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I was disappointed to see the recent Cosmos magazine article published in The Echo.
The view that COVID-19 originated...
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WAR wins Far North Coast Rugby Union premiership
Wollongbar Alstonville Rugby Club (WAR) has maintained their ongoing dominance of Far North Coast Rugby Union by winning the...
Cr Lyon spends night in police watch house after allegedly breaching AVO
While Cr Michael Lyon was affirming himself to undertake the duties of office on Thursday morning, what most people didn’t know was that he had recently spent a night in the police watch house after allegedly breaching an AVO placed on him in August.
Climate change pushes up insurance, families going uninsured
It’s official: climate change and the extreme weather it brings are pushing insurance costs through the roof for Australian families.
Appeal to locate missing teen – Tweed Heads
Police are appealing for public assistance to locate a teenager missing from the state’s north.
Kirrawak Forest
Forestry Corp are at it again logging koala habitats – oh but wait! Down Port Macquarie way forestry are...
Major methane menaces revealed
It’s official: The biggest methane polluters in the country are the coal and gas industries.
Stories about "Emergency housing":
What can Byron Councillors do about emergency housing?
How much responsibility can, and should Byron Council take for providing emergency housing in the Shire?
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Tweed mayoral news
Aslan Shand - 3
You would be excused for thinking that the Tweed Shire mayoral and deputy-mayoral election was underwhelming if you watched yesterday’s Tweed Shire Council (TSC) meeting. But the furore that has erupted since on social media paints a very different picture.
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Wallum case delayed
The Federal Court of Australia has amended the dates of the highly anticipated legal proceedings for Save Wallum Incorporated v Clarence Property Corporation Limited Anon, to 21-28 February 2025.
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Byron Shire Council starts the term with a song
Eve Jeffery - 4
Yesterday the new Byron Shire mayor and eight councillors took their seats in the Council Chambers in Mullumbimby to declare an affirmation to serve the community, and to outline some of their ideas.
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Dr Google and the crosswords
When Stephen Clarke’s crosswords first appeared I too found them hard.
But after persevering and with a bit of help from Dr Google, I have...
