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Is population growth the real reason for the Dunoon Dam push?
It’s very clear that the State government’s push for population growth is the main driving force behind the proposed revisit of the Dunoon Dam
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South East Queensland lockdown continues for another five days
Queensland Health has issued a statement that says the current lockdown in South East Queensland will continue for another five days as a precaution following new cases in the state.
Medical government
Peter Olson, Goonengerry
The United Nations Declaration of Human Rights, Article 20: ‘Everyone has the right to peaceful assembly and association’....
Editorial – Local leadership vacuum
The delays in holding Council elections are frustrating, the more so because what we have seen during the long period since the last vote has been an experiment in governing by the zen method of no government.
Joyride tears up Chinderah golf course fairway
Police say that three youths were caught joyriding on golf club vehicles at Chinderah late last Friday evening.
Are you a mycophile or a mycophobe?
Considering we have such a reputation for clean, green, environmentally responsible farming of nutrient rich food, it’s surprising that...
OPINION: Australia’s COVID-19 fantasy could’ve been real
Getting too caught up in the details can mean that we are distracted, says political commentator Andrew Street – we need to step back to ask the bigger question of why we’re at this point at all.
Stories about "Jenny Wynter":
A roundup of cultural events in the Byron Shire and beyond for the week starting September 27th
Brunswick Nature Sculpture Walk
Brunswick Heads | Free
No matter how much of a sceptic you are, it’s without a doubt that the planet is in...
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Woman rescued after falling into Emigrant Creek – Ballina
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Last night (Wednesday, 4 August) at around 9pm a woman required rescuing after falling into Emigrant Creek.
Byron Echo
Mullum rabbit holes
John Millard, Mullumbimby (on the road)
How ironic. While the conspiracy-science-deniers of Mullumbimby are refusing to respect the well-founded health protection requirements against COVID, far away...
Byron Echo
IPC fails at reducing emissions: report
A NSW planning commission tasked with assessing large fossil fuel projects has been found to have ‘comprehensively failed’ in mitigating greenhouse emissions, according to a report published by Griffith University Emeritus Professor Ian Lowe.
Local News
Will Bluesfest be rescheduled again?
It might not be until October but the question of whether Bluesfest will go ahead this time is once again being asked.
