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NSW Flood Inquiry released today
The NSW Premier Dominic Perrottet was in Lismore at Southern Cross University this morning at 11am releasing the NSW Independent Flood Inquiry where he accepted every recommendation put forward.
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Secrecy surrounds govt’s Reconstruction Corp
Echo questions remain unanswered around the advisory board appointments for the Northern Rivers Reconstruction Corporation, which the NSW government says will help with ‘rebuilding flood-affected Northern Rivers’.
Undesirable
An undeniable purpose in living is enjoyment, due to the fact that we have the capability to enjoy. What...
Bangalow wins top-of-table clash in local rugby
In a weekend of tight rugby, Bangalow beat Wollongbar-Alstonville 30–27 while Ballina and Lennox Head had a 35–35 draw.
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NSW Flood Inquiry released today
The NSW Premier Dominic Perrottet was in Lismore at Southern Cross University this morning at 11am releasing the NSW Independent Flood Inquiry where he accepted every recommendation put forward.
‘We’re back!’ Homecoming for The Channon market
The reverberations of the February and March floods reached far beyond things most people expected – one of those things was the state of Coronation Park at The Channon where every second Sunday of the month one of the biggest and best markets on the Far North Coast is held.
Kids Big Day Out at the Byron Writers Festival 2022
If you are a kid, or you know a kid who loves books, reading and creativity, then Byron Writers Festival’s ‘Kids Big Day Out’ on Sunday 28 August is the ultimate event for you!
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Gilmore wins 2014 Roxy Pro Gold Coast
Five times ASP Women's World Champion Stephanie Gilmore from Tweed Heads, won the 2014 Roxy Pro Gold Coast at Snapper Rocks today.
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Lismore Councillors to collectively decide on new GM
Eve Jeffery - 2
The recent history of general managers in the Lismore Council has been nothing if not chequered. With a very politically divided council, the question of whether all interested councillors, or just a select few, should choose the new GM proved contentious last night in the Goonellabah chambers.
Byron Echo
Byron’s Fletcher St welcomes new members
Paul Bibby - 0
Fletcher Street Cottage has welcomed the arrival of three new community support workers to help the growing number of locals facing the challenges of homelessness.
Byron Echo
Byron’s Mayor Lyon defends Mullum pod fiasco
Byron Shire Council Mayor Michael Lyon has defended Council’s handling of the ongoing Mullum pod accommodation debacle, telling The Echo that councillors requested, through a Council resolution, that Resilience NSW conduct consultation with neighbouring residents regarding the rail corridor works on Prince Street.
Byron Echo
Mullum, flooding and pods
In this region we are all, except for a few, living on floodplains or areas prone to further landslips. And as far as I...
