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Comment: Vigil for Canadian genocide that resonates closer to home
Yesterday, in solidarity with the Indigenous Peoples of Canada, members of the Tweed community held a ceremony at the Sacred Heart Church in Murwillumbah.
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ABC maintaining independence?
Fast Buck$, Coorabell
I’m a fan of the ABC so I’m a bit disappointed that the local ABC radio station has...
Nerves
Tom Tabart, Former Byron Greens councillor
It seems that I may have touched a nerve in my attempt to give...
Youth stage features at Byron Music Festival
Byron Youth Service says it is proud to be partnering with Byron Music to host the first ever Youth Stage event at the Byron Music Festival, to be held around the CBD and beachfront from June 18 to 20.
Art headed for the bin after Lismore competition
Making rubbish look great is the outcome of a recent art competition in Lismore – Indigenous art, koalas, rainbows, bats and lorikeets all feature in artwork that will soon be printed onto new bins in Carrington Street.
Dunoon Dam from a Rocky Creek perspective
R Musgrave, Rocky Creek
Here’s a simple question about the proposed new Dunoon Dam and some local observations from a long-time...
In a league of their own
S Haslam
At the end of a dusty lane, just beyond the increasingly hip area of the Mullum Industrial Estate,...
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...
Local News
Community Byron announces Council ticket
Sitting independent Councillor, Cate Coorey, has announced her ticket for the 2021 Byron Shire Council elections, to be held September 4.
Byron Echo
Tom Tabart and Sarah Ndiaye
Jenny Coman, Former Byron Shire Councillor, Bangalow
I fail to see what part of Tom Tabart’s recent letter (2 June) to The Echo regarding Sarah Ndiaye’s AVO against...
Local News
Catchin’ the Writers Festival Train
Byron Writers Festival 2021 (6–8 August) has revealed a program of more than 150 celebrated authors and commentators, as well as powerful new voices to mark its 25th anniversary.
Byron Echo
Linda Vidler Memorial Park Masterplan
Linda Vidler Park
The Masterplan for the Linda Vidler Memorial Park, Suffolk Park, is currently on display with submissions closing in the first week of...
