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NSW confirms first case of H5 avian influenza

A giant petrel found near Hawks Nest, north of Newcastle, was confirmed positive on the weekend for H5 high pathogenicity (H5 bird flu) avian influenza in laboratory tests by the CSIRO Australian Centre for Disease Preparedness.
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Local NewsRichard Christian, Gondwana Rainforest Trust - 0

Protecting the Daintree from Mullumbimby 

From a small office in Mullumbimby, a local conservation organisation is helping protect one of the most extraordinary places on Earth, more than 1,500 kilometres to the north. 
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No Small Thing – changing lives for the better, together

This Thursday, 2 July (tonight) the Northern Rivers Community Foundation (NRCF) Women’s Giving Circle is bringing a stellar lineup of leaders to the Regent Theatre in Murwillumbah to discuss how progress happens across climate, gender equality, media, democracy, and community action – and why local action still matters.
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EOI on buyback homes and emergency pods

Expressions of Interest from eligible organisations are sought for the relocation of buyback homes and temporary pods for community reuse.
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The John Mitchell Memorial Golf Even

On Sunday, 16 August, the Lennox Head Lions will be staging their annual Golf Tournament at the beautiful Byron...
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Local NewsPaul Bibby - 0

Council keeps Lavertys Gap option alive despite mounting concerns

Byron Shire Council has voted to continue investigating the use of Lavertys Gap as a water supply for Mullumbimby despite staff advice that the scheme faces major regulatory hurdles, water quality concerns, and increasing costs.
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Byron EchoJillian Spring, Billinudgel - 0

Overdevelopment

I was horrified when my eyes landed on the resubmitted housing/commercial DA by Landcom and Byron Shire Council at...
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Stories about "dredging":

Dredging underway at Tweed River entrance

Local News The Echo - 0
The NSW government say annual dredging maintenance work to provide a clearer and safer channel into the Tweed River commenced today (Friday).
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Dredging rivers: what are the Ballina candidates’ positions?

NSW state election Hans Lovejoy - 3
A recent Meet the Candidates evening in Ocean Shores saw discussion around how to manage local river systems, which have silted up over generations, and likely contributed to the high flood levels experienced in 2022.
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Dredging resurfaces for Tweed Council

Local News Aslan Shand - 1
Following the February and March floods the question of whether dredging the rivers of Tweed Shire will reduce a flood's impact has once again been raised.
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Richmond River dredging finally funded

Local News The Echo - 3
The long-awaited dredging of the Richmond River mouth at Ballina and nearby North Creek will go ahead after the state government and Ballina Shire Council each lobbed in around a quarter of a million dollars towards the project.
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Rehabilitation work starting at Ballina’s Fisherys Creek

Local News The Echo - 0
After dredging carried out prior to Christmas to ensure better boat access to Fishery Creek, Ballina boat harbour will now see the removal of the final bags of dredge sediment.
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Ballina, Kingscliff dredging completed for Christmas

Local News The Echo - 0
More than $2 million of dredging has been completed in Ballina and Kingscliff to improve access for boaters during the busy holiday period.
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Contaminated soil dumped on Evans Head beach

Local News The Echo - 1
A residents' group in Evans Head is demanding that a dredge operator pay to clean up Evans Head's Main Beach after dumping contaminated material on it.
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Is Evans River dredging attracting sharks?

Local News The Echo - 4
An Evans Head residents group wants to know whether spoil from dredging in the Evans River might be attracting sharks.
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Dredging of Brunswick Heads harbour needed

Letters The Echo - 0
Alan Dickens, Brunswick Heads. Byron shire's mayor and councillors are opposing the dredging of the Brunswick Heads boat harbour, why?
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Council wants Brunswick Heads harbour dredging deferred

Local News The Echo - 2
Byron Shire Council has called on the state government to defer any dredging of the Brunswick Heads boat harbour and navigation channels, and will refuse to allow council’s boat ramp to launch the dredge vessel till questions on the works have been answered.
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Articles & Columns

Winter of discontent for big data opponents

David Lowe - 0
While Australia’s parliamentarians were frocking up for the Midwinter Ball last week, representatives of the nation’s authors, musicians and artists were in Canberra pleading for assurances that the government would not water down copyright laws, as part of a deal with giant tech firms to build $50bn worth of new data centres across the country.
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Local News

1,000 voices raised to end rough sleeping by 2034

The Echo - 0
Ending rough sleeping is no small challenge for Byron Shire and the Northern Rivers but that is the aim of the Ending Rough Sleeping Collaboration and the release of the 1,000 Voices Byron Shire report just released.
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Teenager missing from Woolgoolga

The Echo - 0
Police are appealing for public assistance to help locate a teenager missing from the North Coast.
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Vale Eve Sinton 20/11/52–30/06/26

Ros Elliot - 0
In February this year, Eve Sinton was admitted to Tamworth Hospital. All tests and biopsies were taken. Before announcing the diagnosis to Eve, the doctor asked ‘First Please tell me what was your occupation?’ Eve replied, ‘I am a journalist’.
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