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West Byron flooding
All east coast communities are now daily regularly warned by the ABC radio/TV, by the Bureau of Meteorology, to...
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NSW Government fails to listen to community on native forest logging
NSW Greens MP Sue Higginson says the NSW Government response to the 21 thousand signatories on a petition to end native forest logging has failed to recognise the considered calls for a transition plan that makes economic and ecological sense.
People with disability twice as likely to be victims of violent crime
A report released today by the NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research (BOCSAR) has found that 17 per cent of people accessing a core disability support were victims of a recorded crime in NSW between 2014-2018
Time is up for business as usual on biodiversity
The North Coast Environment Council says it’s about time we had a Prime Minister who understands there is a biodiversity crisis and who is prepared to make a public global commitment to reversing biodiversity loss.
Interview with Lisa Cowan, founder and executive producer of Art Byron
Love or fear and the Art of Byron
The inaugural art gathering for Art Byron has been waiting for two...
Body of missing swimmer found at Chinderah
NSW Police say the body of a man believed to be that of a missing swimmer has been located following a wide-scale search yesterday.
Double demerit warning from police
Police are encouraging road users to take care while travelling on NSW roads, ahead of the National Day of Mourning for Queen Elizabeth II and the start of the September school holidays.
Stories about "Middle East":
Behind the propaganda of war in the Middle East
Richard Hil joins forces with a former US marine and journalist to examine the human cost behind the propaganda of war in the Middle East.
Byron Echo
Odd row of lights
Just following up the letter from Sarah Smith in the August 31 issue. It was a Starlink satellite train. My webcam captured the scene.
Michael...
Articles & Columns
Trampling of the graves of the murdered: reply to Will Liley
As I read Will Liley’s response to my article in dedication to my late uncle, I recalled the poem in Gabriel Garcia Marquez’s novel Clandestine in Chile:
Local News
Murwillumbah mega-school merger public meeting on Monday
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Opposition to the merger of the four Murwillumbah Schools, which includes two primary and two high schools, remains strong. Monday will see Leader of the NSW opposition MP Chris Minns and local MP Janelle Saffin joining concerned parents, students and community members at a town hall meeting in Murwillumbah on Monday at 5.30pm.
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Byron Council looking at rain damage
Byron Shire Council says they have staff out and about across the Shire today assessing damage from the rain.
