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Bringing learning and play together
Byron Bay High School’s new agility course recognises the importance of play for learning and has students from all years actively playing during breaks and PDHPE lessons, according to Byron Bay High’s Principal, Janine Marcus.
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Passports
I have been subscribing to The Echo since my daughter moved to Mullumbimby late last year and I visited...
Never again
It seems to me that the floods became a ‘never again’ moment in time for Lismore and to a...
The protest vote
Uncanny that in this federal election, in Richmond as elsewhere, the freedom/protest vote parties just about all preference the...
Give up your fire
Mandy Nolan’s article (4 May) suggesting (among other things) we try to avoid heating to reduce emissions is sensible.
A...
Grants to support arts and culture flood recovery
Nearly 50 arts and cultural organisations, screen practitioners, individual artists and collaborative groups impacted by recent floods will have access to $500,000 in funding.
Ballina Jetboat Surf Rescue stuck in the shed
Dave Carter, the President of Ballina Jetboat Surf Rescue, has gone public about a controversy which has been keeping his team's boat out of rescue service for the last three months.
Stories about "Bray Park Weir":
Blue-green algae alert downgraded at Bray Park Weir
The recent rainfall has helped downgrade blue-green algae alerts across the region.
Bray Park Weir has now been downgraded from amber to green which means...
Amber alert for blue-green algae at Bray Park Weir
Tweed Shire Council are assuring residents that the mains water supply for Tweed Shire remains drinkable despite the amber alert for blue-green algae for...
Blue-green algae alert at Clarrie Hall Dam and Bray Park Weir
The amber alert for Clarrie Hall Dam has been downgraded to green and a green alert has now been issued for Bray Park Weir.
Blue-green algae red alert at Bray Park Weir
Tweed Shire Council says treated water from its mains supply remains safe to drink despite a red alert for blue-green algae being issued for the raw water in Bray Park Weir.
Tweed water supply almost back to normal
Tweed Shire Council is continuing to dredge salty water from Bray Park Weir to return the Tweed water supply to normal.
Two dredges are working...
Tweed water restrictions lifted
Voluntary water restrictions on outdoor uses for Tweed town water have been lifted after Tweed Shire Council said it had ‘largely dealt with’ the effects of salt water entering Bray Park Weir last week.
Tweed salty-water crisis getting worse
A release of water from Clarrie Hall Dam yesterday has failed to flush salt water from the Bray Park Weir, resulting in Tweed Shire Council asking all residents to minimise their use of water to limit the amount of salty water entering the Tweed reticulation system.
Sport
Race action at the TVSC Mother’s Day meet
A dedicated fleet of 13 boats took to the water for the Tweed Valley Sailing Club’s (TVSC) Winter series on Mother’s Day earlier this month.
Byron Echo
Entertainment in the Byron Shire for the week beginning 25 May, 2022
The Jezabels
The Jezabels are on a national tour to celebrate the 10th Anniversary of their multi-award winning Gold Album Prisoner. For the first time, the band will be playing their...
Articles & Columns
Comment: Bridging the flooded divide
In the sodden floodplains the divide among those affected has never been clearer – those who were insured, and those who weren’t, renters and owners, Lismore LGA and everywhere else.
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Grants to support arts and culture flood recovery
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Nearly 50 arts and cultural organisations, screen practitioners, individual artists and collaborative groups impacted by recent floods will have access to $500,000 in funding.
