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Is population growth the real reason for the Dunoon Dam push?
It’s very clear that the State government’s push for population growth is the main driving force behind the proposed revisit of the Dunoon Dam
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Can you help save 74 million lives?
Killer carbon – a new study has coined another metric for estimating the damage inflicted by climate change – this time, looking at the ‘mortality cost of carbon’.
SE Queensland’s lockdown and local schools
The South East Queensland three day lockdown, from 4pm Saturday 31 July to 4pm Tuesday 3 August 2021, will...
Local Labor MP replies to backflips on neg gearing, more tax cuts for wealthy
With the federal Labor Party’s recent backflip on stage three tax cuts and negative gearing reform, The Echo asked local Labor MP Justine Elliot how such polices align with Labor values, given this supports the Nationals and Liberals’ ideology of only helping the wealthy.
Westerly winds challenge Tweed Valley sailors
Matt Andrews
The experience of John Haywood and the other crew members of Capers triumphed in the winter westerlies and...
Woman rescued after falling into Emigrant Creek – Ballina
Last night (Wednesday, 4 August) at around 9pm a woman required rescuing after falling into Emigrant Creek.
Cartoon of the week – 4 August, 2021
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Ballina contractor fined for dumping asbestos
A Ballina contractor has been fined $50,000 for illegally dumping demolition waste at a Lismore property.
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Woman rescued after falling into Emigrant Creek – Ballina
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Last night (Wednesday, 4 August) at around 9pm a woman required rescuing after falling into Emigrant Creek.
Byron Echo
Mullum rabbit holes
John Millard, Mullumbimby (on the road)
How ironic. While the conspiracy-science-deniers of Mullumbimby are refusing to respect the well-founded health protection requirements against COVID, far away...
Byron Echo
IPC fails at reducing emissions: report
A NSW planning commission tasked with assessing large fossil fuel projects has been found to have ‘comprehensively failed’ in mitigating greenhouse emissions, according to a report published by Griffith University Emeritus Professor Ian Lowe.
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Will Bluesfest be rescheduled again?
It might not be until October but the question of whether Bluesfest will go ahead this time is once again being asked.
