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Comment: Vigil for Canadian genocide that resonates closer to home
Yesterday, in solidarity with the Indigenous Peoples of Canada, members of the Tweed community held a ceremony at the Sacred Heart Church in Murwillumbah.
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Vaccine passports
David Warth, Byron Bay
Vaccine passports, aka certificates, are now sitting in the wings waiting to be taken up by state...
Murwillumbah mega-school – consultation done says Minister’s office
The challenge to the NSW Minister for Education, Sarah Mitchell that she had sprung the Murwillumbah mega-school on the community with no consultation and needed to seek further genuine consultation with the Murwillumbah community has been rebuffed.
Massive multi-dwelling Paterson Street DA before Planning Panel
The Northern Regional Planning Panel (NRPP), an unelected consent authority that overrides Council decision making, will be considering a...
Elders call out pro-Dunoon Dam campaign sign as racist
Widjabul Wia-bal elders have called out a sign depicting sail boats and titled 'Widjabal Sailing Club’ that has appeared in Dunoon village recently as part of the pro-Dunoon Dam campaign as racist.
Mental health workshop for girls in Lennox
The mental health organisation Beautiful Minds is holding a one day workshop for pre-teen girls in Lennox Head on Sunday 27 June 2021.
Interview with Yaegl Bundjalung man, Mitch King
Yaegl Bundjalung man, Mitch King, is a man with a story to tell. Mitch and long-term collaborator and musician Blake Rhodes, have been creating Flow for almost a year. Flow is Mitch telling his story, inspired by community, Country and the first native title claim on a body of water in Yamba. Mandy Nolan interviewed Mitch in the lead-up to the show’s debut in July.
Stories about "Ministry of Coffee":
Mandy Nolan’s Soap Box#180 The Ministry of Coffee
Mandy muses over a most surreal experience, which can only be described as Orwellian, in her pursuit of pods of Nespresso. WATCH VIDEO
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Community Byron announces Council ticket
Sitting independent Councillor, Cate Coorey, has announced her ticket for the 2021 Byron Shire Council elections, to be held September 4.
Byron Echo
Tom Tabart and Sarah Ndiaye
Jenny Coman, Former Byron Shire Councillor, Bangalow
I fail to see what part of Tom Tabart’s recent letter (2 June) to The Echo regarding Sarah Ndiaye’s AVO against...
Local News
Catchin’ the Writers Festival Train
Byron Writers Festival 2021 (6–8 August) has revealed a program of more than 150 celebrated authors and commentators, as well as powerful new voices to mark its 25th anniversary.
Byron Echo
Linda Vidler Memorial Park Masterplan
Linda Vidler Park
The Masterplan for the Linda Vidler Memorial Park, Suffolk Park, is currently on display with submissions closing in the first week of...
