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Sowing the seed for a connected, local food chain
Lisa Machin
If you’ve ever been to the New Brighton or Mullum Farmers Markets you’d be forgiven if you thought...
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Ballina cleans up!
Clean Up Australia Day was a great success in Ballina, with the beach clean up event organised by Ballina Coastcare yesterday attracting twenty volunteers.
Nimbin medicinal cannabis event, March 27
Two experienced medical cannabis doctors and a retired magistrate who is passionate about changing the drug driving rules will take part in the MEDICAN gathering in Nimbin.
Suffolk Park residents pressure councillors over pump track
Councillors, Michael Lyon and Jeanette Martin, met Suffolk Park residents on Saturday to hear concerns around the proposed pump bike track, which is slated for the Linda Vidler park.
Taxpayers paying through the nose for the destruction of Casino to Murwillumbah train line
Louise Doran, Ocean Shores
On 14 January, 2015 The Echo comment ‘Railroaded’ quoted Don Page’s (Nationals then MP for Ballina) 2004...
Spring into Scavenge in Lismore this Saturday
Different, fun and rewarding are some of the words used to describe what's going to unfold in Lismore this weekend.
Byron carjacker and stolen vehicle still not found
Police say that a man carjacked a 17-year-old in Byron Bay just before midnight on Friday.
Stories about "heliport":
Byron council rejects heliport at Tyagarah
Byron Shire Council resolved last Thursday that it ‘does not support and thus removes any reference to commercial helicopter operations or activities operating at Tyagarah Airfield, including construction of a heliport’.
The Good Life
The moveable feast
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David Lowe
There’s never been a better time to revisit the classic picnic and its many variants.
With many venues moving to focus on outdoor dining...
The Good Life
Have you been to Oma yet?
Oma is the newest food and wine bar in Byron Bay, established by the team at Three Blue Ducks. It has replaced the old...
Political Comment
Where does a lack of empathy lead us?
Democracy, as a concept and a form of governance, was first introduced by the Greeks around 507 BC.
Local News
A Lego load of fun on the Gold Coast
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A place for water dragons to thrive was the theme of a construction competition at Southern Cross University (SCU) yesterday. The tricky part was making the build with Lego.
