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Boat people we are
We here in this country, now called Australia, need to be reminded that we started off as ‘boat people’.
The...
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First Byron Shire Council meeting postponed
Byron Shire Council’s first meeting of newly minted councillors was to take place today, 20 January, however, the storm of COVID-19 that is taking place across the country led to it being postponed.
It is The Byron Shire Quiz!
It is The Byron Shire Quiz!
How much do you think you know about the Byron Shire?
Ross Kendall challenges you to...
Lismore’s Australia Day Ambassadors
Ahead of the Australia Day celebrations Olympians Kaarle McCulloch and Kevin Chavez have been announced as Lismore’s 2022 Australia Day Ambassadors.
Editorial: Dear Committee Secretariat
The federal Standing Committee on Communications and the Arts has commenced a new inquiry into Australia’s regional newspapers (print...
COVID strategy
Our PM and premier have decided to fall back on the old ‘Dunkirk Strategy’: Retreat, withdraw and claim a...
Bungawalbin primitive bush camp: death by a thousand cuts
Locals are raising concerns in relation to a Development Application for a ‘Community Facilities – Primitive camp ground' near Coraki that they say is a site prone to severe flooding and fire risk.
Stories about "Casino police":
Additional charges laid following firearm theft investigation – Richmond PD
A man has faced additional charges following an investigation into a break and enter in Casino.
Casino man assaults police, vomits on himself
Casino police will allege that on Thursday afternoon they received calls about a man trespassing. It is alleged that the man became abusive and resisted police arrest.
Police investigate suspicious school fire – Casino
Police are currently at the scene of a suspicious fire at a school in Casino this morning.
Drugs found during search – Richmond PD
Police have searched a property and charged a man following a Firearms Prohibition Order compliance check in the states north.
Police in accident must be drug tested too
Name and address withheld. I hope Echonetdaily will push to find out what drugs the police were tested for after the recent accident in the Casino park where a sleeping man was 'rolled over' (hit) by a police van in broad daylight.
Man charged with kidnapping 9yo girl at Casino
A 20-year-old man will appear in court today charged over the alleged kidnapping of a nine-year-old girl from the front garden of a home at Casino on Monday.
Byron Echo
Israel and Palestine
As an apologist for Israel, Michael Burd (Letters, 12 January) conveniently ignores the harsh truth of Israel’s brutal oppression, while claiming there are two...
Local News
Greens Mandy Nolan to hold community forum in support of nurses and paramedics
Locally and across the state nurses, and paramedics are struggling in the face of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic as they are being asked to do double shifts and manage effectively in health system that is struggling to cope. This has led to an increasing number of nurses and paramedics resigning.
Local News
NSW COVID update on COVID deaths – vax stats and comorbidities
NSW Premier Dominic Perrottet again opened his COVID update with condolences to families who have lost loved ones, and thanks to the ‘inspirational work of our health workers'.
National News
January 21 National Cabinet on Omicron, RATs, vax and treatments
Prime Minister Scott Morrison has issued a media release about yesterday's meeting of the National Cabinet.
