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Growing number of dogs
Thanks to Alison Drover for her informative article in last week’s Echo regarding the growing number of dogs in...
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Councillors
I wanted to give credit where it is due and thank the editor for the preferences article, which I...
Pryce Allsop seeks reelection for Tweed Council
Cr Pryce Allsop was a Conservative member of the previous Tweed Shire Council and hails from Murwillumbah.
Want to make your own nest box and help with bushfire recovery on Friday?
Conservation Volunteers Australia are running a nest-building workshop in one of Australia’s most biodiverse hotspots, the Nightcap Range, ‘to create homes and hope for wildlife’.
NSW public schools to strike December 7
The president of the NSW Teachers Federation announced on Saturday morning that NSW public school teachers and principals will go on strike one day next week.
Govt delays action on holiday letting
The desperately-needed 90-day cap on un-hosted holiday letting promised to Byron locals by the State Government has become ensnared in a web of departmental obstructions and delays.
Outgoing Ballina independent speaks out against Dunoon Dam campaign
Outgoing independent Cr Sharon Parry has seldom contacted The Echo during her time on the council but says she felt honour bound this week.
Stories about "infodemic":
The pressures of an‘infodemic’
One pandemic is more than enough to deal with, but brace yourself, because the World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General, Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyes, says we are fighting two: COVID-19 and an ‘infodemic’.
Byron Echo
Responsible dog owner
I read with interest Alison Drover’s article on dog management and the follow up letters last week, and I couldn’t agree more.
I am indifferent...
Byron Echo
Dogs need control
I agree with Alison Drover’s recent article and her final line ‘wildlife needs more love, and our dog owners need a tighter lead’.
But the...
Local News
COVID update December 3: One new case and advice for international travellers
One new case of COVID-19 was reported for Northern NSW Local Health District (NNSWLHD) in the 24 hours to 8pm 2 December.
Northern NSW Local...
Byron LGA
Last mayoral candidates Q and A: are you a landlord?
Here at The Echo we have seen and heard the word ‘housing’ come up time and again throughout the local government election campaign period, whether it’s from candidates or other voters.
