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Swivel by name, drivel by nature
The lack of authenticity of Byron Councillor, Mark Swivel, does not come as a surprise from this side of...
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Ahana Candles
Victoria Cosford
Many years ago, Marianni had a dream in which a golden liquid was pouring over her hands. She...
Dr Philip Nitschke to visit Lismore
Controversial founder and director of the pro-euthanasia group Exit International, Dr Philip Nitschke will hold a free public meeting on NSW’s new Voluntary Assisted Dying Act at the Lismore Workers Club on Saturday.
Trove runs out of funding in June. How will the loss of the service affect Australian and Pacific research?
Most of Trove’s 22 million annual page visits come from members of the public: family historians, students, and general browsers interested in the six billion records it houses. But over the past 14 years, the archive has also become a crucial resource for academic work.
Indigenous cricketers go head-to-head
Regional teams came together at Ballina’s Fripp Oval for an Indigenous cricket challenge carnival on January 26, last week.
The...
Environment law fails to protect threatened species
A University of Queensland finding says that the federal environmental laws are failing to mitigate against Australia’s extinction crisis.
Duck Creek Mountain Bike Park reopens
Just off the road between Alstonville and Ballina, the spectacular Duck Creek Mountain Bike Park has re-opened, bigger and better, after an injection of funding and lots of hard work from dedicated volunteers.
Stories about "Grant":
Grant for flood-affected small businesses and NFPs
Flood-impacted small business owners and not-for-profits in the Northern Rivers can now apply for the $10,000 Small Business Northern Flood Grant to help with rent, wages, government fees and other business costs.
Scouts upscale mental health support
Scouts NSW has received $49,890 as part of the 2020 CommBank Bushfire Recovery grant scheme.
ISTAT Foundation $36k grant to rescue chopper
The increased pressures faced by the Westpac Rescue Helicopter Service both operationally and financially has been recognised by an international aviation body resulting in a financial grant towards the Services activities.
New home for Triumph the koala
We love all koalas but there is a very special boy that has won the hearts of wildlife carers and now a $5,000 community grant has helped Friends of the Koala (FOK) build a permanent home for this wonderful lad.
Letters
Land values rise
Your cover story on 25 January claims that land valuation rises could herald increases in Council rates. This is potentially misleading. A council’s total...
Local News
Go Thistles!
Lismore Thistles Soccer Club has launched the Thistles Acceleration Program, in the process becoming the city’s only player development academy.
Byron Echo
Pothole protest gets immediate results
Psst: want to get Council staff to do something about the appalling state of roads in your neighbourhood?
Organise a protest outside Mullum’s Council Chambers!
By...
Entertainment News
What’s Love Got to Do with It?
Art imitates life in What’s Love Got to Do with It? a 2022 British romantic comedy-drama film directed by Shekhar Kapur, from a screenplay by Jemima Khan.
The precis reads: ‘Set between London and Lahore, a filmmaker documents her childhood friend and neighbour’s arranged marriage to a bride from Pakistan.’
