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Tweed Council rejects Casuarina disability viewing platform
Issues of queue jumping, the allocation of Tweed Shire Council’s resources in both time and money, and responding to...
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Final stage of Lismore Base Hospital gets underway
The redevelopment works commenced in late 2016 and the final stage is now getting underway to complete the Lismore Base Hospital refurbishment.
A name by any other
Rod Murray, Ocean Shores
An extract from Turning the Tide, the latest Australian Marine Conservation supporter newsletter:
‘Last year the Adani...
Suffolk pump track
Dr Ray Moynihan, Suffolk Park
Thanks to The Echo for ongoing coverage of the debate about the proposed pump track...
‘ATO’ scam wants every last dollar in your account
The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) is warning about a spike in automated scam calls impersonating the ATO and asking people to transfer all their money to another account.
Man rescued from Upper Wilsons Creek causeway
At about 10pm last Friday a man from Mullumbimby was driving his his car along Upper Wilsons Creek Road and was swept into the creek.
Will the Lennox Park pavilion survive?
Ballina Shire Council will today debate the future of the Lennox Park pavilion/dressing shed, which is slated for removal as part of the Lennox Village Vision concept plan.
Stories about "Bowls":
Ocean Shores’ first mixed-bowls team enjoys narrow victory over Bangalow
In a first for bowls in the Tweed/ Byron District, men and women played together in the pennants competition together.
Byron bowlers win District Triples
Byron Bay Bowling Club’s entry into the District Triples Championship won all four of their games in the competition, including the semifinal and final last Sunday at Pottsville.
Championship Fours decided at Byron Bay Bowling Club
Mark Barry, Craig Johnson, Mark Brown and Paul Clark took the honours at the Byron Bay Bowling Club’s Fours Championship last week.
It was a tight game with only one shot in it with four ends to play. The final result was 21-15.
Nation’s best bowlers in town for Ocean Shores Classic Fours
A team from Northmead (Sydney) has topped a stellar field of bowlers to win the Great Northern Classic Fours presented by the Ocean Shores Country Club.
Top bowling from McPhail
Byron Bay Bowling Club’s Gavin McPhail won the Tweed Byron District Singles title last Sunday.
Mullum Pennant winners gear up for zone finals
The Mullumbimby Ex-Services Bowling Club grade three side received their Pennant on Saturday from the district president Bob Raeburn.
Brunswick bowler scores 100
Brunswick Heads Bowling Club’s eldest member Joan Loomes celebrated her 100th birthday in April 7.
Joan started bowling in 1972 and was still bowling and...
Byron bowlers dominate district
After an impressive day of bowls playing at home the Byron Bay Women’s Bowling Club has claimed the 2018 Byron Tweed District Shield.
It is...
Bulla and the boys win triples at Byron
Toby Schott, John Nasser and Bulla Burton got the better of Stephen Chilcott, Greg Daniels and Duncan Elphic to claim the Byron Bay Bowling...
Byron Echo
Bringing down the heat in our ‘hood
Aslan Shand - 1
How well we survive the future depends on our vision for our towns and suburbs – and on how we bring that vision about.
Byron Echo
Resilience through biodiversity and awareness
The Byron Shire Resilience and Regeneration Roadshow will be in Brunswick Heads this Saturday, as part of a series of events across the region tackling the question: ‘How do we create more resilient communities in 2021?’
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Housing affordability on agenda at Ballina
David Lowe - 1
With the housing crisis worsening in Ballina and across the Northern Rivers, councillors agreed that something had to be done about the problem at their meeting yesterday.
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Final stage of Lismore Base Hospital gets underway
The redevelopment works commenced in late 2016 and the final stage is now getting underway to complete the Lismore Base Hospital refurbishment.