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I was disappointed to see the recent Cosmos magazine article published in The Echo.
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Music festival law reform a failure: Greens MP
With music festivals struggling to survive in NSW, a new law was passed in NSW parliament this week by Labor: Music Festivals Amendment Act 2024.
Hazardous Area Rescue Ambulances roll into service
NSW Ambulance will roll out eight specially designed vehicles known as Hazardous Area Rescue Ambulances (HARA), the first of their kind in the world, optimising response capabilities during natural disasters and in difficult terrain.
546 people saved by Marine Rescue NSW in September
Marine Rescue NSW volunteers responded to hundreds of boaters in need of assistance on the state’s waterways in September, with crews completing 291 search and rescue missions, including 90 emergency responses.
Lismore’s first Cycling Festival great success
The inaugural Lismore Cycling Festival which includes racing, as well as ‘Come-and-Try’ events for children and adults attracted close to 200 riders, as well as a host spectators last weekend.
Major methane menaces revealed
It’s official: The biggest methane polluters in the country are the coal and gas industries.
Byron’s unhosted property data to be consolidated
With the new cap on unhosted short-term rental accommodation (STRA) of 60 days a year now in place for Byron Shire, Council staff say they ‘will now spend the next several months focusing on consolidating data on unhosted properties’.
Stories about "childcare":
Ballina Fig Trees saved, childcare centre plans withdrawn
Developers of a proposed childcare centre in Ballina say they have withdrawn their council application in response to community concerns over associated tree removals.
Childcare cuts attack most vulnerable: Elliot
Richmond MP Justine Elliot has launched a swingeing attack on a new piece of Abbott government legislation, which she says ‘has the sole purpose of cutting the Child Care Benefit that 3,110 families in Richmond rely on.’
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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.
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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...
