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Start saving water now say Tweed Council – water restrictions may be weeks away
The Bureau of Meteorology (BOM) has declared an El Nino weather pattern, with less-than-average rainfall forecast for the Northern Rivers this year. Tweed Council is reminding residents and visitors that it is important to save water.
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Bicycle racing at Lismore attracts over 100 riders
Byron Bay Cycling Club’s (BBCC) inaugural closed road race through and around Lismore has been deemed a ‘success’ attracting...
Cruel Sea return gig supports Wildlife Hospital, October 21
For their first gig in ten years, The Cruel Sea will headline a fundraising event for Wild Aid 2023, in association with Byron Bay Wildlife Hospital and Bluesfest.
Your cover
Just want to acknowledge The Echo for your front page of the Uluru Statement.
A powerful and generous contribution...
Running the NY Marathon for type-1 diabetes research
Southern Cross University student Georgie Collis has type-1 diabetes but this won't stop her running in the New York Marathon in November to raise funds for research.
Misanthropic disGrace
Hannah Grace’s recent letter ‘Benefits of microplastic’ might be considered a sick joke, but over the years misanthropy has...
Fish tank
I felt drawn to comment on the varying perspectives surrounding the Voice referendum. Perception involves incorporating and reevaluating various...
Stories about "Extreme":
Extreme fire weather days in Australia have doubled
Extreme fire weather days in Australia have doubled, yet according to new research from an international team of scientists, including the CSIRO, extreme fire weather days have increased in Australia by 56 per cent over the last four decades.
Local News
BES rejects Ramsey’s proposal to leave conservation zones to private landholders
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Ballina Environment Society (BES) has come out strongly against conservative independent Ballina Councillor Eva Ramsey’s proposal to have private property owners ‘opt in’ to conservation zones.
Byron Echo
Review on remote Indigenous Australians sheds light on the Voice to Parliament
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As a white man living on Bundjalung Country, I acknowledge that it is not easy to make the cross-cultural shift from a Western paradigm lens to comprehend and appreciate the rich diversity and complexity of 65,000 years of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples’ sociocultural and spiritual history.
Local News
What is the future for Lismore Regional Gallery and Museum? Have your say
The Lismore Regional Gallery and the Lismore Museum (Richmond River Historical Society) want to hear from you. If you are an artist, creative, arts...
Local News
Pearces Creek Bridge to be replaced – road closure
The replacement of Pearces Creek Bridge has led to the temporary closure of Eltham Road, at Pearces Creek Bridge for one month from Monday, 23 October.
