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The NT intervention laws that shape lives

This Sunday marks 19 years since the then Howard Government announced the Northern Territory Intervention laws – ‘The Intervention’ began with a media release by Mal Brough, Minister for Indigenous Affairs, on June 21, 2007.
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Byron EchoHywel David - 0

Byron Shire Rebels gutsy efforts

A day of contrasting rugby fortunes for the Rebels at Ballina, with the Men’s XV putting in a gutsy...
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The Roast returns!

A sold-out show. A two-minute standing ovation. Melia Naughton returns for an encore performance of Amalfi Roast.
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Tweed Shire Council presents flood resilience series – part one

Over the coming weeks, Tweed Shire Council will present a flood resilience series, which looks at how 'Tweed's story is different from the standard flood recovery narrative and what happened next'.
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LettersBronwyn Sindel, Mullumbimby - 0

Mullum Hospital site

I would like to acknowledge the letter printed in The Echo dated 3 June from Gary Opit and Carmel...
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Artist Gerwyn Davies exhibits at Tweed Gallery

From 3 July, a major new body of work by Gadigal/Sydney-based artist Gerwyn Davies will be exhibited at the Tweed Regional Gallery & Margaret Olley Art Centre.
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The Good LifeThe Echo - 0

A rainforest table

If you’ve driven the stretch out to Suffolk Park, you may have passed it without quite knowing it was...
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Stories about "Fire ants":

A new fire ant detection in Tweed Heads – NSW Farmers calling for crackdown

Local News The Echo - 11
Red Imported Fire Ants were detected yesterday, Wednesday, 2 July, at a site in Tweed Heads and NSW Farmers calling for ‘crackdown’ saying that ‘current biosecurity measures clearly aren’t doing the job’.
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Fire ant eradication poisons spark public meeting, March 30

Local News The Echo - 15
A public meeting to discuss the possible implications of the Fire Ant Eradication Program being implemented in the Byron Shire will be held.
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Fire ants – one month ban on movement of high risk landscaping material 

Local News The Echo - 2
Hay, soil, landscaping materials, pots and soils are now banned from entering NSW from storm-impacted and infested areas of South East Queensland.
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Fire ants and cattle ticks on agenda for North Coast farmers

Local News The Echo - 0
Fire ants and cattle ticks will be top of the agenda for the NSW Farmers Biosecurity Forum to be hosted in Murwillumbah today.
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NSW crackdown on rogue turf businesses pays off

National News The Echo - 3
Two Queensland businesses have been separately convicted in the NSW Local Court of breaching biosecurity regulations designed to protect NSW from red imported fire ants. In total they were ordered to pay $60,000.
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What are the impacts of ‘broadcast baiting’ fire ants?

Local News Hans Lovejoy & Nick Hanlon - 10
On November 14, the NSW government reported that fire ants, including six queens, were discovered at a farm in Eureka in the Byron Shire. They were eradicated.
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Fire ant protection underway for Kyogle

Local News Olivia Grosser - 4
The Minns Labor government will ramp up its surveillance and response efforts leading into summer to stop the spread of red fire ants into Northern NSW from southeast Queensland.
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Turf from heavily infested fire ant areas in Qld suspended

Local News The Echo - 9
The recent detection of fire ants at Clunes has led to a temporary suspension of turf movements from heavily infested fire ant areas of Southeast Queensland.
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Clunes confirmed as site of recent fire ant detection

Local News The Echo - 6
A vigilant landscaper in Clunes led to the detection of several live queen fire ants and worker ants – but not nests – in a turf delivery originating in South East Queensland.
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Too little too late on fire ants?

National News The Echo - 5
Leader of The Nationals David Littleproud says the government has wasted six months on its Senate inquiry into Red imported fire ants in Australia – ‘don’t let this come back to bite us’.
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Hemp industry given boost with development plan

The Echo - 0
A Hemp Industry Development Plan has been announced by the NSW government, which promises 'to unlock new opportunities for NSW businesses and add value to the state's low-THC hemp industry, which is forecast to become a $100 million Australian industry by 2032'.
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Gambling harm recognised by Tweed Council, supported by Wesley Mission

The Echo - 0
Faith-based, not-for-profit organisation providing community services in NSW, Wesley Mission, has welcomed Tweed Shire Council’s decision to publicly recognise the impact of gambling harm and advocate for stronger harm-minimisation measures.
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Winter Warmer fundraiser for homelessness

The Echo - 0
The annual Winter Warmer Homelessness Relief campaign, hosted by Dharma Care, will return for 2026 with cabaret at Salt, Kingscliff, on Thursday 2 July, headlined by comedian Mandy Nolan, interactive performance artist The Space Cowboy and the Kinship Doobai Dancers, with a Welcome to Country from Aunty Jackie.
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Tweed Shire Council presents flood resilience series – part one

The Echo - 0
Over the coming weeks, Tweed Shire Council will present a flood resilience series, which looks at how 'Tweed's story is different from the standard flood recovery narrative and what happened next'.
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