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First Byron Shire Council meeting postponed
Byron Shire Council’s first meeting of newly minted councillors was to take place today, 20 January, however, the storm of COVID-19 that is taking place across the country led to it being postponed.
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The Greens launch NurseKeeper for nurses and paramedics
The Greens have written to the Premier to ask him to immediately introduce ‘NurseKeeper’ to urgently introduce pandemic pay and bonuses for nurses and paramedics.
Bungawalbin primitive bush camp: death by a thousand cuts
Locals are raising concerns in relation to a Development Application for a ‘Community Facilities – Primitive camp ground' near Coraki that they say is a site prone to severe flooding and fire risk.
Spice Palace: Fresh, local and made from scratch
Rob Cullinan and Duska Jefed are the couple behind Spice Palace. They lovingly make dips, tapenade, dukkah, harissa, chilli...
Bioenergy precaution
The notion of ‘Green Energy’ has recently excited business investors and no doubt the public. We need positive solutions...
Lismore’s Australia Day Ambassadors
Ahead of the Australia Day celebrations Olympians Kaarle McCulloch and Kevin Chavez have been announced as Lismore’s 2022 Australia Day Ambassadors.
Localisation shines as supply chains weaken
While Coles and Woolworths struggle with supply chain issues caused by the Omicron outbreak, local farmer’s markets and independent food retailers appear to be coming into their own.
Stories about "fire":
Bungawalbin primitive bush camp: death by a thousand cuts
Locals are raising concerns in relation to a Development Application for a ‘Community Facilities – Primitive camp ground' near Coraki that they say is a site prone to severe flooding and fire risk.
Virtual reality experiment shows lack of fire preparedness
A recent virtual reality experiment shows most people living in high-risk fire zones are ‘woefully unprepared’.
Tragic death of four-year-old twins in Goonegerry housefire
Emergency services were called to a fire in property at Goonengarry shortly after 4am today, responding to reports that two children were suffering from smoke inhalation.
Privately owned, but still ‘sacred site’ – Nimbin church burns to the ground
Last night at around 9pm, St Patrick's Catholic Church in Nimbin burned to the ground.
What can we learn from North America’s increasing fires and heatwaves?
As the northern hemisphere swelters through summer, the Canadian province of British Columbia is fighting nearly 200 wildfires.
Twenty-five fire crew at Piggabeen house blaze
Fire crews and emergency services were called to a blaze at Piggabeen in the early hours of Monday.
The Channon resilient after disaster
Northern Rivers communities are nothing if not resilient and The Channon community is preparing to take a proactive stance when it comes to disasters in the area.
Rate increase proposed for Tweed’s Kings Forest
Tweed Shire Council is applying for a special rate variation (SRV) of 4.35 per cent for the new Kings Forest subdivision.
Man arrested over Lismore cathedral fire
Police say an armed man was arrested in on Saturday morning before being taken to Lismore Police Station, where he was charged over multiple serious offences across the state, including deliberately setting fire to the cathedral in Lismore.
Suspicious fire in Lismore cathedral contained – Trinity closed
Emergency services were called at 6.40am this morning when a fire started at Lismore’s St Carthage’s Catholic Cathedral.
Local News
1,051 new cases of COVID-19 for Northern Rivers
The Northern NSW Local Health District (NNSWLHD) saw 1,051 new cases of COVID-19 were confirmed to 8pm last night (19 January) while there were...
Local News
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.
Byron Echo
Ocean Shores DA threat to biodiversity, say residents
A proposal to subdivide one lot (2,097m2) into three lots, and build two dwellings and three secondary dwellings, in densly forested riparian land in North Ocean Shores would create ‘Gold-Coast-style overdevelopment’, say residents.
Byron Echo
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.
