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John ‘Strop’ Cornell dies
John Cornell, a character credited with initiating major change in Byron Bay after his purchase of the Beach Hotel, has died at his home in Byron Bay, aged 80, surrounded by his wife Delvene Delaney and family.
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Ballina Hospital
Virginia Black, Byron Bay
On calling my friend in Ballina recently, I discovered she was having an asthma attack. Living...
Police seek help finding missing Casino teenager
Police are asking the public for help finding an eighteen-year-old man reported missing from Casino.
The legalities around pork barrelling in NSW
The misallocation of public funds to benefit partisan interest, to the detriment of making such decisions based on merit, is nothing new in the state of NSW. However, the blatant justifications of the practice by the current coalition government are something new.
About us, without us
Many of us in the Byron Market community feel completely betrayed by the councillors who last week voted to move us again, like an unwanted jigsaw piece.
Artificial reefs for coastal erosion control
The building of seawalls has been the subject of a controversial court case brought against BSC in recent years. What are the other options?
Cartoon of the week – 21 July, 2021
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Stories about "Cassie Rose.":
Cassie and Alex partners in music and life
Gently weaving tales of life, love, travel and reflection, oozing honesty and a love for melody and harmony, Cassie Rose's soft touch on her guitar and piano paves the way and creates the space for her truly delicate voice to take play.
Friday’s 4 the locals
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Rebecca and the Wild Bear
Rebecca Ireland has been a local to the far north coast for around two decades – here she has found,...
Editorial
Editorial – Free fi fo dumb?
Hans Lovejoy, editor
Scientists have warned that now the UK has come out of lockdown on ‘freedom day’ (July 19), it will lead to ‘a...
Articles & Columns
Snakes monitor radioactive contamination
Ten years on from the 2011 Fukushima disaster in Japan – the most severe nuclear accident since Chernobyl – researchers are using Japanese rat snakes to measure radioactivity in the Fukushima Exclusion Zone.
Local News
Criticism of Ballina Cr Cadwallader’s water election tactics
Aslan Shand - 1
The Ballina Environment Society (BES) has accused Ballina Councillor Sharon Cadwallader of politicising water security by using ‘the Dunoon Dam as one of her key concerns in her bid for mayor in September’s local government elections’.
Byron Echo
Old Byron Hospital DA on exhibition
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Plans are finally in for the redevelopment of the old Byron Hospital that will facilitate its transformation into a much-needed community hub.
