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Honours shared in premiership football derby
Byron Bay FC were fourth placed on the Football Far North Coast premiership ladder after a 3-3 draw playing away against Mullumbimby Brunswick Valley FC in round seven of the competition.
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Housing essential and not addressed in Budget say MPs Tamara Smith and Janelle Saffin
Support for women and families and solid investments in infrastructure in the Ballina electorate were welcomed yesterday by local...
Is Wilsons Creek contaminated?
Do the cars that ended up in Wilsons Creek pose a significant health risk owing to leaching toxins?
Next step for Byron Shire coastal management
Byron Shire Council will move to the next step of their Coastal Management Program (CMP) that will cover the Shire’s southern coastline and Belongil estuary, after an ongoing grant was approved by the NSW government
Lismore council flirts with ‘koala-killer’ status
The fate of one of the state’s last koala populations appears to lie in the hands of the Lismore City Council after an extraordinary meeting Thursday afternoon.
Suffolk Park DA
Warnings and obscure truths often appear in ‘Backlash’ in The Echo. Addressing the proposed 4000 sqm development in Clifford...
Wollumbin Mushrooms and Shroom Bros
Victoria Cosford
Mushrooms might be the perfect food. They have no sugars (great for diabetics), not many carbohydrates (great for...
Stories about "murals":
art project launched
A new community street-art installation has been created by a group of young women through the youth arts mentoring project.
The Ocean Shores Art Expo celebrates being a teenager
Celebrating being a teenager the Ocean Shores Art Expo has invited Juan Carlos Camacho to bring a little extra verve into this years celebrations.
M’bah open-air gallery and free painting lessons
Heading back in time and creating an open-air gallery along the Tweed River riverbank at Murwillumbah; local artist Turiya Bruce is putting the final touches on stage one of the 150m long mural ‘Ages of the Tweed’.
A novel addition to Byron’s art scene
Byron’s colourful street art collection has a striking new addition after acclaimed local artist, Angus McDonald, installed a mural inspired by Hemingway’s The Old Man and The Sea last week.
International youth art for YAC
The Byron Youth Activity Centre (YAC) has been the recipient of international young artist Jess Lacroix’s beautifying attentions.
Mullumbimby’s street art celebrated
Magenta Appel-Pye, Mullumbimby.
I was so disappointed when the Popular cafe closed down, not only for the loss of wholesome, cheap food, but also because...
Casino artist is painting the town
Lismore has been doing it for years – transforming its formerly dangerous dark alleys into art-lovers’ laneways. Now Casino is getting in on the act
Art meets science in new levee mural
A new river-themed street art mural on the flood levee wall near the Lismore Skate Park has the Northern Rivers Science Hub in awe of talented Back Alley Gallery artists, Jeremy Austin and Justin Livingston.
Science Goes Viral
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Mangrove forests are massive carbon sinks, capable of storing over 1,000 tonnes of carbon per hectare.
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Local triathletes claim another title
The Byron Bay Breakers Triathlon Club has won the North Coast Interclub series for the second time after finishing on top of the table ahead of the Clarence Valley Stingrays and Hat Head Hammerheads.
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Lismore City Council votes against land-swaps and buybacks
The Lismore City Council has voted against asking the federal government and NSW Northern Rivers Reconstruction Commission [NRRC] for prioritised land buybacks and swaps after devastating floods earlier this year.
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Casino teenager charged with murder
An 18-year-old Casino man is to face Lismore Local Court today charged with murder.