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Mental health explored at Ballina symposium
250 people attended the first free Community Mental Health Symposium last Thursday at Ballina RSL, with a range of expert speakers from various organisations explaining the dimensions of the problem and how best to move forward.
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Developer proposes light industrial in Federal
Tasteful, reasonable and useful? Or noisy, oversized and intrusive? This is the question at the heart of the debate over a light industrial development that has been proposed for the heart of Federal.
Natural probiotics for longevity
Victoria Cosford
For five years Roma’s been taking a 30ml shot of Katerina’s Gut Tonic every single day and she...
Bruns underground car park reconsidered
Byron Council’s decision to approve a controversial mixed-use development in Brunswick Heads that would include the town’s first underground car park could be overturned at this week’s meeting, with a group of councillors moving a rescission motion.
More wildlife please
When a wallaby loped across the dirt road, my heart leapt. It used to be common to spot wallabies...
NSW bans public display of Nazi symbol
In an historic moment a new law making it a criminal offence to knowingly display a Nazi symbol in public without a reasonable excuse, has passed NSW Parliament yesterday.
Singing songs of sorrow and resilience
Tucked away in a Mullumbimby music studio, a group of local musicians have been pouring their hearts out through song.
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NSW 2019 Ballina candidate policies
Echonetdaily has contacted all of the candidates for Ballina in the upcoming NSW election and have compiled their policies on a range of important issues.
NSW 2019 Ballina candidate profiles
In order of the ballot, the Ballina candidates are:
Keep Sydney Open’s James Wright
Thirty-six-year old year old radio broadcaster, filmmaker, futurist and father of three,...
Local News
Have your say on aged care facility in Kingscliff
The developers of new $150 million redevelopment ‘designed to meet the growing and evolving needs of seniors in the region’, are inviting Kingscliff residents to take part in community consultation.
Byron Echo
Fuel stolen from farmer
Aslan Shand - 0
The cost of fuel continues to be a major consideration in the budget, particularly in country areas where distances travelled are inevitably further for your average daily needs like accessing shops, schools and other activities.
Byron Echo
Developer proposes light industrial in Federal
Paul Bibby - 0
Tasteful, reasonable and useful? Or noisy, oversized and intrusive? This is the question at the heart of the debate over a light industrial development that has been proposed for the heart of Federal.
Local News
‘We’re back!’ Homecoming for The Channon market
Eve Jeffery - 0
The reverberations of the February and March floods reached far beyond things most people expected – one of those things was the state of Coronation Park at The Channon where every second Sunday of the month one of the biggest and best markets on the Far North Coast is held.
