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What should happen to Lismore’s buyback land?

Lismore residents are being called on to shape the future of more than 70 hectares of newly created public land – a once-in-a-generation opportunity to transform the city's flood buyback land into vibrant community spaces.
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Byron EchoCr Elia Hauge, Myocum - 0

Good governance

How we work with community matters. Two items at Thursday’s Council meeting cut to the heart of that relationship:...
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Byron EchoCatherine Cusack - 0

Time to create a new politics

Climate change is happening faster than we thought and Australia is set to fall well short of its 2030 renewable energy target of 82 per cent.
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Byron EchoMandy Nolan - 0

Mandy Nolan’s Soapbox: Lets Talk About Dementia

This week is Dementia Action Week. Some of its purposes are to raise awareness, reduce stigma and build understanding. We don’t talk about dementia because it scares us.
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Donated human milk program for premature babies expands across NSW

Often when babies are born prematurely their mother’s milk is not yet quite ready, or the baby might not be strong enough to suckle. To help new bubs thrive until their mother’s own supply is established, the Australian Red Cross Lifeblood’s program donates pasteurised human milk to bridge the gap.
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New laws set to influence local live music scene

New NSW laws designed to support live music venues have been passed months after Byron Shire Council abandoned plans for a Special Entertainment Precinct in Byron Bay.
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Byron EchoLiz Levy, Suffolk Park - 0

SRV and traffic lights

Amongst the many correspondents understandably aghast at a second 35 per cent SRV, last week we were told that...
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Stories about "Brunswick Heads":

Volunteer for Bruns-Byron VRA

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VRA Brunswick-Byron is inviting adults across Byron Shire to join the local volunteer rescue team during a recruitment campaign running during September.
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Council explores future for Brunswick flood housing village

Local News Paul Bibby - 0
Byron Shire Council is exploring options to keep the 58-home temporary housing village at Brunswick Heads operating after the NSW Government’s flood-housing program ends.
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Bulldozers being delivered to Wallum site in Brunswick Heads as protestor locked on

Local News The Echo - 0
Trucks have been bringing in bulldozers to the Wallum site at Brunswick Heads today as locals attempt to keep the off the site.  
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Slashing and Save Wallum back in court seeking permanent injunction

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Save Wallum is seeking a permanent injunction to stop slashing and development works due to begin within days.
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Wallum judgment – devastated, but not giving up!

Local News The Echo - 0
The community gathered at Bayside Park in Brunswick Heads, on Monday to hear Her Honour Justice Perry bring her findings in the Save Wallum Inc vs Clarence Property Anor, and dismiss the community’s application for a permanent injunction.
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‘Waves Without Limits’ launches in Bruns

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Saturday saw the launch of ‘Waves Without Limits’ wheelchairs on Torakina Beach that has seen a chair, wheelie walker and hoist available for community use to access the beach and water.
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Save Wallum judgment to be handed down on Monday

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On Monday, 7 September, the community is invited to come together at Bayside Park, Brunswick Heads to hear Federal Court Justice Perry deliver judgment in the Save Wallum case.
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Remembering Vietnam veterans

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60,000 Australians who served during the Vietnam War between 1962 and 1975 were remembered on 18 August at the Mullumbimby cenotaph.
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Community gathers as Wallum verdict nears

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With the campaign to Save Wallum approaching the three-year mark, Saturday’s powerful community gathering clearly demonstrated that the determination of the local community and Bayside residents to protect this land is not waning.
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Celebrating 25 years of service in Bruns

Local News Aslan Shand - 0
On Wednesday evening, Deputy Captain Sue Biggar, of the Brunswick Heads NSW Fire and Rescue Station 240, participated in her last drill on her final day of duty.
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Ballina Council will be getting a new general manager

David Lowe - 0
With Ballina Shire Council General Manager Paul Hickey deciding to retire after more than a decade in the role, and almost twenty years time as a staff member, the task of finding a replacement has begun. Cr Damien Loone was also returned as Deputy Mayor after Cr Simon Chate withdrew his nomination.
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National News

Construction company fined $225,000 after cyclist fatality

The Echo - 0
NSW Kerbing Pty Ltd has been convicted and fined $225,000 in the Industrial Court of NSW as a result of a prosecution by SafeWork NSW.
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Local News

The Common Table sets a place for closer connection in the Northern Rivers

The Echo - 0
Good food, new company and thoughtful conversation are on the menu when The Common Table launches at Saltbush Bar & Grill in Ballina on Wednesday 14 October 2026.
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Local News

Donated human milk program for premature babies expands across NSW

The Echo - 0
Often when babies are born prematurely their mother’s milk is not yet quite ready, or the baby might not be strong enough to suckle. To help new bubs thrive until their mother’s own supply is established, the Australian Red Cross Lifeblood’s program donates pasteurised human milk to bridge the gap.
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