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Tripling water harvesting may leave local communities dry
The NSW government was looking to do catchment by catchment analysis to determine the risk to local water supply and rivers from the new rules on water harvesting rights.
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Election 2022
As we edge closer to the federal election, Australia, like most advanced middle-ranking economies is facing some headwind challenges...
Richmond candidates strut their stuff
With the federal election looming Saturday, candidates put themselves before the public at the Echo/BayFM ‘Meet the Candidates’ on Monday night in Byron. All candidates were present, except ‘ghost’ One Nation candidate, Tracey Bell-Henselin.
Editorial – E-con-oh-my
If there’s one thing that the LNP lays claim to, above all else, it is the assertion that they are the better managers of the economy. But what does this bold claim actually mean?
The shock of Lismore
As two Bendigoians, visiting Northern NSW over the past ten days, we quite expected to see flood damage in...
Cost of living and taxes
Why is there so much interest in stats and percentages? How does the average house price or rent translate...
Multi-agency search continues for missing man
NSW Police say a search is continuing this morning for a man who went missing in a creek overnight.
Stories about "George the Snakeman":
Byron snake catcher racks up 10,000 serpents
When George Ellis rescued a carpet python from the road and tucked it inside his jacket in 1996, he never imagined he would wrangle thousands of highly venomous reptiles and respond to 10,000 phone calls for assistance.
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SCU to house temporary accommodation for flood-affected residents
Temporary homes will be located at Southern Cross University (SCU) Lismore Campus as part of the NSW government's program to provide 800 temporary housing options for flood-affected people.
Byron Echo
Secret agreements and done deals
Government and Byron Council refuse to explain details around temporary accommodation plans
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Sue Higginson MLC: a woman on a mission
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Local mother, grandmother, partner, activist, farmer, and lawyer, Sue Higginson, can now add NSW MLC Senator to her list of hyphenates.
Byron Echo
One Nation ‘ghost’ haunting Richmond
Less than a week out from the election, mystery surrounds the One Nation candidate and her connection to the electorate.
