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Local NewsEve Jeffery - 0

Vale William ‘Bill’ Ewen

The funeral service for Marine Rescue Ballina volunteer William ‘Bill’ Ewen was held on Monday at Ballina RSL Club.
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Cudgen Lifesaver among King’s Birthday honourees

Far North Coast Director of Lifesaving, David Rope, was awarded an Emergency Services Medal as part of the King's Birthday honourees this week – acknowledging his significant and sustained service to the movement.
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Byron stormwater strategy

Has anyone read the Engeny report supplied to Byron Council on the stormwater strategy for Byron Bay? There are several...
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Byron Writers Festival reveals 30th anniversary program

As August draws near and authors gear up for a big weekend in Byron Bay, Byron Writers Festival has revealed its complete program for its 30th anniversary edition
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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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Byron EchoFrancesca Stahlut, Armidale - 0

Underbelly in Byron

Byron has long had a dark underbelly.  Many places do, but Byron has sold itself as a young person’s...
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Byron EchoDamian Kassabgi - 0

Mullum takes A grade, Byron takes B, Suffolk takes a sausage

The Northern Rivers NET League Finals went down on Saturday, and it delivered some genuinely good tennis, nervous moments,...
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Stories about "freedom of information (FOI)":

National security expert ignored, says Higginson

National News The Echo - 0
Documents produced to the AAP under freedom of information laws have revealed that the NSW Cabinet Office national security expert warned Premier Chris Minns that rushed changes to hate speech laws following the Bondi terror attack would not change behaviours, and risked driving extremism and radicalisation underground.
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Choosing extinction over science?

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Bob Brown Foundation says newly-released freedom of information documents show that the Albanese government chose to ignore the science relating to the threatened Maugean Skate and other species.
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Freedom of information?

Articles & Columns David Lowe - 0
Federal parliament has now wrapped for 2025, but there was a last minute scuffle last week over the government's proposed amendments to Freedom of Information (FOI) laws, described by Team Albo as necessary and by opponents as undemocratic, or worse.
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Domestic gas reservation policy FOI docs blocked by Labor

Byron Echo Hans Lovejoy - 0
Federal Labor are refusing to comment on claims by former South Australian Senator, Rex Patrick, that Madeleine King’s Energy Department is refusing to release details around briefings and an options paper regarding a domestic gas reservation policy.
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Empowering women and girls

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Applications are now open for Northern Rivers Community Foundation's (NRCF) 2026 Empowering Women & Girls Grant, offering local not-for-profit organisations the opportunity to secure funding for projects that empower women and girls across the Northern Rivers.
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Big things are happening at The Paddock — and one of them has a flush

Karen Gross, The Paddock Project - 0
There are two milestones worth celebrating at The Paddock this season as they push ahead with their innovative project.
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Byron Writers Festival reveals 30th anniversary program

The Echo - 0
As August draws near and authors gear up for a big weekend in Byron Bay, Byron Writers Festival has revealed its complete program for its 30th anniversary edition
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Are retirement villages what Byron Bay needs?

Aslan Shand - 0
Developer DD Resort Living is seeking community feedback until June 18 on its proposed retirement living development in Byron Bay.
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