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Nimblefoot lauches tonight in Byron
Acclaimed Bangalow author Robert Drewe, who will be featuring at Byron Writers Festival, is having his latest book Nimblefoot launched by Kerry O’Brien at The Book Room at Byron at 6pm tonight.
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Mullumbimby Brunswick Valley footballers keep pressuring opposition Lennox Football Club
The Mullumbimby Brunswick Valley FC met up again with a much tougher Lennox FC in the Far North Coast...
Car park housing
In recent weeks the idea by Council to develop the existing car park in Station Street has dropped out...
Developer sparks storage stress
Byron-based property owner/developer, Josh Thompson, has created a shitstorm within the community after trying to evict customers renting 160 units at his ACE storage facility within a week, to make way for 26 warehouses.
A well-thought-out blend
Noy Ben Ami says that he ‘feels the vibe of the crowd and place’ before he starts to play his original music.
Secrecy surrounds govt’s Reconstruction Corp
Echo questions remain unanswered around the advisory board appointments for the Northern Rivers Reconstruction Corporation, which the NSW government says will help with ‘rebuilding flood-affected Northern Rivers’.
OS Community Garden launches food stall
Members of the Shara Community Gardens gathered on July 31 to launch their new food exchange stall on Shara...
Stories about "cannabis raids":
Nearly $22 million worth of cannabis seized – Lismore
Yesterday the police arrested four men and seized nearly $22 million worth of cannabis near Lismore.
Six charged after $17 million worth of cannabis seized near Grafton
Six people have been charged following the seizure of cannabis at a rural property in the state’s north near Grafton.
Cannabis seizure at Tallebudgera Valley
A cannabis seizure took place at Tallebudgera Valley, near Burliegh Heads, on Tuesday. The operation was undertaken by Queensland police.
Police courteous during raid of Nimbin Hemp Embassy
In the raid on the Hemp Embassy in Nimbin yesterday police found cannabis leaf but president of Nimbin's HEMP Embassy doesn't think the 'pre-rolled "joints"' contained any pot.
Police cannabis raid result disputed
Police claims to have seized more than 1.4 kilos of cannabis during a raid on a Lindendale property last week have drawn criticism from readers of the Force's own Facebook page.
200 cannabis plants seized, man charged – Coffs Harbour
A man will appear in court after police located a cannabis crop in the state’s Mid North Coast yesterday.
Drake pair to face court on cannabis, gun charges
Two men have been charged after police raided a home near Casino on Tuesday (March 27), seizing firearms and drugs.
‘$1m’ cannabis crop seized but no arrests made
Police have seized cannabis plants they say are worth almost a million dollars from a home in a remote part of the Tweed. But so far no one has been arrested.
Cannabis ‘cookie monsters’ arrested at Larnook
One man has been charged and another man issued a future court attendance notice after police raided a home at Cawongla on Thursday (July 13), seizing cannabis, cookies and unregistered firearms.
Man found with 2kg of cannabis denies he was selling it
A man who admitted to growing 62 cannabis plants and having illegal guns on his Georgica property – but denied selling the drug – will face a hearing in September.
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Mullum locals protest flood-prone pod site
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Around 40–50 locals gathered outside the Byron Shire Council chambers this morning to highlight the risks of, and lack of due process around, the selection of the flood accommodation pod site in Mullumbimby.
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Council: Goonellabah park not available for pods
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Tuesday’s debate in the Lismore Council chambers was mostly about the community’s need for open, green space for sport and recreation balanced against the need for places to live.
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Cabarita DA refused on character grounds
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Tweed Shire Councillors refused a DA for a four-storey block of flats at 2-6 Tweed Coast Road, Cabarita Beach, despite the staff recommendation of approval.
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Concerns over future of Murwillumbah Hospital
Northern NSW Local Health District have sought to reassure locals that facilities won't be downgraded or closed at Murwillumbah Hospital when the controversial new Tweed Valley Hospital in Cudgen near Kingscliff opens in 2023.
