator to her list of hyphenates.
Who gets a voice?
After my tirade (Echo 4 May), against proposed changes to the Code of Meeting Practice at Byron Shire Council,...
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Grants to support arts and culture flood recovery
Paul Bibby - 0
Nearly 50 arts and cultural organisations, screen practitioners, individual artists and collaborative groups impacted by recent floods will have access to $500,000 in funding.
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Climate-related disasters influenced the election, Climate Council says
Paul Bibby - 1
There was a clear connection between climate change-related disasters and voting in the Federal Election, according to the Climate Council.
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Ballina Jetboat Surf Rescue stuck in the shed
David Lowe - 0
Dave Carter, the President of Ballina Jetboat Surf Rescue, has gone public about a controversy which has been keeping his team's boat out of rescue service for the last three months.
Byron Echo
Recalcitrant dogs
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...
