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It’s National Homelessness Week
In Australia there are over 116,000 people experiencing homelessness on any given night. Homelessness Week aims to raise awareness of the impact of homelessness on Australia via national and local community events
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To kill all Jews? No…
Subhi Awad, Mullumbimby
With respect to Wakil and Macklin (Letters, 21 July) the assertion that the Palestinian resistance wants to kill...
A disappointing limbo? Byron candidates on delayed council elections
Mr Dey, incumbent Mr Lyon and four other mayoral candidates were already busy campaigning for the top spot when NSW Local Government Minister Shelly Hancock delayed the election for a second time.
Bumbling Berejiklian
Keith Duncan, Pimlico
The chooks have certainly come home to roost for the corruption riddled NSW government and ‘our’ scandal plagued...
Riverland Wine: A hidden gem
Julz Recsei*
As I navigate the vast world of wine, I am constantly looking for something new and I found...
Storylines: Growing hope
Hope is a fragile thing in 2021. With the current pandemic and the uncertainty in so many aspects of life, our hope is being shadowed by fear. It is profoundly affecting our humanity.
Staged rollout change for large OS DA
Plans by a developer to change the staged rollout for a large Ocean Shores subdivision, and nine dwellings on 11 and 13 Warrambool Rd and 9 Bian Crt, Ocean Shores, are now on exhibition on Council’s website.
Stories about "Main Arm Rural Residents Association (MARRA)":
Resident groups split over unauthorised dwelling policy
With Council extending public submissions by one week for landowners to respond to the draft Unauthorised Dwelling Policy, resident groups appear to be divided on the issue.
How to reply to Council’s draft Unauthorised Dwelling Policy?
With Council’s draft Unauthorised Dwelling Policy causing alarm and stress within the hinterland community, the Main Arm Residents Association (MARRA) have authored a guide to help residents lodge a submission. But remember this policy also applies to urban areas.
Unauthorised development – what is Council’s liability and where is the balance?
Further to Council’s aggressive plans to pursue unauthorised development in the Shire’s hinterland, The Echo spoke to Professor John Sheehan, a leading expert on property rights, who explained the issues that both Council and landowners face with regards to development and compliance.
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Joyride tears up Chinderah golf course fairway
Police say that three youths were caught joyriding on golf club vehicles at Chinderah late last Friday evening.
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SE Queensland’s lockdown and local schools
Eve Jeffery - 0
The South East Queensland three day lockdown, from 4pm Saturday 31 July to 4pm Tuesday 3 August 2021 will have implications on school in...
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The great Ballina Library book sale
This Friday and Saturday will see book lovers dreams materialise in Ballina when the library holds their Library Collection Overhaul and Book Sale.
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Break and Enter at Cinemas in Byron Bay
Police say that shortly after 4.20am, yesterday, Sunday August 1 a youth forced open
one of the steel gates of the Palace Cinemas Byron Bay.
