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Ageism alive and well
Margaret Boshier, St Ives
I have been spending time in the ocean since before I could walk; I grew up...
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Highway traffic delays after truck rollover north of Byron
There have been two highway crashes north of Byron this morning.
It’s D-Day for Byron’s Marvell Street DA
Will a controversial hotel development in central Byron that exceeds both height and floor space limits be given conditional approval at this week’s Byron Council meeting?
Secret footage from Manus detention centre to be screened in Lismore
A thirteen-minute award-winning documentary based on footage secretly filmed inside Australia’s former detention centre on Manus Island is to be screened in Lismore Thursday night.
How full is that glass?
Cr Alan Hunter, Byron Shire Council
Council Staff recommend opposing the proposed changes in the Exempt
Development provisions to be considered...
Interview with Cyprien Clerc, Founder and managing Director of Futureseeds
Founder and Managing Director at FutureSeeds, Cyprien Clerc, talks to The Echo about this upcoming event.
Co-op meeting
Annette Snow, Myocum
As a Mullumbimby Rural Co-op shareholder of 42 years and a past employee of over 13 years,...
Stories about "Cr Darlene Cook":
Rous moves ahead without Dunoon Dam
Yesterday's extraordinary meeting of Rous County Council included two more attempts to get the Dunoon Dam back on the table, both of which were defeated, 5 votes to 3.
Rescission motion fails, but Dunoon Dam not dead
Yesterday's meeting of the Rous County Council saw the rescission motion go down 5:3 after another passionate debate, but Cr Sharon Cadwallader said she remained determined to keep the Dunoon Dam as an option for the future water supply of the Northern Rivers.
Cr Darlene Cook: more to Lismore City Council than roads, rates and rubbish
In the first of a series about those who are putting their hats in the ring to be the next mayor of Lismore, Cr Darlene Cook talks about the issues close to her heart, for the city at the heart of the Northern Rivers.
Rous County Cr Darlene Cook on the Dunoon Dam
Echonetdaily has been contacting Rous County Councillors for their arguments for and against the proposed Dunoon/Channon Dam project. This week Cr Darlene Cook shares her view.
Local News
It’s D-Day for Byron’s Marvell Street DA
Paul Bibby - 0
Will a controversial hotel development in central Byron that exceeds both height and floor space limits be given conditional approval at this week’s Byron Council meeting?
Local News
Plans to increase building heights in Byron CBD may be shelved
Paul Bibby - 0
Byron Council’s controversial plan to increase building height limits on a block in the centre of Byron Bay looks set to be abandoned at this week’s planning meeting.
Letters
Re Netflix
David Gilet, Byron Bay
You would have to say that the Byron district has more than its fair share of wankers, however, most of our local...
Letters
Cartoon of the week – 12 May, 2021
Eve Jeffery - 0
Letters to the editor
We love to receive letters, but not every letter will be published; the publication of letters is at the discretion of...
