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Comment – National Party encumbrance a problem for Liberals in NSW too
There is no shortage of NSW Liberal MPs out in the media warning they could be next to fall in the push from independent candidates that saw a massive shake up of politics in Australia last weekend.
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Who gets a voice?
After my tirade (Echo 4 May), against proposed changes to the Code of Meeting Practice at Byron Shire Council,...
Police appeal for missing woman
Lismore Police are appealing to the public for assistance in locating Missing Person, Emily Eden Lazzaroni.
Computers donated to home schooled kids in Lismore
There nothing like the support of the CWA ladies to help get you through a disaster and the Lismore CWA Evening Branch were very pleased to be able to help their community once again to supply computers to some flood-affected Lismore kids.
Suspicious house fire in Casino ends in charges
NSW Police say that man has been charged following a suspicious house fire.
Why I’m voting Greens 1 on Saturday
What exciting times we live in. Never has there been a better time to be politically engaged than now. This election is like no other. With the problems of the world bearing down on us, now is the time to make your voice heard.
A gold star campaign and a result full of hope
It’s not surprising that Mandy Nolan got so many primary votes at Saturday’s election for the seat of Richmond – her campaign has been relentless and her volunteers all stellar.
Stories about "die-in":
The Coal Monster’s victims could dwarf the impacts of COVID-19
Healthcare workers staged a climate ‘die-in’ in Melbourne this morning with leading public health advocates, healthcare workers and community members are taking action outside the offices of what they say is Australia’s biggest climate polluter, AGL.
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Up to five times the average rainfall during 2022 in some areas says BOM
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The formal record of the extreme rainfall and flooding was released today by the Bureau of Meteorology with some areas of south-east Queensland and north-east New South Wales having five times their monthly average of rain.
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Recognising 50 years of police service
When John 'Jack' Keough moved to Byron Bay police station in 1982 there was still a station sheep that kept the grass down and goats still roamed Cape Byron. Sargent Keough began his career in policing in 1972 when he walked into the Redfern Academy to join the police force.
Byron Echo
The postal vote that never arrived
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At 91, there are many things that you can no longer do, but one of the things you still can do is have your voice heard in an election – but not for at least one Byron Shire resident.
Byron Echo
Vale big Jez, Mullum troubadour
The Mullumbimby community lost one of the founding fathers of its counter culture last Thursday, when Graham Chambers, better known as Jerry De Munga, passed away at his home with the love and care of wife Chrissy, family and close friends.