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NSW budget and the Northern Rivers

The Minns government says it's handed down a budget which locks in major funding for North Coast health infrastructure, alongside targeted cost-of-living relief designed for regional households and disaster recovery, as locals continue to face higher costs.
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Greens say NSW budget ‘locks in pokies misery’

Cate Faehrmann MLC says the NSW government has knocked any hope of gambling reform on the head in yesterday’s state budget, with tax concessions to clubs with poker machines totalling $1.252 billion, while revenue from taxes on poker machine losses have been revised upward by a whopping $638.2 million over the forward estimates.
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Consultation closes Friday on Lismore’s 60,000 population plans

The future of Lismore is now up for discussion, with Council's Strategic Planning Framework currently out for public exhibition. Now is your time to have your say – consultation closes 26 June.
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Byron EchoHywel David - 0

Men’s XV: Byron Shire Rebels vs Lismore

The Rebels Men’s XV put in a dominant attacking display of rugby to see off Lismore 42-17, racking up...
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Local NewsDavid Lowe - 0

Wyuna 1 freed from Belongil Beach

There's been a happy ending to the saga of Jeff Sutton's yacht Wyuna 1, which has been beached near Elements at North Belongil since early May, after being damaged in heavy weather.
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Byron EchoBen Fawcett, Wilsons Creek - 0

Mullum water supply, a new twist

Debates on the future of Mullumbimby’s water supply took a new twist at Council’s meeting on 18 June. The latest...
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Hemp industry given boost with development plan

A Hemp Industry Development Plan has been announced by the NSW government, which promises 'to unlock new opportunities for NSW businesses and add value to the state's low-THC hemp industry, which is forecast to become a $100 million Australian industry by 2032'.
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Ballina Bombers on top and gaining altitude in senior women’s AFL

Byron Echo Echo - 0
The Ballina Bombers women’s senior AFL team posted another win last Saturday as they continue their undefeated run in the Queensland Football Association’s division...
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Millions and millions for development in the Tweed

Local News Mia Armitage - 3
The NSW Government promised last week to help the Tweed Shire Council upgrade Tweed Coast Road and sports fields on Depot Road.
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State of destruction

Articles & Columns David Lowe - 21
Tasmanians go to the polls next weekend, in an early election brought on by Liberal Premier Jeremy Rockcliff, whose party has fractured during its ten years in office but is currently warning voters not to elect a Labor minority government, which he's been calling a 'Coalition of Chaos'.
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Byron Magpies fly high to win premiership

Byron Echo The Echo - 0
The Byron Magpies senior men’s AFL team have won the 2023 premiership in fine style by beating Port Macquarie 14.12-96–5.9-39 in the grand final of the NSW North Coast League, played at Coffs Harbour Stadium last Saturday.
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Local teams feature in a big weekend of finals football across all codes and grades

Byron Echo The Echo - 0
Preliminary rounds are played out and footballers across the Northern Rivers, in all codes, are preparing themselves for finals footy.
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Mixed fortunes for Byron Bay AFL as finals loom

Byron Echo The Echo - 0
The Byron Bay Magpies senior men’s team have sealed the 2023 North Coast AFL minor premiership after posting a good win over Port Macquarie,...
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Byron AFL is set for a return in 2023

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The Byron Bay Magpies AFL club are holding their AGM next week and are inviting anyone interested in being part of the club to...
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Senior AFL on hold pending COVID-19

Byron Echo The Echo - 0
Ross Kendall Senior AFL players from the Byron Bay Magpies, tweed Coast Tigers and the Ballina Bombers will get another few weeks off as the...
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More than a word – Reconciliation takes action

Articles & Columns The Echo - 2
Reconciliation Australia’s theme for 2021, More than a word. Reconciliation takes action, urges the reconciliation movement towards braver and more impactful action.
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Local teams head north under new set-up for women’s AFL 

Byron Echo The Echo - 0
Local women’s AFL will have a shake-up this year as the Lismore Swans join the Northern Rivers league...
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Appeal to locate missing woman

The Echo - 0
Police are appealing for public assistance to locate a woman missing from the Kempsey area.
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National News

Citizen science last line of defence for threatened species

The Echo - 0
Native forest logging is again in the spotlight in NSW, following Monday night’s Four Corners investigation into Forestry Corporation NSW’s failure to protect nationally endangered species.
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Site confirmed for future high school at Pottsville

The Echo - 0
The NSW government says it has secured a site for a future high school in Pottsville, delivering on its commitment to future-proof public education for the growing Tweed community in the Northern Rivers.
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Eleven winners at Byron Bay Herb Nursery

Aslan Shand - 0
The Byron Bay Herb Nursery continues to create constructive pathways to achievement with twelve students from Byron Bay Herb Nursery’s disability support program recently graduating with a Certificate II in Horticulture.
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