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Overcharging and misrepresentation
Josh Scrivener, Palmwoods
Three weeks ago I looked online to buy a Bluesfest 2021 ticket. The Google ad directed me...
Other News
Armed robberies in Northern Rivers
Police have been investigating two armed robberies this week, one in Byron Bay and one in Lismore.
Women’s rights focus at Renew Fest
Two further headlining guests have been announced for Renew Fest, which describes itself as a ‘festival of full system...
Lens on Lennox photo competition is open
Entries are now open for the Lennox Head Lions Club's annual photographic competition, on the theme of 'Lennox Head, Then and Now'.
A win for the roughy
The battle for the 'roughy had been a tough road for conservationists and hopefully this win will be the last fight.
What’s the real cost of ‘affordable housing’?
With ‘affordable housing’ being the new catchcry in parts of the Northern Rivers, The Echo did a ring-around to find the cheapest rental living space in Byron Bay’s caravan parks and camping grounds.
Local collaboration formed to feed people rather than landfill
Feeding people at the same time as reducing food waste is the aim of a new regional food donation campaign initiated by NE Waste.
Stories about "Byron Youth Theatre (BYT)":
How On Earth do we create a positive future?
How on Earth is a youth production put on by the Byron Youth Theatre that had sell-out shows in Byron Shire last November that looked at how young people are managing their ever changing world.
Byron Echo
What’s the real cost of ‘affordable housing’?
Eve Jeffery - 0
With ‘affordable housing’ being the new catchcry in parts of the Northern Rivers, The Echo did a ring-around to find the cheapest rental living space in Byron Bay’s caravan parks and camping grounds.
Letters
My own pandemic imaginations
Robert Podhajsky, Ocean Shores
Imagination is a powerful mechanism; I must admit I get unsettled with my own pandemic imaginations when I try to understand...
National News
Inspector condemns prisoner health services
In the forward to the Inspector of Custodial Services Report published last month, Fiona Rafter Inspector of Custodial Services says that the provision of health services to inmates in New South Wales custodial facilities is a complex and challenging responsibility.
National News
The importance of talking about ovaries
Brother and sister clothing designers Camilla Freeman-Topper and Marc Freeman are, were 11 and 13 respectively when their mother died of ovarian cancer.
