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One million homes to provide affordable housing say The Greens
Local Greens candidate Mandy Nolan is looking to wrest the federal seat of Richmond from Labor to claim the balance of power in the next Federal government. To do it she needs a five per cent swing.
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Charges after cars damaged in police pursuit – Coffs Harbour
Police say a man has been charged following a pursuit, where a number of cars – including an unmarked police car – were sideswiped on the Mid-North Coast yesterday.
Northern NSW urged to stay vigilant ahead of severe weather
With the prediction for off-shore winds and an off-shore low in the north of the State this week, the Bureau of Meteorology has advised that storms may be on the way over the next few days.
Police call for busking ban, backed by Byron mayor
Have you noticed that the streets of Byron Bay have been a less tuneful and colourful place in the past week or so?
Taking care of shit
The proposal is to close Ocean Shores Sewage Treatment Plant (OS STP) and transfer its load to Brunswick Valley...
Gladys’ resignation
The entrenched corruption that tied senior politicians and police to notorious underworld figures in NSW for decades from the...
Oops!
Corruption, neither noble, nor unavoidable, nor the fault of the ICAC – the NSW premier messed up!
Our premier has...
Stories about "kayaking":
More tours for Byron’s sea kayak operators
Kayak tour operators in Byron are having to cancel approximately a third of tours due to unpredictable weather and shark sighting.
Man clinging to kayak for hours before rescue
ALS Lifeguards rescued a man who was found clinging to an overturned semi-submerged kayak off Tallow beach yesterday afternoon after his mate, who was wearing a lifejacket, swam to shore to raise the alarm.
Kayaker rescued off coast as boat sinks
A Gold Coast kayaker, who left Ballina on Sunday in an ambitious attempt to be the first to cross the Tasman solo, had to be rescued yesterday after his homemade craft began to sink.
Local News
Locals gathering to object to burning forests, plastic, foils, and tyres for energy at Condong sugar mill
Aslan Shand - 1
A public protest is taking place this Friday meet near the Condong sugar mill, north of Murwillumbah, at the big fig tree on Tweed Valley Way on Friday, 22 October at 10am to object to the burning of trees and ‘forest waste’ by Cape Byron Power to generate electricity at the Condong sugar mill.
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Looking for men with osteoarthritis of the knee
Pain from arthritis can be debilitating and ‘is the most frequent cause of disability among adults in the developed world,’ says Professor Stephen Myers from Southern Cross University (SCU).
Byron Echo
Teacher vax
Dear teachers and community members. I have recently received an email from within my school community that asks me to place my name on...
Byron Echo
Biz smashed by new COVID-19 regime
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It was proudly trumpeted as ‘Freedom Day’ by the State Government. But for much of the local business community in the Northern Rivers region, October 11 was anything but.
