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A disappointed dog
It’s taken a whole week for my dog to read to page 21 in last week’s Echo. She’s been...
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Realistic, local agendas!
On Saturday 4 December we need to vote for people who focus on issues that can be controlled by...
Lismore airport supported by community?
I am writing in response to your article, ‘Lismore airport supported by community’.
First of all, the Lismore airport is...
Laurel Lodge open for community housing
North Coast Community Housing (NCCH) has officially opened 12 refurbished fit-for-purpose homes in the former Lismore Base Hospital accommodation known as Laurel Lodge.
COVID weekend summary: Aquarius and a new Tweed case
The Northern NSW Local Health District is encouraging residents and visitors to Byron Bay to get tested for COVID-19, after being notified of a number of confirmed cases in the area during the last week.
COVID update – Aquarius, Lismore sewage fragments and the South African variant
The Northern NSW Local Health District says there have been no new cases of COVID-19 reported in the 24 hours to 8pm 28 November, but, they are urging residents in the Lismore area to be alert for COVID-19 symptoms.
Telling girls they don’t like STEM halves their involvement at any age
Even children as young as six can develop ideas that girls don’t like computer science and engineering as much as boys – stereotypes that carry over into teenagerhood and contribute to gender gaps at university, according to a study published in PNAS.
Stories about "humpback":
Black bellied whale sighted at Ballina dubbed ‘Liquorice’
For years southern waters whale watchers have been keeping their eyes keen for Migaloo and his offspring, but just how many local cetacean enthusiasts...
Shark nets catch three whales in three days
The Human Society International (HSI) says that a third whale in as many days has been caught in Gold Coast shark nets. Rescuers were working to disentangle a whale caught at Surfers Paradise on Sunday morning
Byron Echo
Realistic, local agendas!
On Saturday 4 December we need to vote for people who focus on issues that can be controlled by Council. Candidates claiming they can,...
National News
Coal shame for Queensland and Australian
Local Whitsundays resident Paul Jukes took action this morning against the continued development of the Adani Carmichael Coal Mine.
Local News
Wilsons River flood peak and flooding not expected for Tweed, Rouse, Brunswick River catchments
The prediction provided by the Bureau of Meteorology expects that locals around the Wilsons River at Lismore will see the river peak this afternoon at 4.20m. However, ‘Flooding is no longer expected in the Tweed, Rouse, Brunswick River catchments.
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From 2007 to 2020, I lived in Byron Bay. I worked as a community-based coastal and marine researcher and writer. I wrote about this...
