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Follow the school buses
In Byron Shire and beyond, we have a regular, convenient and reliable public transport system moving thousands of commuters...
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World AIDS Day – time to end transmission
Over 40 million people have died worldwide of AIDS over the last 41 years and ending the transmission of HIV is the aim of a specialist taskforce being set up by the Federal Government announced today on World AIDS Day 2022.
Sunday choral celebration to raise funds for new Syrian refugee families
Two Syrian refugee families have been welcomed on the Northern Rivers in recet months as part of a national resettlement pilot program featuring just ten families.
The politics of climate are a changin’
When Tony Abbott won the Liberal Party leadership in 2009, he said the politics of climate had changed. He was referring to soaring electricity prices and his belief that blaming these price hikes on the Rudd government’s proposed climate change commitments would bring him electoral success.
Planning for Casino and Urban Growth
Richmond Valley Council is seeking community feedback on two key strategic documents - the draft Richmond Valley Growth Management Strategy and Casino Place Plan.
Unsealed roads left off govt road audit
The Northern Rivers Reconstruction Corporation say one of the biggest road surveys in regional NSW is now underway – yet unsealed roads have not been included in the audit.
So many strings to his bow
Andy Jans-Brown is a multidisciplinary artist, who works through the mediums of film, music, theatre and art. As a...
Stories about "brain cancer":
Schoolboys trek 130km for brain cancer research
Three Byron Bay teens have hiked from Cape Byron to Brooms Head, raising over $3,300 for brain cancer research and awareness.
Brain cancer killing 1,200 Australians a year
One the first of October last year, Jennifer Hughes went out to lunch with friends. She’d been suffering from headaches for a while but on the day, her noticeable stumbling, falling sideways, and veering left while walking sounded alarm bells and they raced her off to the Byron hospital
Byron Echo
NSW Forestry challenged over failed forestry practices in precedent-setting case
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What makes bushfires worse, causes native species collapse and creates forest dieback?
Science Goes Viral
Urine sample test: new way to detect and screen for early stages of Alzheimer’s disease
When it comes to Alzheimer’s disease, an early diagnosis – one made well before signs of irreversible dementia are apparent – is key to providing effective intervention and treatment.
Byron Echo
Gulihl Art exhibition – bringing First Nations artists and their connection to Country to you
Byron’s ‘pop-up’ Firefly Art Gallery is presenting the work of local First Nations artists in the upcoming Gulihl Art exhibition in Marvell Hall.
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A gentle day for refugee and asylum seeker families
Promoting community awareness, assistance and support, for asylum seekers and refugees, the Pottsville Refugee Support Group recently hosted refugee and asylum seeker families from Logan at a fun day at the beach.
