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From border to border – an ocean pools odyssey
Three women on a mission plan to ride their eBikes along the NSW Coast from the Victorian border to the Queensland border and visit ocean pools on the way in a quest to raise money for three deserving charities.
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Disaster prevention pledge welcomed
The Australian Local Government Association (ALGA) has welcomed a pre-election commitment from Federal Labor to invest up to $200 million per year in disaster prevention and resilience.
Validity of a visa
As a 90-year-old, I have travelled many years since I was 18 years of age; to America, the UK...
Friends of Loft
Become a Friend of Loft with their new local loyalty member program. Enjoy member-only benefits and offers, invite-only events, and...
Check a charity’s status before donating to a good cause
It wouldn't be the first time generous people have been scammed by fake charities and in the wake of the Tonga disaster, Australia's charity regulator is urging a quick check before donating.
No supply shortage at Byron Farmers Market!
While supermarket shelves around the country are running bare, there’s no shortage of fresh produce at our local farmers’...
Can you volunteer to help Friends of the Koala in Lismore?
Lismore’s Friends of the Koala have been on the frontline of saving koalas for many long years and are looking for volunteers to help them keep the species alive.
Stories about "Eve Jeffery":
‘Felicity’ raising funds for local RFS and wildlife
The Tree Faerie took a photo of Felicity Cahill in the ruins of the bush near her house and has had the image printed on to canvas as an auction item to raise funds for the Northern Rivers RFS and fire-affected wildlife.
The right advice for snake bites
Once upon a time the first-aid for snakebite included things like tourniquets, incisions, suction, and electricity. As it turns out most of these cures are harmful and in some cases, fatal.
Welcome to the Machine
No matter which way you look at it, the statistics around poker machines are devastating. Every day, money is wasted, homes are gambled away, families are broken and lives are lost.
Power to the people: take the climate crisis into your own hands
If you had to walk a kilometre to pump your water from a well, do you think you would be careful how many drops you used?
Been thinking about going off the grid? Here’s some firsthand advice
Thinking about going off grid? ‘Do it!’, says local filmmaker David Lowe.
Local filmmakers set to Go Viral!
A collection of new micro films are set to Go Viral in the latest project from Screenworks and all three regional offerings will come from the norther rivers.
Thousands welcome the new year in Byron
Thousands of revellers converged on Main Beach in Byron Bay last night to celebrate the beginning of 2014.
2013 in pictures speaking volumes
2013 the year in Photos by Echonetdaily snappers Jeff Dawson & Eve Jeffery
The Challenge of MMA – fighting men’s depression
Anthony Williams suffered from depression and anxiety for ten long years. He finally found something that was for him, better than any drugs. He discovered Mixed Martial Arts and decided to train with a professional academy.
Chris exposed at the Northern
It was not an easy task for the judges of the final at last night's Northern Exposure held at the Great Northern Hotel in Byron Bay.
Local News
COVID update for January 24
Dr Kerry Chant spoke to the media this morning with a COVID update saying that in terms of our hospitals, we've currently got 2,816 People in hospital including 196 People in ICU, of whom 69 are ventilated.
Science Goes Viral
TGA grants provisional approval to oral COVID-19 treatments
At last, some good news on the COVID front: the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) has provisionally approved the first oral antiviral treatments for COVID-19.
Byron Echo
Free Skills for Recovery course available
Byron Community College say they have received NSW Government funding as part of the Skills for Recovery initiative.
Byron Echo
Daintree buyback sees more forest retained
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Over the last two-and-a-half years, the Mullumbimby based Rainforest 4 Foundation has had a mission to buy back parts of the Daintree Lowland Rainforest that were subdivided for sale in the 1980s.
