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Comment: Vigil for Canadian genocide that resonates closer to home
Yesterday, in solidarity with the Indigenous Peoples of Canada, members of the Tweed community held a ceremony at the Sacred Heart Church in Murwillumbah.
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History as she is wrote
It seems that I may have touched a nerve in my attempt to give some background to Byron Greens...
Tom Tabart and Sarah Ndiaye
Jenny Coman, Former Byron Shire Councillor, Bangalow
I fail to see what part of Tom Tabart’s recent letter (2 June) to The Echo...
Failure after failure
Keith Duncan, Pimlico
One policy failure after another; what does it take for ‘shifty’ Morrison to come clean, show leadership, and...
Linda Vidler Memorial Park Masterplan
Linda Vidler Park
The Masterplan for the Linda Vidler Memorial Park, Suffolk Park, is currently on display with submissions closing...
Lambruk: Local gourmet providore
S Haslam
Lambruk Pantry is a local gourmet providore based in the heart of the Byron Shire. They create a...
Police withdraw charge against protester
The police case against a Byron local arrested at a ‘My body, my choice’ protest has been dropped, according to rally organiser Dean Jefferys.
Stories about "developer donations":
Arguments reach boiling point over Tweed Hospital siting
Greens MP Dawn Walker raises questions in parliament over compulsory acquisition of farmland and nature reserve for hospital site while Nationals and Labor trade barbs over alleged favours for political party donors.
Unions cleaner than developers
Bruce Apps, Townsend. On the ABC breakfast show this morning (Tuesday) we had prime minister Malcolm Turnbull and his minister Michaelia Cash giving the unions a serve and running them down to the lowest – I am afraid that he is on the wrong tangent.
The Mafia, corruption and development
Matt Hartley, Byron Bay. If you did not see the 4 Corners report on the influence of Calabrian mafia in Australia, you should. A lot of things may begin to make more sense.
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Community Byron announces Council ticket
Sitting independent Councillor, Cate Coorey, has announced her ticket for the 2021 Byron Shire Council elections, to be held September 4.
Byron Echo
Tom Tabart and Sarah Ndiaye
Jenny Coman, Former Byron Shire Councillor, Bangalow
I fail to see what part of Tom Tabart’s recent letter (2 June) to The Echo regarding Sarah Ndiaye’s AVO against...
Local News
Catchin’ the Writers Festival Train
Byron Writers Festival 2021 (6–8 August) has revealed a program of more than 150 celebrated authors and commentators, as well as powerful new voices to mark its 25th anniversary.
Byron Echo
Linda Vidler Memorial Park Masterplan
Linda Vidler Park
The Masterplan for the Linda Vidler Memorial Park, Suffolk Park, is currently on display with submissions closing in the first week of...
