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First baby born at new Tweed Valley Hospital
The new Tweed Valley Hospital opened on May 14 at Kingscliff and it saw its first baby born that day at 8.53pm.
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10 days of fab food
Caper Byron Bay Food & Culture Festival returns for its second iteration and kicks off this Friday, running until Sunday, May 26 – and is there a lot to pack in.
Appeal to locate woman missing from Rosebank
Police are appealing for public assistance to locate a woman missing from Rosebank.
Rights to protest
In reply to Clarence Properties. Peter Fahey is incorrect when he calls protests at Wallum illegal and criminal. Protests...
Food security workshop May 11
How can we as a community ensure that a steady supply of nutritious food is available to everyone after a natural disaster?
Women’s Giving Circle empowering locals
A collective of passionate women taking action to tackle local disadvantage have seen essential local projects funded, and the...
Groundwater contamination
Regarding groundwater contamination (Echo, May 24), for a period of some 30 plus years I have been trying to...
Stories about "Col Draper":
Anzac Day plans for Bangalow and Clunes
The Bangalow Sub Branch of the NSW RSL have announced their plans for commemorating Anzac Day on 25 April.
Local News
Lennox Head tree planting day success
This year celebrated the 19th year of the annual Lennox Head tree planting day along the iconic Lennox Headland that took place on May 10.
Local News
Will Tweed Council support a community climate change forum?
A motion to support the creation of a Community Leaders Forum that would look at identifying projects and actions that the community can take in response to climate change.
Political Comment
Big tech, porn, violence and young blokes
I know it’s time we talked. The trouble is, I don’t know exactly what to say. But let’s try this...
Byron Echo
Local housing prices down over 20 per cent
The region has seen falling house prices, new data from CoreLogic suggests.
