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How full is that glass?
Cr Alan Hunter, Byron Shire Council
Council Staff recommend opposing the proposed changes in the Exempt
Development provisions to be considered...
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Why do we destroy what we love?
Nan Nicholson, The Channon
I have been an environmental activist for over 50 years (I started when I was a...
Comparissons
Gareth Smith, Byron Bay
Trade Minister Dan Tehan wants to refer China to the World Trade Organisation (WTO) because he...
Creative carbon capture
Desmond Bellamy – Special Projects Coordinator, PETA Australia, Byron Bay
Last week, the Australian government pledged half a billion dollars for ‘clean’...
Upside down river
Tim Harrington, Lennox Head
Letter contributor Richard White (letters 21/4/21) quite correctly identifies the Richmond River as an ‘upside down river’...
Thanks for Bob
Jo Faith, Newtown
I wish to thank The Echo for printing the article by Bob Morgan, First Nations academic. This...
Linnaeus Estate DA raises residents concerns
Community concern over the current development application (DA: 10.2021.170.1) for Linnaeus Estate in Broken Head has led to detailed analysis of the DA.
Stories about "indigo Evolution":
Council to take Indigo Evolution doof organisers to court
Organisers of the three-day Indigo Evolution New Year’s Eve Arts and Music Festival have been summonsed to appear in the NSW Land and Environment...
Indigo Evolution festival organisers threatened with court action
A planned three day music festival two hours from Byron Bay is in doubt after Richmond Valley Council obtained court orders prohibiting the event. Richmond Valley Council chief executive John Walker said the council had obtained NSW Land & Environment Court orders prohibiting the planned three day “Indigo Evolution New Year’s Eve Arts & Music Festival” from being held at Busbys Flat.
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Creative carbon capture
Desmond Bellamy – Special Projects Coordinator, PETA Australia, Byron Bay
Last week, the Australian government pledged half a billion dollars for ‘clean’ energy projects, including 264 million...
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Assange’s father to beg Biden for son’s freedom
John Shipton, father of detained WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, says he’ll return to the United States to ask President Joe Biden to drop legal action against his son.
Byron Echo
Linnaeus Estate DA raises residents concerns
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Community concern over the current development application (DA: 10.2021.170.1) for Linnaeus Estate in Broken Head has led to detailed analysis of the DA.
Byron Echo
Echo turns 35 and You are invited!
This year The Echo turns 35, and to celebrate this momentous anniversary they are putting on The Echo Community Awards – and everyone is invited!
