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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.
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NSW Upper House agrees govt flood response ‘insufficient’
The NSW Government has supported a crossbench motion in NSW Parliament on June 8 that their response to the Northern Rivers floods was ‘insufficient’.
New conservation strategy for the Tweed
Community input is being sought to develop a new Conservation Strategy which aims to protect the Tweed’s status as the highest biodiversity hotspot in NSW and third highest in Australia.
Building hei(s)(gh)ts
I also strongly agree with David Gilet and Paul McCarthy on the creeping cancer of increased building heights/heists in...
Committee to examine teacher shortages
The NSW Upper House’s Education Committee say they have commenced an inquiry into teacher shortages in NSW.
Contentious DA’s on the agenda at Byron Council meeting
Two contentious Development Applications (DAs) are set to come before this week’s Byron Council meeting, setting the scene for some lively debate.
Letters to the editor
The letters deadline for The Echo is noon Friday. Letters longer than 200 words may be cut. The publication of letters is at the discretion of the letters editor.
Stories about "musicians":
Businesses are morphing with COVID-19
Eve Jeffery
Sectors of the north coast community who have really hit a financial wall owing to the COVID-19 pandemic are the food and entertainment...
Byron Echo
Park trouble for BARCO
A group of dog owners who met at the common shed at the Brunswick Heads Sports Fields last Sunday say they were confronted by three men with a dog who were camping at the location.
Byron Echo
Byron Council releases data on flood-affected biz
The first official data has been released following the devastating February 28 floods.
Byron Echo
Govt to rebuild Northern Rivers from July 1
The Northern Rivers Reconstruction Corporation (NRRC) will come into existence from July 1. So what is it, and how will it assist flood-affected residents across the region?
Byron Echo
Drains, floods, creeks
I was thankful for Duncan Dey’s input at the last Council meeting where two representatives spoke in public access to the long overdue attention...
