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Byron EchoStephen Williams, President, Mullumbimby RSL Sub-Branch - 0

Deaths from military conflict

Whilst the Mullumbimby RSL Sub-Branch acknowledges the death of Zomi Francom as tragic, so too are the deaths of...
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A natural burial and conservation site for Byron Shire

For many people in Byron Shire, caring for the environment is not simply something we do; it is part of how we live.
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Friendly pooches up for adoption

Stone & Wood are teaming up with Willow Tree Sanctuary and a whole lot of friendly dogs who are looking for their forever homes this Saturday, 19 September at the tasting room in Byron Bay from 11am to 2pm.
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Community rallies in support of Bangalow Bowlo

Over 1,000 people rallied on Saturday in support of the Bangalow Bowlo and returning it to community hands, 11 months after Norths Collective closed the Bowlo.
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Take the time to make a difference

The Mullumbimby Anglican Op Shop is calling out for volunteers in their shop on Mullumbimby’s main street.
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Michelle Bailey targets net zero in Ballina

Fresh from winning pre-selection as the Nationals candidate for the state seat of Ballina, the 'independent' first-term Ballina councillor Michelle Bailey has put forward a notice of motion asking Council to scrap its fixed 2030 net-zero target in favour of what she describes as a 'flexible sustainability strategy'.
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Broken Head teen makes surfing history at just 13

Most 13-year-olds would be happy just to make an under-18 world final. Last weekend, Broken Head surfer Leihani Zoric went a few steps further, taking out the whole thing.
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Stories about "natural burial ground":

A natural burial and conservation site for Byron Shire

Local News Rebekah O’Flaherty - 0
For many people in Byron Shire, caring for the environment is not simply something we do; it is part of how we live.
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Call for natural burial ground in Tweed Shire at Chinderah

Local News Aslan Shand - 2
Have you ever thought about your death and the impact that will have on your local environment or the significant costs involved? If you have then you are not alone. 
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Natural burial ground plans buried by Byron Council

Local News The Echo - 1
After years of countless reports, community support and Council staff time spent, Byron Shire will not have a natural burial ground any time soon. 
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Mandy Nolan’s Soapbox: Bury me deep in love

Byron Echo Mandy Nolan - 11
My dad’s grave sits like a relic in time, it eerily marks the moment when his life stopped. A blackened concrete rectangle that protects the coffin that is buried deep below. A coffin made of beautiful, wasted, timber where his dead body was placed and lowered into this hole.
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Byron Council didn’t listen on Natural Burial Ground

Byron Echo Diane Hart  - 3
The news that the Natural Burial Ground (NBG) on the Vallances Road site had been rejected by Council at their last meeting came as a complete shock and surprise to everyone in the community who has been working hard to make this happen
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Natural burial site found unsuitable

Local News Paul Bibby - 4
The long-standing plan to create a natural burial ground for locals who want to be buried sustainably has hit a major hurdle, with the site favoured for this use found to be completely unsuitable.
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Byron to get a natural burial ground

Local News Paul Bibby - 5
The Byron Shire is set to finally get its own natural burial ground, with Council formally setting aside land near Mullumbimby for this purpose.
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Byron’s natural burial ground moves closer

Local News Paul Bibby - 1
Land adjacent to the Brunswick Valley Sewage Treatment Plant just outside Mullumbimby will be investigated as a possible site for Byron’s first sustainable burial ground.
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Support for natural burial grounds sought

Local News The Echo - 1
Zenith Virago from the NSW Charity, The Natural Death Care Centre, is seeking support from those wishing to be buried in a Byron natural burial ground.
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Byron Echo

SRV and traffic lights

Liz Levy, Suffolk Park - 0
Amongst the many correspondents understandably aghast at a second 35 per cent SRV, last week we were told that traffic lights would be ‘absurd’...
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Byron Echo

Ill-gotten gains

T Sharples, Tweed Heads - 0
As the American President Trump stuffs up the world and stuffs his pockets with money, Australia’s homegrown hard-right-wing, Trump-loving Pauline Hanson has been stuffing...
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A natural burial and conservation site for Byron Shire

Rebekah O’Flaherty - 0
For many people in Byron Shire, caring for the environment is not simply something we do; it is part of how we live.
Read more
Local News

Community rallies in support of Bangalow Bowlo

The Echo - 0
Over 1,000 people rallied on Saturday in support of the Bangalow Bowlo and returning it to community hands, 11 months after Norths Collective closed the Bowlo.
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