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Direct action – antidote to despair
The truth about climate change is alarming to say the least. But I was heartened over the weekend of...
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Direct action – antidote to despair
The truth about climate change is alarming to say the least. But I was heartened over the weekend of...
Fatal two-vehicle crash – Richmond PD
Just after 7pm Thursday, 30 November 2023, emergency services responded to reports of a two-vehicle crash along the Pacific Highway, Woodburn, about 35km south of Lismore.
The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes
Years before he would become the tyrannical President of Panem, 18-year-old Coriolanus Snow (Tom Blyth) is the last hope for his fading lineage, a once-proud family that has fallen from grace in a post-war Capitol.
Pottsville mobile tower approved despite concerns over the environment
A failure to provide the requested ecological assessment for the site of a potential telecommunications pole at Pottsville, following a previous refusal, has not proved a hindrance to the majority of Tweed Shire councillors now approving the proposal.
How to make sure your fur kids don’t become a Christmas casualty
A TAFE NSW animal studies teacher has dished up some tips to Northern Rivers locals to safeguard their pets against illness and accidents during the festive season.
Bushfire risk and health warnings as it heats up across NSW
High heat warnings have been predicted for much of NSW over the coming days with above average temperatures predicted...
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Interview: Dusty Stephensen
Emerging from Adelaide’s rich songwriting scene, soulful rockers Wanderers have cemented their place within the local industry for their captivating live show and musicianship...
Byron Echo
Israeli women march against UN silence on Hamas attacks
Around 30 women identifying as Israeli marched in Byron’s CBD and Main Beach on Sunday to highlight what they say is a ‘disturbing and harmful silence’ by the United Nations and others after the October 7 attacks on Israel.
Political Comment
The test of sisterhood
In 2003, when I introduced myself as an MP with my maiden speech in parliament, I articulated my centralist, small ‘l’ liberal principles. I argued that values are not something to be on display in the morning and forgotten in the afternoon.
Byron Echo
Byron Council to encourage long-term rentals
Paul Bibby - 0
How do we encourage people who own secondary dwellings, dual occupancies and investment properties in the Shire to put them on the long-term rental market rather than posting them on Airbnb?
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Pottsville mobile tower approved despite concerns over the environment
Aslan Shand - 0
A failure to provide the requested ecological assessment for the site of a potential telecommunications pole at Pottsville, following a previous refusal, has not proved a hindrance to the majority of Tweed Shire councillors now approving the proposal.
