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Mullum, Maidan, Minsk
Re Simon Alderton’s letter in last week’s Echo (25 Sept). Can we all agree that The Echo is a...
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Crossword solver’s guide 2 – Stephen Clarke’s Crossword #23
After some feedback from Echo crosssword solvers that our puzzles are a bit on the difficult side, we have prepared some...
Chinny Charge
In response to Bruce Robinson‘s letter regarding the Chincogan Charge. As everyone is aware we had the Chinny Charge...
What the world needs now is… more poets
How are you feeling? This might seem an odd way to start a column, but I didn’t want to jump into heady analysis and commentary about the daily shitshow without acknowledging that many of us are feeling totally overwhelmed right now.
Byron Chamber wins at NR Business Awards
Congratulations to The Byron Bay Chamber of Commerce (BBCC), who have won the ‘Outstanding Local Chamber’ award at the Northern Rivers Business Awards, held over the weekend.
Editorial – Who’s new in Byron’s local gov’t zoo?
Congratulations to the newly elected Byron Council for 2024–28!
Use housing pods for key workers like police, says Ballina mayor
Wollongbar’s temporary emergency housing village for Northern Rivers 2022 disaster survivors would best be decommissioned and the pods used to house police instead, reelected Ballina Mayor Sharon Cadwallader says.
Stories about "koala":
Geoff Cousins to speak of koalas’ plight at luncheon
Can you imagine life in the Northern Rivers without koalas?
Pottsville and Tweed Shire residents show up to save their koalas
The proposal for a luxury caravan development saw locals at a Land and Environment Court conciliation meeting as they rally to save their koalas.
Preview screening of The Koalas at Federal Hall this Sunday
An insight into the lives of koalas is taking place this Sunday with the preview screening of The Koalas at Federal Hall.
Release of first koala to take part in vaccine trial
Currumbin Wildlife Hospital has officially released ‘Anne Chovee’, the first wild Gold Coast koala to take part in its chlamydia vaccine program.
Koala chlamydia and Wildlife Hospital funding boost for Northern Rivers
As the pressure mounts from the NSW Labor state government to increase the amount and density of housing, and as a result increase the population, across the Northern Rivers the impact on wildlife will continue to grow.
Weed exit and smiley koalas get support
Weed and smiley koalas were on the minds of Tweed Shire Councillors and staff at last week’s council meeting.
Koala logging moratorium great first step
The NSW government has agreed to put 106 koala hubs contained within the proposed area for the Great Koala National Park under protection until the establishment of the park in order to prevent logging of these key koala habitats.
Lismore Council looking at the future of Monaltrie koalas
A staff report on a rezoning planning proposal for land around koala habitat at Durheim Road, Monaltrie Lane and Wyrallah Road in Monaltrie, came before councillors at last night’s monthly meeting of Lismore Council.
Planting trees is critical for the survival of koalas
Koalas and their health and habitat have been in the news more than ever in recent months and the word is starting to get out that they need our help.
Are we logging koalas to extinction?
The North East Forest Alliance is calling on people to take action to protect one of the most important Koala habitats on the Richmond River Lowlands in response to the Forestry Corporation commencing logging in Braemar State Forest – south of Casino.
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Negative gearing
After insisting since 2019 that it would not revisit changes to negative gearing for multiple investment properties, the Albanese government has reopened the door....
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Max Chandler-Mather
Have the federal Greens of late completely lost the plot? Has the election of certain new members to the House of Reps (with Labor...
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$1 million boost for women’s surfing announced
Surfing Australia says it's stoked to announce that the organisation has been awarded $1 million in federal funding for the 'New Wave of Female Boardriders' project. This grant, delivered over the next three years, is intended to make surfing more accessible to women and girls across the country.
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Vale Philip Shine
Born in Sydney in 1952 to Ronald and Judith, Philip Shine was an Air Force brat.
