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Accounting! It’s really an art

Taxes, it is generally agreed, help pay for things that benefit society. Things like roads, schools, hospitals, the police and skate parks.

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Cinema: Saturday Night

At 11:30pm on October 11, 1975, a ferocious troupe of young comedians and writers changed television – and culture – forever.

Lennox Surf Lodge a Dunn deal

Ballina Council has approved a three-storey, $20m accommodation development in Lennox Head, despite the fact that the proposal breaches floor space, height, and set-back limits.

Katchafire at the Beachy

Māori reggae rockers Katchafire are touring in November and December. They are launching the tour with a show at the Beach Hotel in Byron, on Thursday, 14 November, with special guests, fellow Aotearoan Laughton Kora and locals 4’20’ Sound, doing DJ sets.

What do real nature positive laws look like for Australia?

Following a ‘disappointing’ inaugural Nature Positive Summit in Sydney, a team of researchers say that current laws are not sufficient to achieve the summit’s lofty goal.

Murwillumbah rodeo accident

Around 9.30pm on Friday 1 November, a Westpac Rescue Helicopter was tasked by NSW Ambulance to Murwillumbah show ground.

Genocide

Danny Wakil denies that Israel is committing genocide claiming that Hamas inflates the figures and that probably 17,000 of...

Stories about "feros":

The elders came back: Byron crowd celebrates win for aged care village

At least one former resident of the former Feros aged care village in Byron Bay, now known as George’s Cottages, is getting ready to move back.

A new era for former Feros Byron aged care residents

A new era started this morning at the former Feros aged care village in Byron Bay, home to around forty residents this time last year.

Time to clean house at Feros Byron Bay?

Feros Byron Bay residents were surprised to see contents of the facility placed in large skips bins in the rain and a portrait of George Feros along with his collection box and bell removed from the common room yesterday.

Remaining elderly Byron Feros residents to stay on  

The eight remaining residents will remain at Feros Village Byron Bay after it closes on January 29, 2024, with the Department of Health and Aged Care taking on responsibility for their care.

A win for Feros Village Byron Bay residents

A whole community can expel a sigh of relief at the breaking news that months of distress and sadness can now become part of history – this morning the Minister for Crown Lands, Steve Kamper, has announced that services providers for aged care are advised that Expressions of Interest (EOI) are now open for Feros Village Byron Bay.

A hopeful future for Byron Feros residents

At yesterday’s Byron Shire Council Meeting, during a Mayoral Minute, Mayor Michael Lyon moved a motion to confirm that Council supports Crown Lands running an Expression of Interest process to test interest from potential aged care providers for Feros Village.

Coming down to the wire at Feros

This Wednesday, July 19, residents at Byron Feros are expected to vacate their rooms for the last time – they feel they are being kicked out of home

Vale Nina Milenko Marzi

One of Byron’s most colourful characters has spread her wings and taken flight for her next adventure – Nina Milenko Marzi died on Thursday March 23, in Byron Bay.

Feros board refuse to provide evidence of facility closure claims

With Feros announcing it will redevelop its aged care facility in Byron Bay, the management board, through a public relations manager, have declined to provide The Echo with evidence that the aged care home does not ‘meet the current government standards as a residential care facility’.

Ballina not taken for granted as MP Tamara Smith pursues re-election

The Ballina electorate is one of the key seats to watch in this month's NSW state election, with a three way tussle between the Greens, Labor and the Nationals, and the result likely to be decided by preferences. With a background in teaching and the law, the Greens' Tamara Smith has represented the region since she was elected in 2015, riding the anti-CSG wave, and then re-elected in 2019 with a 4.7% swing.

Day of the Dead ceremony Sunday

An inclusive ceremony of love and remembrance is planned at the fig trees, Heritage Park, in Mullumbimby on Sunday, November 10 from 3pm.

Calls for a special commission of inquiry on North Coast missing persons

The issue of unsolved murders on the North Coast was raised as a matter of urgency in the NSW Senate last week, by Jeremy...

Byron Chamber wins big at NSW Business Awards

Congratulations to the Byron Bay Chamber of Commerce, who have taken the title of ‘Outstanding Local Chamber’ at the NSW Business Awards held in Sydney.

To Rous County Councillors

Dear Councillors, We were heartened to read an article in the Tweed Coast Times, ‘Leading the way for a sustainable future water supply’ (October 6). In...