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Bravo Mungo
Robert Gibson, Byron Bay
Mungo’s Crossword last week was, for me, both challenging and charming. Echos of the great man’s wit...
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Nonsensical responses
Matthew Lambourne, Mullumbimby
Mandy’s Soapbox a couple of weeks ago made a lot of sense and predictably provoked some nonsensical replies,...
Border bubble zone bursts thanks to COVID-19 cases in QLD
Anyone in NSW who has been in one or more of eleven particular Queensland local government areas since 21 July is required to stay at home for fourteen days from the date they were last in those areas, 'or until the notice is revoked', authorities said Monday.
Interview with Ross Wilson, composer and Daddy Cool frontman
When the likes of Jimmy Barnes, Michael Gudinski and Sir Elton John call out a song as ‘one of the great Australian rock ‘n’ roll songs’, ‘one of the greatest songs of all time’, and ‘one of my favourite tracks’, then you know it was and still is, a hit.
Pandemic
Sarah Smith, Byron Shire
Finally, our premier is speaking a language that the business community of Sydney should comprehend – a...
Entertainment in the Byron Shire for the week beginning 4 August, 2021
It's time to get out and see our wonderful performers whilst you can.
IPC fails at reducing emissions: report
A NSW planning commission tasked with assessing large fossil fuel projects has been found to have ‘comprehensively failed’ in mitigating greenhouse emissions, according to a report published by Griffith University Emeritus Professor Ian Lowe.
Stories about "Byron Plaza":
Green Star-rated shopping centre for Byron Bay
Byron Shire Council yesterday approved the largest-ever shopping centre development for Byron Bay township after a marathon debate lasting over and hour and a half.
Byron shopping mall plans to be revised
Plans for a shopping centre and underground car spaces in the southern end of the Byron Woolies carpark will be reworked after a meeting was held between the developer and Byron Shire Council.
Radioactivity concerns over Byron carpark plan
A plan to build a two-storey underground car park at Byron Plaza has worried locals who fear it may re-expose radioactive sands buried at the site, where they were once processed.
Byron Echo
One sided
Rachael Terry, South Golden Beach
I am really shocked and disappointed at the one-sidedness of The Echo reporting on the COVID-19 vaccination debate. Any dissenters...
Byron Echo
Paradise lost?
Hugh Ermacora, Byron Bay
‘Take your masks off!’ yelled the young scruff at my companion and me, as he speared his skateboard between our coffee table...
Byron Echo
Dunoon Dam
Nan Nicholson, The Channon
Being a Rous County councillor must be a hard job. The workload of reading reports must be enormous and keeping communities informed...
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Nature-based intervention on offer for at-risk young people
As the trickledown effects of COVID-19 continue to hit our most vulnerable, not-for-profit groups are saying they are overwhelmed.
