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Further to T Sharples’ letter (Echo, May 1) Justine Elliot has never been a good representative for her electorate...
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Thalison wins third major BJJ title in 2024
Thalison Soares has won his third major tournament in a row after taking gold at the 2024 Brazilian National...
Can artificial intelligence be used for beach safety?
Is it time for a new approach to beach safety that utilises AI technology to tell locals and visitors where it’s safe to swim?
Biggest little town alive with colour
Mullumbimby’s Laneway Festival was a kaleido of colour and fun as the Main Street was shut down and the laneways turned into hubs of activities and excitement on Sunday afternoon and evening.
Former constable to face court, accused of perjury
A former NSW police officer has been charged with perjury.
Protests take aim at Labor’s coal and gas project approvals
Local Federal Labor MP, Justine Elliot, has labelled those who protested at her Tweed office last week as Greens members, and claimed it was ‘just another cheap political stunt’.
Record pokies losses in 2023 as NSW waits for real reform
The people of NSW lost $8.129 billion to poker machines in 2023, an increase of $29 million on 2022 and the equivalent of $1,000 for every adult and child in the state.
Stories about "Bassi":
The changing of the possums at Wallum
Yesterday a large group of Wallum development protesters walked onto the site at the end of Omega Circuit, to surround two trees – one known as ‘The Mother Tree’ and one known as ‘The Grandmother Tree’,
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Teenage crime
National service would help eliminate most of the problem and simultaneously bolster the defence force manpower.
Peter Walters, Ballina
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DV
Call it for what it is, murder and violent assault.
The terms ‘domestic violence’ or worse ‘DV’ appear to give this abhorrent situation some kind...
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Question defence!
Thank you David Lowe, for drawing attention to $50 billion more defence spending.
I add these points:
At least six to seven per cent of the...
Byron Echo
Groundwater contamination
Regarding groundwater contamination (Echo, May 24), for a period of some 30 plus years I have been trying to have something positive done to...
