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Greens urged to back pathway to end native forest logging

Some of NSW’s most respected and long-standing forest campaigners and scientists have today urged the Greens not to support the Nationals' attempt to disallow the Improved Native Forest Management (INFM) method.
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Local NewsThe Echo - 0

Two charged over alleged Ballina machete attack

A man and woman have been charged after a 22-year-old man was allegedly attacked with a machete in central Ballina on Sunday night.
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Local NewsJeff Dawson - 0

Peek behind the scenes of ‘Love for One Night’

Directed and devised by Julian Louis, NORPA's acclaimed production 'Love for One Night' returns to the Eltham Hotel this Thursday, running until 12 September.
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Byron EchoDuncan Holmes, Byron Bay - 0

Byron Writers Fest

Like everyone else, I am still bathing in the warm inner glow and sanctuary of being surrounded by like-minded...
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Local NewsThe Echo - 0

Going beyond the BBQ

The Men & Family Centre will soon be running a free Beyond the BBQ event in Lismore.
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Local NewsAslan Shand - 0

Byron Bay fights for its low-rise character as 16m to 21m height breaches loom

Urgent questions are being raised about Byron Bay’s future as the NSW government increasingly uses fast-tracked planning pathways that can allow major developments to bypass or vary local planning controls, including height limits, raising concerns about how Byron’s unique character, built environment, and community expectations will be protected.
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Byron EchoBronwyn Morris, Montecollum - 0

When will the madness stop?

I attended the Byron Council meeting last week where I was astounded to listen to Jason Dunn, Byron property...
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Stories about "Floods":

New flood maps could reshape development across Byron Shire

Local News Paul Bibby - 0
New flood mapping covering much of the Byron Shire could affect future development controls, with a major new study recommending that planning decisions be based on whichever flood source – river flooding or overland flow – produces the highest flood level.
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Heavy weather warning still in place

Local News The Echo - 0
The NSW State Emergency Service (SES) is urging people in the Northern Rivers to take care this morning, with heavy rain and high tides causing widespread road closures and isolating some communities. 
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Future of Northen Rivers floodplains to be decided

Local News The Echo - 0
Parklands, community hubs and environmental projects are some of the new options allowed for floodplains left vacant after the removal of ‘buyback’ houses on the Northern Rivers.
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Disaster rebuilds continue for schools flooded in 2022

Local News The Echo - 0
The NSW Labor government says it has reached a major milestone in rebuilding education infrastructure damaged more than four years ago, with work underway in Lismore South Public School and Ngulliboo Jarjums Preschool
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Upgrade to Lismore pump stations set to minimise local flood damage

Local News The Echo - 0
A $1.28 million upgrade to Gasworks Creek pump station has been complete, marking the first step towards overhauling Lismore’s flood defence system.
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Five years to fix Byron Shire flood and landslide damage

Local News The Echo - 0
The Byron Shire Council says several flood recovery projects are done or nearing completion, nearly four years after 2022’s floods and landslides, while others are to continue into 2027.
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Richmond Flood Model Drop-in Sessions raise more questions than answers

Articles & Columns Dr Luke Robinson - 0
Once again, our Northern Rivers communities have been let down by a less than transparent ‘consultation’ process.
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Jenny Dowell reflects (part 2)

Local News David Lowe - 5
Having overcome numerous challenges in the past, the former mayor of Lismore, Jenny Dowell, is currently facing a major health crisis. She sat down with The Echo to reflect on the changes she's seen across the rainbow region, and consider the future. This is part two of a two part feature.
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Upper Main Arm Road falls through the cracks

Local News Aslan Shand - 0
Responsibility for Upper Main Arm Road seems to be falling between the cracks – and some of them have been larger than the road over the last three years
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Lismore’s upgraded flood pumps ready to go

Local News The Echo - 4
The current weather system is a reminder, possibly triggering, of the disastrous impact rain can have on the water systems and land in the area, so it is timely that yesterday it was announced that Lismore's flood pumps upgrade is complete.
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Local News

Ballina Council makes decision on Ross Lane

David Lowe - 0
With the absence of all four of its progressive councillors for various reasons, Ballina Council pushed ahead with its agenda at yesterday's monthly meeting, including a decision which is likely to close Ross Lane for months while the road is upgraded.
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Local News

Mullumbimby puts new governance models first, and now wants to build it

The Echo - 0
Imagine Northern Rivers says Mullumbimby is the only community across the region to rank new models of governance and decision-making as the number one element of its preferred future, and last week locals gathered to work out how to make it real.
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Local News

Appeal to locate man missing from Broadwater

The Echo - 0
Police are appealing for public assistance to help locate a local missing man.
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Katie Milne responds to Tweed’s draft housing and employment strategy

The Echo - 0
The former mayor of Tweed Shire Council, Kate Milne, has shared her submission to Tweed's Draft Growth Management Housing & Employment Strategy.
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