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Benefits of microplastic
I loved Hannah Grace’s fanciful letter about sprinkling young men and boys with microplastic dust to lower the sperm...
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No more Hottentot
I have received a petition from Change.org to change the name of Hottentot Crescent, Mullumbimby to another South African...
Apartheid Israel
The Albanese government has lost its pre-election chutzpah on Palestine. True, it now refers to the Palestinian ‘occupied’ territories...
Cycling race in Lismore this weekend to raise money for Westpac Rescue Helicopter
Whether it is getting on the track or watching the cyclists there are plenty of ways to get on board with the Lismore 2023 – Byron Bay Cycle Club Road Race this Sunday 24, September in Lismore’s CBD.
Tweed Council seeks businesses to join its rail trail ‘Connect Program’
Paying for the maintenance and providing an engaging visitor experience for the Tweed section of the Northern Rivers Rail Trail is a key aspect of Tweed Shire Council’s (TSC) Connect Program.
It really is uncanny
Stereo are stoked to celebrate the release of the EP Uncanny Valley , with an extremely well named, Uncanny Valley 2 event.
Labor’s budget falls short on flood funding: MP
Tamara Smith, Member for Ballina and NSW Greens Disaster Relief Spokesperson, has welcomed an additional $150m in funding for the Northern Rivers and Central West flood recovery in Tuesday’s NSW budget.
Stories about "Amazonian rainforest":
Greed, corruption and spiritual romanticism meet in the Amazon
Echo reader Cristiano Araujo journeyed to the Amazon and met the ‘People of Truth’, the Huni Kuin.
Byron Echo
‘Yes’ posters dismantled
I’m feeling a ‘tad’ disillusioned with the human species. My two ‘Yes’ posters were violated and removed just last night. One on my property...
Letters
The war on cats
Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek marked National Threatened Species Day by 'declaring war on feral cats'. She wants to give councils the power to impose...
Byron Echo
No more Hottentot
I have received a petition from Change.org to change the name of Hottentot Crescent, Mullumbimby to another South African word, ‘Khoisan’, also totally irrelevant...
Byron Echo
Call to Jewish my brethren
I call upon my brethren and Jewish Australians and Israelis who have made their permanent home here and are eligible to vote in the...