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Comment – National Party encumbrance a problem for Liberals in NSW too
There is no shortage of NSW Liberal MPs out in the media warning they could be next to fall in the push from independent candidates that saw a massive shake up of politics in Australia last weekend.
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Tibetan anniversary
May 23 marks 71 years since the Chinese Communist Party and the People's Liberation Army invaded and commenced the...
Give up your fire
Mandy Nolan’s article (4 May) suggesting (among other things) we try to avoid heating to reduce emissions is sensible.
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2022 Environmental Citizen of the Year Awards
Two local groups have been nominated for the he Environmental Citizen of the Year Awards, an initiative of The Australia Day Council of NSW in partnership with Return and Earn.
Vote Green
In response to John Jennings, Numinbah (12 May), ‘Who shall I vote for?’ Simple answer – The Greens. From...
Harm Labor
Much as I respect Richard Jones’ opinions on many things, I can’t agree with his conclusion last week (‘Election...
Passports
I have been subscribing to The Echo since my daughter moved to Mullumbimby late last year and I visited...
Stories about "Kate Bush":
Heathcliff, it’s me, I’m Cathy – I’m in Lismore
Almost 40 Cathys took to the turf in Spinks Park Lismore yesterday for the yearly flaunting of the flaming red dress in the annual Most Wuthering Heights Day Ever event.
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Up to five times the average rainfall during 2022 in some areas says BOM
Aslan Shand - 1
The formal record of the extreme rainfall and flooding was released today by the Bureau of Meteorology with some areas of south-east Queensland and north-east New South Wales having five times their monthly average of rain.
Local News
Recognising 50 years of police service
When John 'Jack' Keough moved to Byron Bay police station in 1982 there was still a station sheep that kept the grass down and goats still roamed Cape Byron. Sargent Keough began his career in policing in 1972 when he walked into the Redfern Academy to join the police force.
Byron Echo
The postal vote that never arrived
Eve Jeffery - 4
At 91, there are many things that you can no longer do, but one of the things you still can do is have your voice heard in an election – but not for at least one Byron Shire resident.
Byron Echo
Vale big Jez, Mullum troubadour
The Mullumbimby community lost one of the founding fathers of its counter culture last Thursday, when Graham Chambers, better known as Jerry De Munga, passed away at his home with the love and care of wife Chrissy, family and close friends.