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Koalas
Don’t rely on any regime to save anything that’s endangered because their mates the miners and developers pay them...
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Byron Magpies fly to top of the AFL table
The Byron Magpies have flown to the top of the ladder after a convincing win in their top-of-the-table clash...
Floodplain cynic
It has been like riding on the back of a bumblebee in the attempt to find sweet nectar and...
Nakba
Saturday, 13 May marked the 75th anniversary of the founding of the state of apartheid Israel and no doubt...
Ongoing challenges in RVC’s draft budget
Richmond Valley Council says the Draft Operational Plan 2023-2024 acknowledges the challenges ahead, while maintaining vital community services.
Building waste
Surely Byron Council can do something about the lack of recycling at building sites in Byron Shire? In the...
Appeal to locate woman missing from Coffs Harbour
NSW Police are appealing for public assistance to locate a woman missing from Coffs Harbour.
Stories about "Armoured coastline":
Artificial reefs for coastal erosion control
The building of seawalls has been the subject of a controversial court case brought against BSC in recent years. What are the other options?
Byron Echo
Posturing politicians
While Greens in the Senate endure the irony of being pilloried by the government for speaking passionately about social justice and housing, Patricia Warren’s...
Local News
National Reconciliation Week starts tomorrow
National Reconciliation Week (NRW) is a time for all Australians to learn about our shared histories, cultures, and achievements, and to explore how each of us can contribute to achieving reconciliation in Australia.
Byron Echo
Thank you from the top of our heads to the bottom of our well-dressed feet
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Saturday's annual Bell & Ford vintage clothes garage sale fundraiser for the SHIFT Project was an incredible success with $36,500 being raised at the Byron Surf Club – this year’s effort was up about $7,500 on the last event.
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Labor Government committed to the demerger of Murwillumbah Education Campus
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The significant issue of a merger of several Murwillumbah schools has been ongoing since 2020 when the then State Government announced via Sarah Mitchell MP that four public schools would be amalgamated into a single Kindergarten to Year 12 campus at Murwillumbah High.
