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Tweed Council says ‘No’ to State government taking their developer income
Tweed Shire Councillors have rejected a proposal by the NSW government, that would reduce the ability of local councils to collect infrastructure contributions from developers.
Other News
Reece Byrnes re-elected as Tweed Deputy Mayor
With many many local councils are juggling the elections timetable owing to COVID-19 restrictions, and last night the Tweed Shire elected their Deputy Mayor.
New cases of COVID-19 below 1,000 for the first time in 25 days
In what is now a general press conference, the Premier spoke to media at 11am this morning about the pandemic and other business.
COVID-19 update NSW, September 22
As Byron Bay and Tweed Shire enter on their first day of a snap lockdown, NSW recorded from 8 pm last night 1035 announced Premier Berejiklian.
Teacher survey
The Echo’s survey of local teachers regarding vaccination was as illuminating as it was disappointing.
One respondent popped their...
ScoMo does it again
ScoMo recently travelled from the ACT to Sydney, not something to be recommended at the moment.
What is an essential...
Wearing drink bottles on your bum to save rainforests
Undies entrepreneur Brendan Lo doesn’t see himself as a smart arse, but his take on some old bit of wisdom is a bit cheeky.
Stories about "frogs":
Identifying endangered frogs made easy with new app
Australia’s first national frog count is underway and, with the aid of a new app, everyone can now join the battle to save one of the most threatened groups of animals on Earth.
Creating a frog habitat isn’t so hard…
Native frogs are returning to restored waterways around Rocky Creek Dam after just two years following a project led by Landcare members.
Mary Gardner: A few of my favourite things
Mary Gardner
One of my favourite things is meeting this frog. Her presence is a small sweet confirmation of the power without name. A tiny...
Are geckoes swallowing up native tree frogs?
Graham Truswell, Coorabell. It appears we have been invaded by an Asian gecko. The chattering noise, seemingly coming from nowhere inside our houses, confirms their presence
Local News
Cadwallader determined to win support for new water science team as part of Dunoon Dam campaign
Cr Cadwallader has taken advantage of a local government rule allowing councillors to reintroduce a failed motion without having to wait three months if they have the signed support of at least two other councillors.
Local News
More Byron COVID contact locations
The number of Byron 'venues of concern' associated with a confirmed case of COVID-19 from a worker on I’m a Celebrity … Get Me Out of Here! has increased.
Local News
Ring of steel called for as Byron and Tweed locked down – again
Aslan Shand - 5
Councillors and members of parliament from across the region are calling for greater restrictions on who can come to the Northern Rivers and other vulnerable regional areas from COVID hotspots in NSW.
Byron Echo
A matter of choice
I have chosen to receive a vaccination.
Others have chosen not to.
Unless we are living in some totalitarian state, that should be the end of...
