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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 Council seeking $200m to complete flood infrastructure repairs
Byron Shire Council says it is submitting 42 separate funding applications to the State and Federal Governments via Transport for NSW (TfNSW) to cover repair and reconstruction costs in the realm of $200 million, as reconstruction continues following the 2022 floods.
Voice. Let’s get real
Let’s get real. If we are to rewrite history to make right, there is some mighty righting to do,...
Best Byron happy hour just got better
Introducing the new Loft Happy Hour! Sit back, relax and sip your way through the afternoon with a $6...
Community voice
Further to Annie Radermacher’s ‘Valuation shock’ letter published (Echo 28 April) I am writing to suggest that the community...
Dey pushes for new minimum Byron rate against warnings of rate bracket creep
A new proposed flat minimum rate across the Byron Shire aimed at easing pressure in the housing market would put 238 residential properties in higher rates brackets.
Launching the WAVE 2023
Shearwater is thrilled to announce the launch of WAVE 2023: The Gatekeeper, the 23rd year of the Mullumbimby Steiner School’s Wearable Arts...
Stories about "Australian Sex Party":
Sex Party leader backs Nimbin’s Lane Boys
Leader of the Australian Sex Party and Victorian MP Fiona Patten has condemned the jail sentences handed down to seven Nimbin locals last week for selling cannabis as a pointless, life shattering waste of resources when other jurisdictions are basking in the success of tax-and regulate models.
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.
