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Gambian: ‘State budget must encourage uptake of electric vehicles’
The Nature Conservation Council has launched a campaign to accelerate the uptake of electric vehicles in NSW, with a video and a petition.
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The housing crisis in regional Australia
As someone who rents a home, I’m frustrated with the lack of action on affordable housing. The debate has raged for years, yet the government buries its head in the sand.
NSW Govt overhauls Crown land management
A management plan that will impact approximately 42 per cent, or around 34 million hectares of NSW, has been announced by the NSW government.
Two WRHS rescue flights from Tabulam in one day
The Westpac Rescue Helicopter Service (WRHS) say they travelled to Tabulam twice yesterday in separate incidents in the town.
Entertainment in the Byron Shire and beyond for the week beginning 9 June, 2021
All the fun and frolics of the shire in one happy place
Drug and firearm offences – Tweed Heads
Police say a man has appeared in court after allegedly being found in possession of firearms, drugs and nearly $10,000 cash in Tweed Heads.
Dorroughby’s Pocket Forest not rocket science
The Dorroughby Environmental Education Centre (DEEC) are the newest members of a growing, prestigious international club – the Pocket Forest club.
Stories about "National Congress of Australia’s First Peoples":
Close the Gap campaign calls on PM to ‘match fine words with action’
The announcement of the implementation of a health plan by the prime minister in his Closing the Gap address to Parliament is a step...
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Two WRHS rescue flights from Tabulam in one day
The Westpac Rescue Helicopter Service (WRHS) say they travelled to Tabulam twice yesterday in separate incidents in the town.
Local News
Drug and firearm offences – Tweed Heads
Police say a man has appeared in court after allegedly being found in possession of firearms, drugs and nearly $10,000 cash in Tweed Heads.
Byron Echo
Roar
Kate Coxall, BSC Green candidate, Wilsons Creek
In response to the silencing tactics of unaware and privileged men in last week’s Echo, I say ‘No’.
We, as women,...
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Big donation and new poetry competition for BRFR
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Local community group Ballina Region for Refugees is having a big month, with a major anonymous donation amongst other news.
