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Koalas
Don’t rely on any regime to save anything that’s endangered because their mates the miners and developers pay them...
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Casino Cup Day forced to relocate due to unsafe track
Organisers of Beef Week Cup Day in Casino have been forced to move the event to Lismore after it was found that the Casino Racetrack was unsafe.
Carl Cleves & Parissa Bouas
If you came to Byron in the ’90s, you would have danced to and been uplifted by local legends,...
April 2025: new deadline for temporary housing pod villagers in Wollongbar
The recovery horizon for last year’s Northern Rivers disasters continues to stretch, but the government seems determined to finalise ‘exit plans’ for survivors staying in temporary housing in Wollongbar.
Byron Shire flood repair bill at $200M
Byron Shire Council staff have issued an update on Byron Shire’s flood-damaged infrastructure from the 2022 floods, and say they are applying for around $200 million in funding
Man hit by truck in Tweed dies
About 11.30am (Wednesday, 24 May), emergency services were called to the M1 at Chinderah, following reports a man had been struck by a truck.
Tweed Shire Council to seek legal advice on legacy DAs
The clearing of the site on the banks of Cobaki Creek to progress a 27-year old development approval has triggered Tweed Shire Councillors to seek legal advice on what can be done about legacy/zombie developments.
Stories about "Exmouth":
You’re well Aunty Jack – we knew you’d be back
What better way to ride across the top of the country from east to west, Byron Bay to Exmouth, than on a ‘bone-rattling’ Harley Davidson wearing a replica ‘Aunty Jack’ dress, boxing gloves and a bun wig
Byron Echo
Posturing politicians
While Greens in the Senate endure the irony of being pilloried by the government for speaking passionately about social justice and housing, Patricia Warren’s...
Local News
National Reconciliation Week starts tomorrow
National Reconciliation Week (NRW) is a time for all Australians to learn about our shared histories, cultures, and achievements, and to explore how each of us can contribute to achieving reconciliation in Australia.
Byron Echo
Thank you from the top of our heads to the bottom of our well-dressed feet
Eve Jeffery - 0
Saturday's annual Bell & Ford vintage clothes garage sale fundraiser for the SHIFT Project was an incredible success with $36,500 being raised at the Byron Surf Club – this year’s effort was up about $7,500 on the last event.
Local News
Labor Government committed to the demerger of Murwillumbah Education Campus
Eve Jeffery - 3
The significant issue of a merger of several Murwillumbah schools has been ongoing since 2020 when the then State Government announced via Sarah Mitchell MP that four public schools would be amalgamated into a single Kindergarten to Year 12 campus at Murwillumbah High.
