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LettersAnnie Radermacher, Brunswick Heads  - 0

How can we keep paying for incompetence

The only way forward is going backwards. That’s how I explain the current situation of Byron Shire Council. The...
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Byron EchoMaxine Hawker, Byron Bay - 0

Who decides Byron’s future?

A recent Four Corners program provided a harrowing insight into new state planning legislation made in consultation with developers....
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Local NewsThe Echo - 0

Mullum CWA celebrates 100 years

The Mullumbimby Country Women’s Association has played a pivotal role in the local community for the last 100 years.
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Local NewsThe Echo - 0

Need a little free legal advice?

Lawyers from Tyndall & Co say they will provide free legal advice covering most areas of law including domestic violence, elder abuse and visa issues at their upcoming Pro Bono Cafe in Byron.
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Entertainment NewsThe Echo - 0

One Night Only

What if one messy night turns out to be the best thing that ever happened to you? Will Gluck, the filmmaker of Anyone but You and Easy’, celebrates modern romantic comedy on the big screen with a fresh, witty, swoony, original film about searching for love on the least romantic night of the year in One Night Only.
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The Good LifeThe Echo - 0

No food fraud at the farmers’ market

Food fraud has made headlines recently after an investigation by ABC program Four Corners found the issue is rampant in major supermarket aisles in Australia.
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Local NewsThe Echo - 0

Two charged over alleged Ballina machete attack

A man and woman have been charged after a 22-year-old man was allegedly attacked with a machete in central Ballina on Sunday night.
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Stories about "Bushfire":

Fire danger period to end early for Northern Rivers

Local News The Echo - 0
Tweed, Byron, Ballina, Kyogle, Lismore, Richmond Valley and Clarence Valley are among the local government areas (LGAs) that will see an early end to  the Bush Fire Danger Period.
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Native forest logging increases fire risk

National News The Echo - 2
With fire season well and truly here, the Nature Conservation Council of NSW has today urged members of the NSW Parliament to prioritise safety and security by ending the fire risk being caused by native forest logging.
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Tyagarah bushfire cause under investigation

Local News Mia Armitage - 2
Fire-fighting crews are to continue monitoring and mitigating the bushfire at Tyagarah today while an investigation into its cause continues.
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Tyagarah residents asked to remain alert as Bayshore Drive fire flares again

Local News Paul Bibby - 0
Residents in parts of Tyagarah in the Byron Shire are once again being asked to remain alert and monitor conditions as the Bayshore Drive bushfire flares up again.
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Total fire ban for entire North Coast today

Local News The Echo - 1
A Total Fire Ban has been declared for the Far North Coast today as hot windy conditions affect much of the state.
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Byron fire to remain active ‘for some time to come’, firies say

Local News Paul Bibby - 3
The bushfire in the north of the Byron Shire will remain active for some time and could flare up again suddenly, according to those fighting the blaze.
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Coming at koalas from two sides

Local News The Echo - 1
Friends of the Koala is calling on all levels of government to step up to help protect the iconic species in the midst of a threatening bushfire season.
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Water bombing continues on Byron-Bruns fire in preparation for hot weekend

Local News The Echo - 0
The fire that has been burning since last Saturday and has burnt northwards up the coastline from Byron Bay towards Brunswick Heads is currently...
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Update: Brunswick Heads on ‘fire alert’ as bushfire moves north

Local News The Echo - 5
The fire that started on Sunday north of Byron Bay has continued to move north through Tyagarah towards Brunswick Heads which is now on alert.
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Evans Head fire controlled but not contained

Local News Aslan Shand - 2
Currently the fire at Evans Head, that appears to have been deliberately lit, covers 1,235ha. It is understood that the fire could have been started by an illegal campfire.
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National News

Greens urged to back pathway to end native forest logging

The Echo - 0
Some of NSW’s most respected and long-standing forest campaigners and scientists have today urged the Greens not to support the Nationals' attempt to disallow the Improved Native Forest Management (INFM) method.
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Local News

Ballina Council makes decision on Ross Lane

David Lowe - 0
With the absence of all four of its progressive councillors for various reasons, Ballina Council pushed ahead with its agenda at yesterday's monthly meeting, including a decision which is likely to close Ross Lane for months while the road is upgraded.
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Local News

Mullumbimby puts new governance models first, and now wants to build it

The Echo - 0
Imagine Northern Rivers says Mullumbimby is the only community across the region to rank new models of governance and decision-making as the number one element of its preferred future, and last week locals gathered to work out how to make it real.
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Local News

Appeal to locate man missing from Broadwater

The Echo - 0
Police are appealing for public assistance to help locate a local missing man.
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