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My own pandemic imaginations
Robert Podhajsky, Ocean Shores
Imagination is a powerful mechanism; I must admit I get unsettled with my own pandemic imaginations...
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Linen SHIFT project urgently needs new home
With a vision to disrupt the cycle of women’s homelessness, the Linen SHIFT project was born to provide unique individual support and education for at-risk women in a safe residential environment, but today they they have been forced to close.
Character test for PM without much
Over Easter I visited a friend who’s spent decades doing her best to protect old growth forests, preserve human connection with nature in the raw and help save our planet from the climate emergency.
Fundraiser for EB at the Beachy
At any given moment around 500,000 people, mostly children, live with Epidermolysis bullosa (EB) a group of rare medical conditions that result in easy blistering of the skin and mucous membranes.
Interview with Dan Willis
Dan Willis brings Best of British back to the Byron Comedy Festival. It was a sellout last year, with the audience confirming it as one of the favourite shows of the program. Dan is back – this time with Rory Lowe and John Flynn, and spoke with The Echo…
Vehicle sanitisation stations roll out
Enhanced safety measures for point to point transport such as taxis, hire and rideshare vehicles are being rolled out in Byron Bay, Ballina and Lismore with the opening of three free temporary vehicle sanitisation stations.
Waking up with a sick feeling in my gut
Horst Tietze, Mullumbimby
Thank you to Mandy Nolan for publishing her courageous account of growing up as a young woman...
Stories about "Leave Your Mark in the Park":
Lennox residents leave their mark in the park
Drawings by the Lennox Head community will be etched onto footpath pavers to be installed during the Ross Park upgrade later this year.
National News
Inspector condemns prisoner health services
In the forward to the Inspector of Custodial Services Report published last month, Fiona Rafter Inspector of Custodial Services says that the provision of health services to inmates in New South Wales custodial facilities is a complex and challenging responsibility.
National News
The importance of talking about ovaries
Brother and sister clothing designers Camilla Freeman-Topper and Marc Freeman are, were 11 and 13 respectively when their mother died of ovarian cancer.
Letters
Dead rats in the Byron bubble?
Poppa Veet Mayo, Main Arm
Am I the only one who can smell a dead rat in this bubble called the Byron Shire?
Hear it happened...
Byron Echo
Linen SHIFT project urgently needs new home
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With a vision to disrupt the cycle of women’s homelessness, the Linen SHIFT project was born to provide unique individual support and education for at-risk women in a safe residential environment, but today they they have been forced to close.