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Bundjalung host Byron Shire Survival Day
Main Beach Park in Cavanbah – Byron Bay, was the place where both Indigenous and non-Indigenous people gathered yesterday to celebrate the longest-living culture in the world – people who are now living on unceded land.
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What’s next for Ballina? Mayor Sharon Cadwallader’s view
This is part two of an in-depth interview with Ballina's Mayor Sharon Cadwallader. The first part examined what's happened since she was elected in 2022. The Echo also asked Cr Cadwallader what she sees coming along the road for Ballina in 2023, and beyond.
Shroom Bros
Two pieces of delightful trivia about Shroom Brothers’ Andrew Mohanu: the Romanian town where he was born was about...
Kim Cheshire brings home a Golden Guitar
At a country star-studded event on Saturday evening in Tamworth, local artist Kim Cheshire ascended the stairs of the Tamworth Regional Entertainment Centre to take the Golden Guitar for Alt Country Album of the Year – Looks Like Heaven.
Lismore hospital works completed
The final stage of the Lismore Base Hospital redevelopment is now complete, says the NSW Liberals and Nationals government.
Protecting remnant Gondwana species at Grandpa’s Scrub today
Community and experts are uniting this afternoon to protect what they say is remnant Gondwana species at Grandpa’s Scrub.
Call for NRRC to intervene in housing market to ensure fair housing outcomes for flood victims
Around 50 people gathered outside the Northern Rivers Reconstruction Corporation’s office in Lismore this morning to call for action for flood victims.
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Art event draws them in droves
The Dynamic Drawing exhibition/art event at Kulchajam last weekend saw over 400 people at the venue to view the work of 75 drawers showcasing 180 works.
Local, fresh and fabulous
Five chefs, five courses and a 100-mile radius. That was the recipe for Thursday night's locavore degustation dinner at Byron Bay's Kulchajam.
Food co-op celebrates first year with degustation dinner
The region’s only 100 per cent volunteer-run food co-operative, CO*OP Kulcha, celebrates a year of operation and co-operation this week with a ‘food lovers’ degustation and a day of information, music and fine food.
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Ballina’s Citizens of the Year announced
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Ballina Shire Council announced its Australia Day Awards yesterday at the Lennox Head Cultural Centre. The awards were presented by Sandra Jackson and netballer Liz Ellis, with music by Katie Rutledge and Levi Maxwell. The event was also livestreamed.
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Lismore City Council’s awards ceremony
Sophia Watt was named Lismore City Council’s 2023 Citizen of the Year at an awards ceremony held at the Goonellabah Sports & Aquatic Centre yesterday.
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Police find body of missing Elanora woman
Detectives attached to taskforce Victor Arum investigating the disappearance of 61-year-old Elanora woman Wendy Sleeman have recovered a body and vehicle at Wilston on Brisbane’s inner north yesterday.
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Tweed Council celebrates citizens new and old
Yesterday Tweed Shire Council celebrated members of the community, old and new, with an award ceremony. The Citizen of the Year award went to refugee advocate Joan Henderson of Urliup.
