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Police raid ‘unauthorised events’ in national parks

Police say that eleven people have been charged following unauthorised gatherings held at national parks on the weekend.
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The Good LifeSimon Haslam - 0

Mediterranean artisanal food

S Haslam There’s something very romantic and appealing about Provence, about French and Spanish food, about eating the sort of...
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Byron EchoJohn Millard, Mullumbimby - 7

Vaxing the community divide

Okay, so this issue is dividing our community into: ‘vaxing is great for our community’ and ‘vaxing is bad’. One...
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Byron EchoUlf Steinvorth, Dunoon - 0

Oops!

Corruption, neither noble, nor unavoidable, nor the fault of the ICAC – the NSW premier messed up! Our premier has...
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Byron EchoThe Echo - 0

Entertainment in the Byron Shire for the week beginning 12 October, 2021

Check out what's on at the cinema this week in Ballina and Byron
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Local NewsThe Echo - 2

Outcry over closure sees two Tweed Council libraries reopen their doors

Library branches at Tweed Heads and Murwillumbah will reopen for limited hours from today, after Tweed Shire Council agreed to fund the additional cost of administering the NSW Government’s latest public health order.
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Byron EchoKeith Duncan, Pimlico - 1

ICAC and the premier

For Liberal Party luminaries it’s obviously been a heart-wrenching experience watching Gladys Berejiklian bite the dust and they are...
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Stories about "Freedom":

Man charged following investigation into unauthorised protest activity – Tweed Heads

Local News The Echo - 2
Police have arrested another man following an investigation into unauthorised protest activity across NSW earlier this week.
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One hundred and fifty-three arrested in protests across NSW

Local News The Echo - 0
Thousand across the state protested against what say is the loss of freedom and rights brought about by Australia’s COVID laws.
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Freedom’s limit tested

Byron Echo Hans Lovejoy - 0
Saturday’s march from Railway Park in the name of freedom resulted in nine arrests and charges laid for breaching Public Health Orders, assaulting police (x1), resisting arrest and hindering police.
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Byron Echo

Perrottet & Opus Dei

Adrian Gattenhof, Mullumbimby - 0
Bugga! Just when we don’t need to expect the Spanish Inquisition, out pops its wolf-in-sheep’s clothing remake: Opus Dei. New Premier, Dominic Perrottet is...
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Letters

Bio-energy vs biodiversity

Jo Faith, Newtown - 0
I thank The Echo for so clearly informing the readers of the ongoing concerns of Byron Bird Buddies and Byron community members when addressing...
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Byron Echo

Raucous AUKUS

John Scrivener, Main Arm - 0
Over the last 20 years or more, Australia has benefited greatly from its economic relationship with China. You may have noticed that most of...
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Byron Echo

Let’s get real

Margaret Keating, Ocean Shores - 0
AFL Aussie Rules Grand Final in Western Australia... Rugby League Grand Final in Queensland... Melbourne Cup in Tasmania?    Margaret Keating, Ocean Shores
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COVID-19 hospital horror – opening up and the dangers ahead

Byron Echo Dr Who - 12
A hospital is not a health farm. For a start, the food has a terrible reputation. Seriously though, when life is on the brink, a hospital is the destination.
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Have you seen Bo?

Local News The Echo - 0
Police are appealing for public assistance to locate Bo Whitton 32 years old, from the Mullumbimby area, who was last seen at Tweed Heads on December 19.
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Lismore Council votes to naturalise Browns Creek

Local News Eve Jeffery - 2
At Tuesday’s Lismore Council meeting, Councillor Vanessa Ekins moved a motion to begin the Browns Creek Naturalisation Project, which involves the removal of the existing concrete stormwater drain that traverses Lismore Park from Brewster Street through to Uralba Street, and reconstruction as a more natural watercourse.
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Lismore school closed and COVID venues of concern and – October 14

Local News The Echo - 0
Northern NSW Local Health District has been notified of new venues of concern associated with confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the region.
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Kingscliff’s amenity or company profit?

Local News The Echo - 10
Kingscliff property developer Gales Holgins is seeking to increase truck movements by bringing in fill from the M1 road works rather than using fill from the development site. But Kingscliff Ratepayers and Progress Association say that the impact on residents and business is too high a cost to pay.
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Local concert series organiser hit with $5,000 fine

Local News Paul Bibby - 12
When local musician Lisa Hunt arrived for a meeting with police last Thursday she was hoping for a somewhat friendlier reception than she had received on the last occasion.
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Car mania clogs Mullumbimby

Byron Echo The Echo - 18
It was a fatal error – driving half a kilometre into Mullumbimby to pick up a carton of milk. My partner drove while I conducted reconnaissance for that elusive parking spot. 
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Byron Shire Mayor, staff mute over Council court loss

Byron Echo Hans Lovejoy - 0
Byron Mayor, Simon Richardson (Greens), is again remaining mute over questions around Council’s court loss, this time over a fencing dispute in Suffolk Park.
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