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Koalas
Don’t rely on any regime to save anything that’s endangered because their mates the miners and developers pay them...
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She’s back! Nolan to run for Richmond in 2025
In what may turn out to be Australia’s longest election campaign, and with barely a moment to come up for air, 2022 Greens candidate Mandy Nolan has announced that she will run again as the candidate for the seat of Richmond at the next federal election.
Cinema: Luku Ngärra: The Law of the Land
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l8KTk2-4uNM
After two sold out screenings in Byron Bay, back in March, local filmmaker Sinem Saban is bringing her film Luku...
Coastal ecosystems key GHG sinks
The ability of coastal ecosystems to absorb and release greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) as part of the world’s GHG budget has demonstrated that the majority are a net greenhouse gas sink.
Voice. Let’s get real
Let’s get real. If we are to rewrite history to make right, there is some mighty righting to do,...
Byron Council seeking $200m to complete flood infrastructure repairs
Byron Shire Council says it is submitting 42 separate funding applications to the State and Federal Governments via Transport for NSW (TfNSW) to cover repair and reconstruction costs in the realm of $200 million, as reconstruction continues following the 2022 floods.
Casino Cup Day forced to relocate due to unsafe track
Organisers of Beef Week Cup Day in Casino have been forced to move the event to Lismore after it was found that the Casino Racetrack was unsafe.
Stories about "Gonski Bus":
Gonski bus to visit Kingscliff and Lismore
The Gonski Bus, which promotes needs-based funding to schools, will be visiting Kingscliff today and Lismore tomorrow to show support for to a union campaign to get the Federal Government to commit to Gonski funding.
Byron Echo
Posturing politicians
While Greens in the Senate endure the irony of being pilloried by the government for speaking passionately about social justice and housing, Patricia Warren’s...
Local News
National Reconciliation Week starts tomorrow
National Reconciliation Week (NRW) is a time for all Australians to learn about our shared histories, cultures, and achievements, and to explore how each of us can contribute to achieving reconciliation in Australia.
Byron Echo
Thank you from the top of our heads to the bottom of our well-dressed feet
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Saturday's annual Bell & Ford vintage clothes garage sale fundraiser for the SHIFT Project was an incredible success with $36,500 being raised at the Byron Surf Club – this year’s effort was up about $7,500 on the last event.
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Labor Government committed to the demerger of Murwillumbah Education Campus
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The significant issue of a merger of several Murwillumbah schools has been ongoing since 2020 when the then State Government announced via Sarah Mitchell MP that four public schools would be amalgamated into a single Kindergarten to Year 12 campus at Murwillumbah High.
