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Tibetan anniversary
May 23 marks 71 years since the Chinese Communist Party and the People's Liberation Army invaded and commenced the...
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More traffic disruption for Lennox Head
The traffic and parking woes of Lennox are going to get worse before they get better (maybe) with temporary diversions announced by Ballina Shire Council, which will be in place from Tuesday until December.
Will Morrison’s gas-led recovery delete the IPCC’s belief we need climate action now?
Most Australians know the news, or have had firsthand experiences themselves, of two years of floods, fires, coastal erosion, and storms, both here and overseas. In fact Australia has warmed on average by 1.44 ± 0.24 °C since national records began in 1910.
$17m in funds for work on crown lands in NSW
If you are involved in managing crown reserve land and facilities then now is the time to get that application in for a share of the $17 million that is available fro the 2022-3 funding round.
The protest vote
Uncanny that in this federal election, in Richmond as elsewhere, the freedom/protest vote parties just about all preference the...
Health
I heard on the radio this morning (1 May) that a man spent ‘a record 48 hours’ in a...
The Richmond conundrum
The forthcoming federal election presents the Richmond electorate as an interesting conundrum. I do not believe the current leaders...
Stories about "hazardous conditions":
Hazardous surf warning for Far North Coast
Surf Life Saving NSW issued a warning very early this morning as tropical cyclone Seth makes its way down the Australian coastline.
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Richmond candidates 2022: The Greens, Mandy Nolan
Mandy Nolan needs little introduction to most readers of The Echo, where she has a weekly column. She is a comedian and journalist running as a candidate for The Greens in the federal seat of Richmond.
Letters
The protest vote
Uncanny that in this federal election, in Richmond as elsewhere, the freedom/protest vote parties just about all preference the National or Liberal candidate. To...
Letters
Inflated Scomo
During his term, Scomo made plenty of decisions that helped lead us to the inflation we face today.
When he says we should not...
Letters
Our sitting member
The sitting member for Richmond, Labor’s Justine Elliott, is aptly named because, as far as I have seen, that’s all she’s done for the...
