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East Ballina Lions desperately needs new members
East Ballina Lions Club has given over thirty years of service to numerous community programs and initiatives, but if it doesn't get more members soon, it will have to close.
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The Channon resilient after disaster
Northern Rivers communities are nothing if not resilient and The Channon community is preparing to take a proactive stance when it comes to disasters in the area.
Poor Council drains
Kate Anderson, Mullumbimby
In response to and support of Kerry Gray’s and Robin Gracie’s letters Echo 31 March). The McGoughans Lane...
Music photos
Jack Paten, Shellharbour
Over the years I have collected various photos from the past of Australian Country Music history and am...
Koala Wars
James Wright, Byron Bay
On reading Dailan’s ‘Koala Wars’ I felt compelled introduce the readers to interesting debate about the health and...
Shenhua gone and Breeza breathes again
In a much-hoped-for move, the NSW Government and the China Shenhua Energy Company Limited have reached a $100 million agreement in which Shenhua will withdraw its mining lease application and surrender its development consent for the Shenhua Watermark Coal project at Breeza on the Liverpool Plains.
Paramedic pay
Sue McLeod, Myocum
I was saddened by the plight of our paramedics and their union’s frustrated attempts to seek a pay...
Stories about "mullumbimby civic hall":
Flickerfest rolls into Mullum
Short film festival Flickerfest is coming to Mullumbimby Civic Hall from 18-20 February.
Happiness not economics should be the judge
Dr Saamdu Chetri, executive director of the centre for Gross National Happiness (GNH) in Bhutan, will be in Mullumbimby on Saturday June 24 to talk about how they use the GNH scale, rather than GDP, to measure their countries success.
Gurrumul delights crowd with Mullumbimby performance
Fans of indigenous singing sensation Gurrumul Yunupingu braved the cold to turn out in force for an intimate concert at the Mullumbimby Civic Centre...
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Exciting lineup for 2021 Bangalow Music Festival
David Lowe - 0
Southern Cross Soloists (SXS) yesterday unveiled a stellar Bangalow Music Festival program for August 2021. The theme for the 19th festival is 'music’s inexhaustible joie de vivre'.
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Pickleball taking off in Ballina
Combining elements of tennis, badminton and table tennis, pickleball is the fastest growing sport in the USA. Recently the 'Ballina Picklers' travelled to Sydney to compete in the NSW Pickleball Championship Open.
Byron Echo
Understand climate?
Peter Olson, Goonengerry
Have you noticed it getting a bit chilly at night recently? Do you think we will have a mild ‘global warming winter’, or...
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Fast Buck$ ejected from Byron Council meeting
During this morning's Byron Shire Council meeting a dispute between the Mayor Simon Richardson and local activist and agitator Fast Buck$ over the pronunciation of Cr Sarah Ndiaye's name led to the meeting being suspended.
