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Tweed Council ask State Government to pay for Wardrop Village business case
Tweed Shire Council will write to the State Government to ask them to pay for the Wardrop Community Village business case that is aimed at supplying affordable, local eco-housing.
Other News
Will Tweed Council remove final option for RLSC in Tweed Shire?
At its upcoming Council meeting, the Tweed Shire Council is seeking to remove the option of Rural Land Sharing Communities, which includes multiple occupancies and community title.
Community disharmony
Jenny Shiels, Byron Bay
I read Mandy Nolan’s Soapbox (21 July), and I agree there is disharmony in communities worldwide. Yes,...
Mullum rabbit holes
John Millard, Mullumbimby (on the road)
How ironic. While the conspiracy-science-deniers of Mullumbimby are refusing to respect the well-founded health protection...
Israel vs Palestine
Jenny Bush, Wilsons Creek
When the point scoring dies down there’s no question that since the British colonial occupiers of Palestine...
To kill all Jews? No…
Subhi Awad, Mullumbimby
With respect to Wakil and Macklin (Letters, 21 July) the assertion that the Palestinian resistance wants to kill...
Markets could return to Byron’s Butler St Reserve
Byron’s weekly farmers’ market may return to its traditional home in Butler Street Reserve after detailed soil testing found that the park was less contaminated than was feared.
Stories about "Community Centre":
Exciting changes at Lennox Community Centre
Lennox Head residents will have noticed the scaffolding around the Lennox Community Centre in recent months. This week Echonetdaily spoke to Craig Brown, Ballina Shire Council's Manager of Community Facilities, to get an update about what's happening with the renovations.
Food for the vulnerable running out
The Byron Community Centre is urgently seeking financial support from the community so that it can continue to deliver food to locals in need during the COVID-19 crisis.
Breakfast hub keeps homeless fed this Christmas
Every Wednesday at the Byron Bay Community Centre, a group of volunteers make a breakfast for rough sleepers.
New GM for Byron Community Centre
Byron Community Centre has appointed the former head of a sizeable fundraising and philanthropic organisation to be its new general manager.
Science Goes Viral
What are the supplements you take really doing to your health?
Sales of complementary medicines have been driven up by COVID fears, but Immune-boosting claims for them are doing more harm than good.
Byron Echo
Is population growth the real reason for the Dunoon Dam push?
It’s very clear that the State government’s push for population growth is the main driving force behind the proposed revisit of the Dunoon Dam
Local News
Woman rescued after falling into Emigrant Creek – Ballina
Aslan Shand - 0
Last night (Wednesday, 4 August) at around 9pm a woman required rescuing after falling into Emigrant Creek.
Byron Echo
Mullum rabbit holes
John Millard, Mullumbimby (on the road)
How ironic. While the conspiracy-science-deniers of Mullumbimby are refusing to respect the well-founded health protection requirements against COVID, far away...
