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Lismore City Council declares housing emergency, wants more units
A Lismore City Council housing survey had shown more than 60 per cent of residents were living by themselves or with one other person, Cr Ekins said, prompting ‘a real need for smaller housing or units’.
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Tweed residents facing rate rise in 2021/2022 financial year
Tweed residents are invited to provide feedback on their council's budget, revenue policy and fees and charges, as Tweed Council prepares to finalise its delivery program and operational plan for the next financial year.
Upside down river
Tim Harrington, Lennox Head
Letter contributor Richard White (letters 21/4/21) quite correctly identifies the Richmond River as an ‘upside down river’...
Interview with Nick Sergi, producer of the Byron Music Festival
Nick Sergi, producer of the Byron Music Festival talks to The Echo.
Plans to increase building heights in Byron CBD may be shelved
Byron Council’s controversial plan to increase building height limits on a block in the centre of Byron Bay looks set to be abandoned at this week’s planning meeting.
Water outage in Ballina this Thursday
Residents on Crane and Owen Streets in Ballina are advised of a planned water outage this Thursday May 13.
Re Netflix
David Gilet, Byron Bay
You would have to say that the Byron district has more than its fair share of wankers,...
Stories about "Bundjulung":
Native Title declared on Evans Head after 25-year fight
Last week the court met on Evans Head, where 52 small parcels of land covering a total of 7.2 square kilometres were given native title.
Local News
How much do you know about koalas?
How well do you know your koala facts? Test your knowledge at the June 2 Koala Hard Quiz in Mullumbimby.
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Tweed residents facing rate rise in 2021/2022 financial year
Paul Bibby - 1
Tweed residents are invited to provide feedback on their council's budget, revenue policy and fees and charges, as Tweed Council prepares to finalise its delivery program and operational plan for the next financial year.
Letters
Exotic and hybrid
Dailan Pugh, Byron Bay
I was shocked to see the abundant exotic and hybrid plantings at Byron’s new bus interchange.
As Byron Council used to have...
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Locals call for automatic revocation of speeding fines on Hinterland Way in first half of April
Aslan Shand - 3
When local man Nathan Hicks saw posts on Facebook about locals who had received fines they believed were incorrect he decided to look into challenging his own fine.
