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The NT intervention laws that shape lives

This Sunday marks 19 years since the then Howard Government announced the Northern Territory Intervention laws – ‘The Intervention’ began with a media release by Mal Brough, Minister for Indigenous Affairs, on June 21, 2007.
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Local NewsTracey Whitby, Lismore Rainforest Botanic Garden - 0

Lismore Rainforest Botanic Gardens – where health grows

The Lismore Rainforest Botanic Gardens is a calm, quiet, soothing place to stroll, relax, and recharge. Be still and some of the one hundred species of birds will shyly share their beautiful haven with you.
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Call to end damaging native logging agreements

North East Forest Alliance (NEFA) is calling on the NSW state government to reassess the Wood Supply Agreements (WSA) that facilitate native forest in NSW’s state forests.
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Douglas Dickie retires after 51 years as firefighter

As the bagpipes let out their mournful melody approaching Wandana Brewing, Douglas Dickie was celebrated for his 51 years of service in fire brigades from Scotland to Australia.
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Local NewsAslan Shand - 0

Discovering Byron’s influence on Australian music

For a small regional area the Byron Shire and Northern Rivers have had an outsized impact on the culture and music in Australia.
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A bit of fun to raise some funds

Bobby Conn and Molly O’Neil, from Drover (either end) Paul Tansley from Stone & Wood (back) with Damian Farrell from Fletcher St Cottage pulling out his best Ray Charles moves. Join them and plenty of other performers at the 12th Festival of The Stone on Saturday, 20 June
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WAVE – I Have Friends Everywhere

The closing date for entries is in October, so this is a callout for all design artists, fashion innovators, culture initiators and wearable inventors.
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Stories about "lockdown":

Jingle all the way?

Byron Echo Richard Hil  - 0
Well, here we are: careering through the festive season in the wake of one of the most miserable years in living memory. Or was it?
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Storylines – An escape from reality

Storylines Paul Collis - 1
♦ Budgeram means story in Bundjalung language. I am a teacher. I teach at University Canberra, on Ngunnawal country, in ACT. This university went into ‘Lockdown’ about four...
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84 people in 7-day COVID lockdown in Byron Bay

Local News The Echo - 31
A new case of COVID-19 in Byron Bay has led to the lockdown of 84 people for seven days.
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Lockdowns impact restaurants/staff

Local News Eve Jeffery - 0
Reality shows would have us believe that there are cooks of all descriptions and experience, waiting to work in the fine dining industry, but it would appear they only gather in big cities and television studios.
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Covid Cassandra peers into the future

Byron Echo David Lovejoy - 40
As the COVID lockdowns draw to a close, there are still people who profess themselves unwilling to vaccinate under any circumstances, and who object to bearing any consequences that may arise.
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Zoran Radovanovic and son enter guilty pleas after sending region into lockdown

Local News Paul Bibby - 9
The father and son from Sydney's eastern suburbs who sent the region into lockdown by bringing COVID to Byron, have pleaded guilty to some of the charges against them.
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Lismore goes into lockdown at midnight

Local News The Echo - 1
The Lismore Local Government Area will go into lockdown at midnight 3 October for seven days.
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Local producer calls on ITV to cover business lockdown costs

Local News The Echo - 5
Local producer and director Tessa Hall has suggested that local businesses should tally their losses and send and invoice to ITV Studios Australia as they come out of lockdown.
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Byron and Tweed lockdown to end at midnight!

Local News Paul Bibby - 1
The lockdowns in the Byron and Tweed local government areas will end at midnight tonight, with no further cases having been detected in either area.
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Ring of steel called for as Byron and Tweed locked down – again

Local News Aslan Shand - 42
Councillors and members of parliament from across the region are calling for greater restrictions on who can come to the Northern Rivers and other vulnerable regional areas from COVID hotspots in NSW.
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Hemp industry given boost with development plan

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A Hemp Industry Development Plan has been announced by the NSW government, which promises 'to unlock new opportunities for NSW businesses and add value to the state's low-THC hemp industry, which is forecast to become a $100 million Australian industry by 2032'.
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Gambling harm recognised by Tweed Council, supported by Wesley Mission

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Faith-based, not-for-profit organisation providing community services in NSW, Wesley Mission, has welcomed Tweed Shire Council’s decision to publicly recognise the impact of gambling harm and advocate for stronger harm-minimisation measures.
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Winter Warmer fundraiser for homelessness

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The annual Winter Warmer Homelessness Relief campaign, hosted by Dharma Care, will return for 2026 with cabaret at Salt, Kingscliff, on Thursday 2 July, headlined by comedian Mandy Nolan, interactive performance artist The Space Cowboy and the Kinship Doobai Dancers, with a Welcome to Country from Aunty Jackie.
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Tweed Shire Council presents flood resilience series – part one

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Over the coming weeks, Tweed Shire Council will present a flood resilience series, which looks at how 'Tweed's story is different from the standard flood recovery narrative and what happened next'.
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