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One river, many voices

It's the final week of Richmond RiverFest, with events from Ballina to Lismore, and the upper catchment to the coast.
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Byron EchoBasil Cameron, Goonengerry - 0

Restricted mobility

Our mobility choices are an expression of our freedom of movement. Yet, not everyone in our community is able...
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Cheaper school pool access proposed as Byron faces financial squeeze

Byron Shire’s schools could receive cheaper access to Council pools for swimming and water-safety programs under a proposal going before councillors on October 15.
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Lismore seeks feedback on waste rethink as disposal choices remain unresolved

Lismore residents are being asked to comment on a revised waste strategy as Council works towards diverting rubbish from landfill while leaving its long-term disposal options unresolved.
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New koala strategy leaves local priorities to later implementation plan

Northern Rivers residents are being invited to help shape a new NSW koala conservation strategy, with specific local actions and investment priorities to be detailed in a separate implementation plan.
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Byron EchoSarah Ndiaye, Mayor, Byron Shire Council - 0

Deputy mayor

I read Asren Pugh’s and Pam Brook’s letters regarding the deputy mayor decision. If my comments in the chamber...
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Old Ways New Ways exhibition open in Lismore

A group exhibition, Old Ways <> New Ways, is now open at Elevator ARI, 3 Rural Street, Lismore as part of The Returning’s Indigenous Artist Residency.
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‘Coal mines are writing the laws’

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The Minns government has announced it will bypass the independent planning process and legislate an increase in coal production at MACH Energy's Mount Pleasant mine, following the landmark High Court decision that found the mine's expansion approval was invalid because the climate pollution from exported coal had not been properly considered.
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Pell freed in unanimous decision

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‘Judgment has been delivered in Pell v The Queen’ – this in a tweet from the High Court of Australia just after 10am this...
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Court to rule on asylum seeker detention

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The High Court will hand down its decision on a legal challenge to the government's detention of 157 asylum seekers on a customs boat for a month.
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High Court to hear boat standoff case

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Federal government powers to remove asylum seekers from outside territorial waters and send them to other countries will be tested in the High Court.
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Bikie laws go to the High Court

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A group representing 17 bikie gangs will take their battle against Queensland's anti-bikie laws to the High Court on Tuesday.
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‘Coal mines are writing the laws’

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The Minns government has announced it will bypass the independent planning process and legislate an increase in coal production at MACH Energy's Mount Pleasant mine, following the landmark High Court decision that found the mine's expansion approval was invalid because the climate pollution from exported coal had not been properly considered.
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BBFF Young Australian Filmmaker of the Year

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Melbourne writer-director Jake James Whitford has been named the 2026 Young Australian Filmmaker of the Year at the Byron Bay International Film Festival (BBFF), for his short film 'The Squatters and the Fairy Princess'.
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Two men charged following alleged robbery

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Two men have been charged following an alleged robbery in Casino last week.
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Free Musicland talk in Byron

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Local author Tricia Shantz will be talking about a seminal time and place in her new book Musicland: When the Music Came to Byron 1970–1995 at the Byron Bay Library on Thursday, 29 October at 3pm.
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