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From go to whoa – Norco Primex expo covers it all
Norco and Primex are bringing a three-day sustainable farming and primary industry expo to you.
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Native Title declared on Evans Head after 25-year fight
Last week the court met on Evans Head, where 52 small parcels of land covering a total of 7.2 square kilometres were given native title.
Independent wants to be Byron’s new mayor
Independent Byron Shire Councillor Basil Cameron has announced his candidature for Mayor.
Byron Bay wins season opener against Mullum Giants
Ross Kendall
The local league derby is always and the Byron Bay Red Devils have won the first game of...
Thousands of sober stoners march for drug law reform in Nimbin
Nimbin HEMP Embassy President Michael Balderstone said he was surprised at the high turn-out, given a heavy police presence on streets surrounding the rainforest village.
Greater Sydney goes into COVID related lockdown
NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian has just announced that greater Sydney area will go into lockdown until next Monday.
Dreaming about a bucket-list surfing and wellness holiday?
Have you always dreamt about traveling to exotic ‘bucket-list’ beach destinations like Bali or Vanuatu… or are your dreams...
Stories about "Draft Koala Plan of Management":
‘Lack of trust’ an issue for outgoing Byron Council
Byron Shire Council’s last official meeting before going into ‘caretaker mode’ for elections is this Thursday and just one of the many topics to be tabled will be the lack of public trust in council’s process regarding a major planning policy.
Koalas’ native homes the best sanctuaries
Yvette Steinhauer, Byron Bay. Cr Alan Hunter told the Byron Residents’ Group that the West Byron development is not the ‘relevant’ issue to the survival of koalas in our region. Instead he put forward a motion to investigate establishing a koala/wildlife sanctuary.
Have input on local koalas’ future
Dailan Pugh, Byron Bay. The Department of Planning and Infrastructure must go back to the drawing board with their extravagant West Byron development.
Biggest loser
Byron Shire councillor Basil Cameron. There once was a time in Byron Shire where the tale of an irate developer cussing at a councillor standing up for koalas in a council meeting would make the front page of any independent thinking newspaper.
Cur is not a four-letter word
Peter Noble, Tyagarah Tea Tree Farm. The word 'cur' is not classified as a swear word. The dictionary defines it as a mongrel dog - especially a worthless or inferior breed, a base person, a person who is not well liked.
Bluesfest blamed for ‘stalling’ koala plan
Byron Shire Council has delayed exhibition of its draft coastal koala management plan and a prominent koala rescue group is blaming Bluesfest.
National News
Greater Sydney goes into COVID related lockdown
NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian has just announced that greater Sydney area will go into lockdown until next Monday.
Byron Echo
Board defends its management of Mullum Rural Co-op
Aslan Shand - 0
The issue of potential fraud and financial mismanagement was a key part of the response from Mullumbimby Rural Co-op board, and Chair Ross Tucker,...
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An operetta and children’s theatre for NORPA
NOPRA has announced recipients of the theatre company’s two artist residencies.
Local News
Dam doesn’t give a damn about koalas
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The proposed Dunoon Dam is still a possibility, though it has been voted against twice by the members of Rous County Council. Now information has emerged which presents another reason to shut down the threat of the dam once and for all.
