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Financial woes

Byron Shire’s financial woes are not the result of a lack of money, but rather the waste of it....

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Tyagarah Road, Myocum, closes Thursday

Essential Energy say contractors will carry out vegetation management around the electricity network in parts of Myocum on Thursday, 4 June.

Interview with Pacific Avenue

South Coast rockers, Pacific Avenue, have left an indelible mark on the music industry, their debut studio album Flowers secured a spot as a number one Australian album earning two ARIA nominations. Now, their recently released second studio album, Lovesick Sentimental, looks to be heading in the same direction.

Shop local and support your local businesses

Local Mullumbimby businesses say they have been facing a challenging time and are encouraging locals and visitors to shop local.

More than a pantry – helping feed our community

Neighbourhood Centre has been running a low-cost community pantry? And over the last few years it’s really expanded.

Mandy Nolan’s Soapbox: Saying Goodbye to a Very Handsome Man

Last week an old friend of mine died. His name was Gary Cook. We met here in Byron Bay, when I was 23. He would have been in his early 30s. He was handsome. And funny. And weird. And self-involved. He used to come to Ringos, where I worked as a waitress. He’d sing to himself, bludge cigarettes, and shine up the serviette holder. He loved looking at himself. He’d laugh and say, ‘God, I’m a handsome man,’ and then he’d laugh this really infectious laugh

Bungawalbin Levee repair to improve flood resilience

A critical section of Bungawalbin Levee is proposed to be partially relocated to build its long-term resilience, benefitting the community, environment and agricultural industries in the Richmond Valley.

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Lifesavers deal with emergencies across state

Surf Life Saving NSW (SLSNSW) and the state’s army of volunteer lifesavers have been under the pump over the weekend, responding to a deluge of incidents and emergencies, and sadly a number of drownings.

Government convenes Coastal Water Safety Roundtable today

NSW Minister for Emergency Services Jihad Dib will lead an expert roundtable looking at how more lives can be saved on NSW beaches after more than a dozen coastal drownings this summer.

Beachgoers urged to take care in powerful swell

The lifesaving community has urged North Coast beachgoers to be cautious around the water this week as powerful swells prompted agencies to issue warnings about the hazardous surf conditions.

Dog owners’ unconscionable behaviour

Jan Hackett, Sunrise Beach. It seems it is impossible to police our beaches and signs which appeal to people's consciences are blatantly avoided by knowing dog owners. I tell offenders there are rangers, but are there?

Lifeguards to patrol Kingscliff North

Starting next Thursday, professional lifeguards will patrol at Kingscliff North beach for the first time as part of a trial that will run up until January 12.

Beach To Bush concludes 2013 Tours

Surf Life Saving NSW’s Beach to Bush program has concluded for another year in which close to 10,000 primary school kids from across the state’s west got a taste of the beach.

Schoolies warning: don’t drink and swim

With schoolies celebrations set to kick off across NSW and southern Queensland from this weekend, surf life savers and life guards are pleading with young revellers to make surf safety a priority.

Return Mullum hospital to Bundjalung

‘Public land should serve the public vision,’ Greens councillor Elia Hauge is quoted as saying in The Echo (May 20) under the headline ‘Community...

Israel’s rehabilitation

Israel’s genocide of the Palestinians has not ended and it will not end before Israel officially renounces its intention to exterminate or expel the...

ISIS vs Australian Israelis

Dear Rod Murray (Letters, 27 May) In reply to your very long letter, far exceeding 250 words, (in itself telling), it was never my...

Lennox development

The proposed Saltwood development at Ross Lane raises serious concerns for local residents. You cannot engineer away local knowledge. Residents with decades of lived experience of...