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Ageism alive and well
Margaret Boshier, St Ives
I have been spending time in the ocean since before I could walk; I grew up...
Other News
Govt’s new housing plan fails to impress local gov reps
Local government representatives on the Northern Rivers have expressed doubts over the state government’s new Housing 2041 Strategy.
Global predicament
Dudley Leggett – Director of Sustainability Research Institute, Suffolk Park
Phillip Frazer’s article, (Echo 6 January) is an excellent summary of...
Linnaeus Estate DA raises concerns for residents
Community concern over the current development application (DA: 10.2021.170.1) for Linnaeus Estate in Broken Head has led to detailed analysis of the DA.
Respect for Country
Léandra Martiniello, Whian Whian
It is the night of the full moon, I have just watched it rise. On the...
Upside down river
Tim Harrington, Lennox Head
Letter contributor Richard White (letters 21/4/21) quite correctly identifies the Richmond River as an ‘upside down river’...
False impressions
Fast Buck$, Coorabell
I was under the impression that, upon the mayor resigning, the deputy mayor would automatically get the...
Stories about "Mullum wi-fi":
Wi-fi plan about empowerment
Obi McDonald-Saint, Mullumbimby. The incentives required to have a business owner turn off their own system and use a different one is simply the new system must be better and cheaper.
DIY radiation scanner
Mike Stavrou - Mullumbimby. In light of the growing interest in Mullumbimby's exposure to additional Wi-Fi microwaves I thought your readers might like to know that they already possess a device that is brilliant at detecting RF.
Wi-fi scare is scientific garbage
A while ago I saw a poster in Mullumbimby detailing the health risks caused by wi-fi. What was particularly interesting was the citation at...
Clarity on sought on wi-fi
Peter Nielsen, Byron Bay. The proposer of town-wide wi-fi for Mullum was asked repeatedly, before and during the community consultation meeting, to provide sufficient details to back up his claim of lower net radiation.
Local News
It’s D-Day for Byron’s Marvell Street DA
Paul Bibby - 0
Will a controversial hotel development in central Byron that exceeds both height and floor space limits be given conditional approval at this week’s Byron Council meeting?
Local News
Plans to increase building heights in Byron CBD may be shelved
Paul Bibby - 0
Byron Council’s controversial plan to increase building height limits on a block in the centre of Byron Bay looks set to be abandoned at this week’s planning meeting.
Letters
Re Netflix
David Gilet, Byron Bay
You would have to say that the Byron district has more than its fair share of wankers, however, most of our local...
Letters
Cartoon of the week – 12 May, 2021
Eve Jeffery - 0
Letters to the editor
We love to receive letters, but not every letter will be published; the publication of letters is at the discretion of...
