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LECC find police failed in their duty in the death of Lindy Lucena

The Law Enforcement Conduct Commission’s Operation Almas has criticised the police response to the violent death of Ballina woman Lindy Lucena at the hands of her partner in 2023.
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Local NewsAslan Shand - 0

Do you want the rail trail completed? Sign the petition

The local Byron and Mullumbimby chambers of commerce, and the Northern Rivers Rail Trail Supporters (NRRTS) are asking everyone who supports making the rail trail happen to get on board and sign up to support the rail trail at www.northernriversrailtrail.com.au/support.
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Fisherman dies at Evans Head

NSW Police have reported that a fisherman has died after being swept off the rocks yesterday at Evans Head.
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Local NewsDavid Lowe - 0

Protests against closure of life-saving facility in Murwillumbah

The announcement that Murwillumbah's Safe Haven would be closed this week due to the end of funding arrangements has been greeted with shock by locals who have come to rely on the mental health support services the facility provided.
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EditorialAslan Shand - 0

Fear and ignorance should not drive abortion debate

I did not think I would need to defend the right to safe abortions again. Abortion is no longer a criminal offence in Australia. There are well-reasoned and effective legal structures around abortions based on healthcare and women’s choice. It is broadly accepted that if you’re pregnant, it’s your decision to have children, or not.
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Entertainment NewsThe Echo - 0

A Church for All People

Celebrating its tenth year, the Brunswick Picture House personifies ‘A Church for All People’, in its packed, eclectic and biggest ever program. The next few weeks and months bring a throng of music superstars, a gang of Australia’s hottest comedians, and plenty of jaw-dropping burlesque beauties to blow your minds.
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Major repairs for Lismore roads

Wyrallah and Coraki Roads will soon have 15km of road surface restored, as part of ongoing disaster recovery works across Lismore’s rural road network.
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Stories about "dead":

A woman dead after being hit by a car at Tweed Heads

Local News The Echo - 0
NSW Police say that woman who was hit by a car late last week, has died over the weekend.
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Police confirm two babies dead on February 11 in Mullumbimby

Local News The Echo - 4
NSW Police have confirmed that at about 2am Sunday 11 February, emergency services were called to a home in Mullumbimby following reports of a concern for welfare.
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Another wallaby death on beach prompts calls on dog owners 

Local News The Echo - 13
A Byron local says a dead wallaby found on Belongil beach last Saturday had all the hallmarks of a dog attack, and is calling on the public to be more vigilant and for authorities to step up to help protect native wildlife.
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Critical incident investigation underway over death of tasered woman

Local News The Echo - 4
A Critical incident investigation is underway after the death of a woman who was hit with a police taser overnight in Stockton, near Newcastle.
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Man dead after Robina stabbing

Local News The Echo - 0
NSW Police say detectives have charged a man after the death of a 26-year-old man at Robina last night, Thursday, August 17.
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What are the costs of our actions, and who really pays the price?

Byron Echo Kathleen Angus  - 2
A couple of weeks ago I came across the creature. I thought it was dead. It looked emaciated and was totally unresponsive to me asking it questions and poking at it with a stick.
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10 dead in Greta bus crash

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Senior NSW police will address the media later this morning after 10 people died and multiple others were injured in a bus crash at Greta, in the state’s Hunter region overnight.
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Man shot dead by police in Tenterfield

Local News The Echo - 1
NSW Police say a critical incident investigation is underway after police shot an armed man in Tenterfield last night.
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Vale Tony Barry, actor and activist 

Local News The Echo - 5
Tributes have been paid after the death of locally-based actor and activist, Tony Barry, who died on December 21, 2022 in Murwillumbah, NSW, after a long illness. 
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Floods claim another life on the Far North Coast

Local News The Echo - 0
NSW Police say a fifth person has been located deceased during the ongoing flood operation in Northern NSW.
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Byron Echo

Mandy Nolan’s Soapbox: Plastic Is Forever

Mandy Nolan - 0
Our family has been trying to give up plastic. And I’m not just talking single-use straws or takeaway cups or bottled water. Like most people we did that years ago. I’m talking about all the other plastic that we ingest either directly or through chemical leaching. In the period of time since I was a child, to a child born now, the fossil fuel industry has become implicated in nearly every part of our daily routine.
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Byron Echo

Byron Shire Rebels gutsy efforts

Hywel David - 0
A day of contrasting rugby fortunes for the Rebels at Ballina, with the Men’s XV putting in a gutsy defensive effort to go down...
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Byron Echo

Local boxing legend visits Byron Boxing

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Kyogle heavyweight, Athol McQueen, who represented Australia at the 1964 Tokyo Olympics, and famously floored a then-unknown Joe Frazier, visited Byron Boxing at the...
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Byron Echo

Seas the Day in Kingscliff this weekend

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This weekend the fourth NRMA Insurance Seas The Day women’s surf festival is back at Kingscliff Beach with Surfing Australia. The world’s largest female participation...
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