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Calls for Minister to conduct ‘genuine’ consultation on Murwillumbah mega-school
The Murwillumbah community and SOS (Save Our Schools) are calling on the NSW Minister for Education, Sarah Mitchell to...
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Jailer Dutton
Paul Brecht, Evans Head
Peter Dutton, top jailer of poor refugees and kids, and now one very sick one, has spent...
Yes! Chupacabra fiesta
S Haslam
Chupacabra are coming up to their third birthday, and to celebrate all the ups and downs they are...
Three men stabbed in Goonellabah
Police say a man has been charged and will face court, while three men remain in hospital following an alleged stabbing yesterday.
Nerves
Tom Tabart, Former Byron Greens councillor
It seems that I may have touched a nerve in my attempt to give...
Dunoon Dam from a Rocky Creek perspective
R Musgrave, Rocky Creek
Here’s a simple question about the proposed new Dunoon Dam and some local observations from a long-time...
Cartoon of the week – 16 June, 2021
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Stories about "Ilona Harker":
Chandelier of the lost and broken to adorn Byron Community Centre
Two enterprising locals Ilona Harker and Victoria Spring have co-curated a community arts project that invites participants to create a quirky chandelier from donated, found and often broken trinkets.
Local News
Young animators shine on Ballina’s big screen
David Lowe - 1
A group of up and coming local indigenous animators were excited to see their first films on the big screen at Ballina Fair Cinemas on Tuesday night.
Local News
Nurses and midwives rally during Health Inquiry in Lismore
Nurses and midwives will be holding lunchtime rallies across the Northern Rivers calling for nurse-to-patient ratios and highlighting widespread issues being exposed at the rural health inquiry, which is due to hear submissions today in Lismore.
Byron Echo
‘Influencers’ – just another advertising platform…
Aslan Shand - 2
The question being asked by many consumers is 'are influencers genuinely promoting products that they like and believe in, or is it just more advertising?
Byron Echo
Professor Offord makes Queen’s Birthday Honours List
Ocean Shores resident and Emeritus Professor, Baden Offord, has been named on the Queen’s Birthday 2021 Honours List, ‘For distinguished service to tertiary education in the field of human rights, social justice, and cultural diversity’.
