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Youth arrested over Nimbin shooting
A 20-year-old has been charged over a shooting that took place in the middle of the day near the centre of Nimbin.
Other News
Byron businesses buckle down
The Greater Sydney lockdown has had a direct impact on local businesses who have seen a dramatic fall in customer numbers, particularly in Byron Bay.
Council negligence
Jim Mangleson, Ocean Shores
Interesting article by Steve Hansen regarding artificial reefs for Byron’s erosion problem (Echo, 21 July).
He mentions...
Two missing persons alerts on Northern Rivers
One of the cases is a woman who has been missing for more than a month.
Editorial – Let’s all acquiesce!
On July 12, it became mandatory for all businesses and workplaces in NSW to use the Service NSW Check-in tool (QR code).
Adam Liaw at Sample festival: 4 September
Northern NSW’s premier food event, Sample Food Festival is returning to the Bangalow Showground on Saturday 4 September 2021,...
Climate change duty of care campaigners risk jail
Environmental activists say a 48-year-old Lismore nurse will face court on Wednesday in Canberra over protest stunts at the Australian Petroleum Production and Exploration Association's headquarters.
Stories about "National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander":
Academy for Indigenous students in Lismore
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander high school students in the Northern Rivers will have access to an exciting new training pathway right on their doorstep in 2022.
Local News
NSW Parliament off for a month, with full pay
With COVID-19 cases surging across Sydney and defence forces being deployed in the city, NSW Parliament put out a brief statement last week saying MPs will not sit in the month of August ‘owing to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic in NSW’.
Local News
Markets could return to Byron’s Butler St Reserve
Paul Bibby - 2
Byron’s weekly farmers’ market may return to its traditional home in Butler Street Reserve after detailed soil testing found that the park was less contaminated than was feared.
Local News
Push to create transitional accommodation at Lot 22
Paul Bibby - 0
Should the Council-owned plot of land in Mullumbimby, known as Lot 22, be used for temporary accommodation for those at risk of homelessness, as a matter of urgency?
Byron Echo
Sticking to facts
Roger Cotgreave, Byron Bay
Thanks to The Echo for reporting scientific facts around the pandemic and not relying on social media ‘research’. Also a big thanks...
