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A disappointed dog
It’s taken a whole week for my dog to read to page 21 in last week’s Echo. She’s been...
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Funding for Rural Landholder projects in 2022
The closing date for applications to join the Rural Landholder Initiative project is looming and rural property owners are...
Experience counts
I have been advised by someone in the know that it is not wise to cast your vote for...
Telling girls they don’t like STEM halves their involvement at any age
Even children as young as six can develop ideas that girls don’t like computer science and engineering as much as boys – stereotypes that carry over into teenagerhood and contribute to gender gaps at university, according to a study published in PNAS.
What’s Nu in COVID variants? Highlighted need for stronger Australian contribution
According to the End COVID For All campaign the emergence of a new coronavirus variant in Botswana, most likely to be called 'Nu', underlines the need for Australia to step up its contribution to co-oridnated global efforts to prevent the virus’ spread and mutation.
Kingscliff Public School gets long-awaited upgrade
If you were wondering what is happening at Kingscliff Public School, construction is well underway on an upgrade.
Sale of St Oswald’s
To my utter disbelief the Grafton Diocese has decided it should sell the St Oswald’s church building and land....
Stories about "Native title":
Storylines – Recognising goanna country
Motivated by the Eddie Mabo case for land rights and the fact that important sites for Aboriginal people were being eaten up by rapacious land development supported by local government, Bandjalang Elder Lawrence Wilson became the prime mover for the original Native Title claims at Evans Head.
Native Title declared on Evans Head after 25-year fight
Last week the court met on Evans Head, where 52 small parcels of land covering a total of 7.2 square kilometres were given native title.
Always was, always will be…
Yesterday the Federal Court convened at Brunswick Heads to recognise the native title rights of the Bundjalung People of Byron Bay.
Another blow for our First Australians
Lynette Dickinson, Pottsville.
I was shocked to hear that the Queensland Government was ready to extinguish Native Title rights of the Wangan and Jagalingou traditional owners...
Indigenous rights and Adani’s land deal
The Wangan and Jagalingou Traditional Owners Family Council is involved in a remarkable struggle to assert their Indigenous rights in opposition to the proposed Adani Carmichael coal mine. Despite the company’s board-level decision to proceed, the mine has not cleared all legal hurdles.
Byron Echo
Realistic, local agendas!
On Saturday 4 December we need to vote for people who focus on issues that can be controlled by Council. Candidates claiming they can,...
National News
Coal shame for Queensland and Australian
Local Whitsundays resident Paul Jukes took action this morning against the continued development of the Adani Carmichael Coal Mine.
Local News
Wilsons River flood peak and flooding not expected for Tweed, Rouse, Brunswick River catchments
The prediction provided by the Bureau of Meteorology expects that locals around the Wilsons River at Lismore will see the river peak this afternoon at 4.20m. However, ‘Flooding is no longer expected in the Tweed, Rouse, Brunswick River catchments.
Byron Echo
Vote for community
From 2007 to 2020, I lived in Byron Bay. I worked as a community-based coastal and marine researcher and writer. I wrote about this...
