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LettersAnnie Radermacher, Brunswick Heads  - 0

How can we keep paying for incompetence

The only way forward is going backwards. That’s how I explain the current situation of Byron Shire Council. The...
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Byron EchoGraham Porter, Mullumbimby - 0

Big Council rates rise coming – self-reflection

A chance for self-reflection? Maybe Byron Shire Council should look at having a staff reduction, instead of a rate...
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Entertainment NewsThe Echo - 0

Byron’s Philo Café

Byron’s long-running discussion group – Byron Philo Café – is inviting members of the general public to join them on Friday, 4 September, at Marvell Hall, to welcome one of Australia’s most respected journalists.
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Local NewsThe Echo - 0

Mullum CWA celebrates 100 years

The Mullumbimby Country Women’s Association has played a pivotal role in the local community for the last 100 years.
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Local NewsThe Echo - 0

Wollumbin Art Award winners to be revealed this Saturday

The winners of one of the Northern Rivers’ major regional art awards will be revealed at Tweed Regional Gallery this Saturday, as the 2026 Wollumbin Art Award exhibition opens in Murwillumbah.
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Byron EchoAnthony Dwyer, Ocean Shores - 0

Big Council rates rise coming (1)

I can remember maybe five years ago when Byron Shire Council implemented a ‘one-off rates increase’ (probably not the...
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Entertainment NewsThe Echo - 0

Everyone’s welcome at the House of Spaghetti

Spaghetti Circus is throwing open the doors of its Mullumbimby home later this month, presenting its 2026 Annual Show, House of Spaghetti, at the Mullumbimby Showground from Friday 28 to Sunday 30 August. Five shows over three days, with every student on stage.
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Stories about "cats":

NRAS July adoption day to go ahead

Local News The Echo - 0
Northern Rivers Animal Services Inc are hoping the sun will be out for their monthly adoption day on Saturday 4 July at the NRAS Rescue Shelter in Ballina.
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Funds approved to help rehome cats and dogs

Local News The Echo - 0
Nearly $38,000 in state funds is announced for Friends of the Pound in the Tweed Shire and another $27,000 for the North Coast’s Animal Welfare League branch.
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NSW Greens introduce cat containment laws

National News The Echo - 0
Greens MP Sue Higginson says she will introduce a bill to the NSW parliament today that would create a responsibility for cat owners to prevent their animal from roaming outside of their property.
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NRAS adoption days returning this weekend

Local News The Echo - 0
Northern Rivers Animal Services is kick-starting its monthly adoption days for 2025 this Saturday, 1 February, from 10am–1pm at 61 Piper Drive, Ballina.
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Plea to give ‘fur-ever’ homes for Christmas

Local News The Echo - 0
The NSW government is urging families planning to welcome a new cat or dog into their household this festive season to adopt.
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NRAS adoption day coming soon

Local News The Echo - 0
Northern Rivers Animal Services at Ballina is holding an Adoption Day on Saturday 2 November, from 10am-1pm. This will be their second last event for the year.
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State inquiry into cat management

National News The Echo - 3
A new parliamentary inquiry has commenced to inquire into and report on the management of cats in New South Wales.
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Looking for a new furry friend?

Local News The Echo - 0
This Saturday the NRAS Rescue Shelter will open the doors once again for its monthly Adoption Day, from 10am-1pm in Ballina.
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Tweed campaign to keep cats safely at home

Local News The Echo - 3
Tweed cat owners are being encouraged to keep their cats safely at home as the Safe Haven for Cats project launches today. Local residents can apply for a voucher to build a cat haven or cat enrichment space from now until 31 August 2024.
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Strut your Mutt in charity dog walk

Local News The Echo - 0
Lend A Paw is an initiative of local charity Head over Hooves Inc., and aims to help those in hard times, to care for their pets. 
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National News

Greens urged to back pathway to end native forest logging

The Echo - 0
Some of NSW’s most respected and long-standing forest campaigners and scientists have today urged the Greens not to support the Nationals' attempt to disallow the Improved Native Forest Management (INFM) method.
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Local News

Ballina Council makes decision on Ross Lane

David Lowe - 0
With the absence of all four of its progressive councillors for various reasons, Ballina Council pushed ahead with its agenda at yesterday's monthly meeting, including a decision which is likely to close Ross Lane for months while the road is upgraded.
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Local News

Mullumbimby puts new governance models first, and now wants to build it

The Echo - 0
Imagine Northern Rivers says Mullumbimby is the only community across the region to rank new models of governance and decision-making as the number one element of its preferred future, and last week locals gathered to work out how to make it real.
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Local News

Appeal to locate man missing from Broadwater

The Echo - 0
Police are appealing for public assistance to help locate a local missing man.
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