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I was disappointed to see the recent Cosmos magazine article published in The Echo.
The view that COVID-19 originated...
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‘Locally-owned’ profits stay local
With locally-owned Brunswick Valley Gas (BVG) being recently sold to international gas and engineering company Elgas, there’s many who may not know there is a locally-owned option.
WAR wins Far North Coast Rugby Union premiership
Wollongbar Alstonville Rugby Club (WAR) has maintained their ongoing dominance of Far North Coast Rugby Union by winning the...
Mex-inspired food under the palms, just off the beach at Brunswick Heads
If this year’s wet weather has stopped you from making it across the Bruns footbridge and over to the...
A little curiosity and a lot of commitment keeps homeless fed
The local volunteer organisation Bruns Brekkie is set up to provide breakfast for around 30 hungry people two days a week.
DV and knife offences in Casino – man charged
A man has been charged with domestic violence and knife offences following a pursuit in the state’s north.
Cartoon of the week – October 9
The letters deadline for The Echo is noon Friday. Letters longer than 200 words may be cut. The publication of letters is at the discretion of the letters editor.
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Farmers managing climate change
New research from Charles Darwin University shows that Australian farmers are becoming climate change innovators by making significant strategic decisions, such as planting crops at different times, to better position their businesses and accommodate climate change uncertainty.
Radical shift needed in relationship with our environment
A radical shift in our relationship with the Australian environment is needed, and it is time we intervene in the extinction crisis, according to scientific experts.
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Tweed mayoral news
Aslan Shand - 3
You would be excused for thinking that the Tweed Shire mayoral and deputy-mayoral election was underwhelming if you watched yesterday’s Tweed Shire Council (TSC) meeting. But the furore that has erupted since on social media paints a very different picture.
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Wallum case delayed
The Federal Court of Australia has amended the dates of the highly anticipated legal proceedings for Save Wallum Incorporated v Clarence Property Corporation Limited Anon, to 21-28 February 2025.
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Byron Shire Council starts the term with a song
Eve Jeffery - 4
Yesterday the new Byron Shire mayor and eight councillors took their seats in the Council Chambers in Mullumbimby to declare an affirmation to serve the community, and to outline some of their ideas.
Byron Echo
Dr Google and the crosswords
When Stephen Clarke’s crosswords first appeared I too found them hard.
But after persevering and with a bit of help from Dr Google, I have...
