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Tributes for songstress Sara Tindley
Hundreds gathered at a small rural property at Lindendale last week to say their final farewells to Sara Tindley, a very much loved personality from the Northern Rivers.
Other News
Family and domestic violence leave comes into force tomorrow
New laws to provide 10 days paid Family and Domestic Violence Leave will come into force tomorrow for workers...
Food prices are up, and so is…
I was shocked to see the cost of local bread I buy in Mullumbimby had risen 40 per cent. That particular loaf is becoming a luxury item.
Lismore trial of recycled crushed glass in concrete
A trial to use recycled crushed glass in concrete as a replacement for sand will be taking place in Lismore at the Lismore Recycling & Recovery Centre.
60 farmers blockaded Santos trucks and oppose CSG
More than 60 farmers blockaded Santos trucks on Saturday and police were called to a state forest near Gunnedah amid disputes over potential water extraction and fracking.
Only nine weeks to Bluesfest and 18 new artists announced
Easter is on its way and that means Bluesfest is only nine weeks away.
Capitalism
Warren Kennedy wrote an excellent letter last week (28 January) pointing out the deficiencies of capitalism as it exists...
Stories about "300: Rise Of An Empire":
300: Rise Of An Empire
One might argue that Noam Murro’s 300: Rise Of An Empire takes unseemly delight in gory hand-to-hand combat but as anybody would be aware, the Greece v Persia conflict was no place for sissies.
Editorial
It’s not the fossils, it’s the fools
Humans have been muddling along in cities for around twelve thousand years, says Wikipedia, although if you count using an alphabet of some kind as the criterion of civilisation, the time span drops to a mere fifty centuries.
Byron Echo
Swivel flop-flop
Not sure what Cr Swivel is doing. But while he appears to be providing support for both sides of the community/business coin, his support...
Byron Echo
Capitalism
Warren Kennedy wrote an excellent letter last week (28 January) pointing out the deficiencies of capitalism as it exists today in the US and...
Local News
Lismore trial of recycled crushed glass in concrete
A trial to use recycled crushed glass in concrete as a replacement for sand will be taking place in Lismore at the Lismore Recycling & Recovery Centre.