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Don’t rely on any regime to save anything that’s endangered because their mates the miners and developers pay them...
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Referendum Yarn Up
Was disappointed when I heard the Prime Minister’s Garma speech on the Voice referendum.
I was concerned that the Voice...
Labor MP spruiks 2023–24 budget
Cost of living relief, investment towards net-zero and economic responsibility is how local federal Labor MP, Justine Elliot, has framed her party’s first budget this term.
Parliamentary Inquiry called into NSW Police
Upper House NSW Greens MP and Lismore resident, Sue Higginson, says she tabled a notice of motion in NSW Parliament on Tuesday calling for a Parliamentary Inquiry into NSW Police, following the tasering of 95-year-old dementia patient, Clare Nowland last week.
Political comment: Much ado about housing
PM Anthony Albanese was back on the international stage this weekend, on the sidelines of the G7 in Hiroshima, but a housing minefield awaits him at home, with the government finding few friends for its proposed Housing Australia Future Fund.
No Bones: a plant-based restaurant for a new future
No Bones is a vegan restaurant that opened five years ago in Byron Bay and has recently expanded to...
Firearm seized following shooting investigation – Ballina
Investigators have seized a firearm and vehicle following an investigation into an alleged public place shooting at Ballina last month.
Stories about "Mullumbimby Creek":
Electricity out in two areas of Byron Shire
Main Arm, The Pocket and Mullumbimby Creek lost their electricity in the last hour through an unplanned outage. Some households in Coorrabell also lost electricity in the early hours of this morning.
Mullum Creek man injured in chainsaw accident
A man is recovering in Gold Coast University Hospital after a chainsaw accident at a private property at Mullumbimby Creek today (Wednesday).
Byron Echo
Posturing politicians
While Greens in the Senate endure the irony of being pilloried by the government for speaking passionately about social justice and housing, Patricia Warren’s...
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National Reconciliation Week starts tomorrow
National Reconciliation Week (NRW) is a time for all Australians to learn about our shared histories, cultures, and achievements, and to explore how each of us can contribute to achieving reconciliation in Australia.
Byron Echo
Thank you from the top of our heads to the bottom of our well-dressed feet
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Saturday's annual Bell & Ford vintage clothes garage sale fundraiser for the SHIFT Project was an incredible success with $36,500 being raised at the Byron Surf Club – this year’s effort was up about $7,500 on the last event.
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Labor Government committed to the demerger of Murwillumbah Education Campus
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The significant issue of a merger of several Murwillumbah schools has been ongoing since 2020 when the then State Government announced via Sarah Mitchell MP that four public schools would be amalgamated into a single Kindergarten to Year 12 campus at Murwillumbah High.
