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Byron Bay Surf Festival
Surfers, beach lovers, water people – owing to COVID- related complications, the 2022 Byron Bay Surf Festival has moved...
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Concerns over future of Murwillumbah Hospital
Northern NSW Local Health District have sought to reassure locals that facilities won't be downgraded or closed at Murwillumbah Hospital when the controversial new Tweed Valley Hospital in Cudgen near Kingscliff opens in 2023.
Finding the fine art
Bangalow Fine Art are boutique art dealers and valuers who hold quarterly online exhibitions of interesting and important pieces...
Flood on Prince Street
It seems that the strongest impediment to the Prince Street temporary housing is the addition of fill to the...
Evans Head, Iron Gates DA public planning meeting coming
The current development application (DA) for the flood and bushfire-prone site of the Evans Head, Iron Gates development will go before the Northern Rivers Planning Panel (NRPP) on 30 August.
Power of the people
Katherine (Letters, 3 August) asked ‘can the power of the people compete...’?
The answer is in the recent federal election:...
Local pasta, sauces, eggs and custard!
Victoria Cosford
There’s a steady stream of customers at Jodie’s stall. Regulars by the looks of it, most unclipping their...
Stories about "Liberals":
This is how to extinct koalas
The Koala Wars erupted between the National and Liberal parties last September. While the Nationals are claiming victory over the Liberals, it is the loggers that have prevailed over koalas and local councils.
Time for tempers to cool? Greens MP calls for climate change truce
The Greens state member for Ballina wants mainstream society to give conservatives on climate change another chance.
Ten years of missed opportunities
How to sum up this decade of politics in Australia? Numbers-wise, we had six prime ministers (counting Kevin twice), three National Party leaders, ten budgets, seven environment ministers, two apologies, one plebiscite and a Herculean-load of hubris.
Labor v the coalition on climate change
Private polling carried out for both Labor and the Liberals, as well as environmental groups, shows climate change is a major concern for voters.
Byron Echo
Finding the fine art
Bangalow Fine Art are boutique art dealers and valuers who hold quarterly online exhibitions of interesting and important pieces of Australian and international art.
The...
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Mirabelle’s game
A magical quest is taking place in Lismore Quad from August 15–23. Deep underground, right beneath the town (and unknown to the human inhabitants...
The Good Life
Local pasta, sauces, eggs and custard!
Victoria Cosford
There’s a steady stream of customers at Jodie’s stall. Regulars by the looks of it, most unclipping their plastic containers – 100 per...
The Good Life
Halcyon House and Paper Daisy
Simon Haslam
A stylish boutique beachfront hotel with bespoke rooms, its own day spa, a beautiful pool and a laidback but upmarket restaurant, with an...
