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Police arrest 32 in protests across the state
Police say they have prevented the mass gathering of people in various locations across NSW, arresting 32 people and issuing 265 Penalty Infringement Notices in a coordinated and mobile response to planned protest activity.
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Berry bright future
At 25, Sarah Montgomery has her feet planted firmly on the ground and her hands deep in the soil....
Cartoon of the week – 15 September, 2021
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Puritanical wellness
I am getting a little tired of the sweeping statements trotted out about the ‘allopathic medical establishment’ and its...
Cabarita Spirits – home of Soltera Rum
S Haslam
How small-scale and personal do you need to get before you can be called a truly artisanal and...
NRPP transparency questioned over controversial Evans Head Iron Gates development
Concerns have been raised over the transparency of the process of the Northern Rivers Planning Panel (NRPP), by which it reached a decision, in relation to the Iron Gates development in Evans Head, to ‘accept the amendment of the application under Clause 55 of the Environmental Planning & Assessment Regulations 2000’.
Comedic paranoia
Despite Peter Olsen’s limitless comedic ability, perhaps it’s time for The Echo to curtail his paranoid multi conspiracy theories...
Stories about "Meet Make Create":
Kids’ parties: not just ‘beer and skittles’
‘Children’s birthday parties are an integral part of their memories when they grow up, but can be stressful for the hosting parent at the time,’ says Nikki, who has some very good ideas.
Local News
COVID update – sewage detection in East and South Lismore and Byron Bay
Northern NSW Local Health District is urging people in the Lismore City and Byron Bay areas to get tested for COVID-19, after fragments of the virus were detected in samples from the East Lismore, South Lismore and Byron Bay sewage treatment plants.
Letters
The old slouch hat
‘This is my favourite,’ we say
espite the painfully obvious fact
that we all, from time to time
enjoy a wide variety of hats.
Jon Summers, Suffolk Park
Byron Echo
The year 2000
I must answer David Heilpern. Remember 2000, how the computers were all to fail on NYE? How could so many get it so wrong?
Why...
