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Appeal to locate elderly missing woman – Ballina
Police are appealing for public assistance to locate an elderly woman missing on the state's North Coast area.
Other News
Local rice at Farmers Markets
News travels fast – after two years of drought, the local rice is back! Get it while it’s hot...
Port blame game
Dee Taminau, Ballina
Early May 2021, Scott Morrison stated that Labor sold the Port of Darwin to China, giving China a...
Lennox Gardens object to Council approved shed
Eve Jeffery
The members of the Lennox Community Gardens are distressed by what they say is the destruction of an...
Byron triathletes maintain impressive form to take second spot
The Byron Bay ‘Breakers’ Triathlon Club finished their season with an impressive and highly respectable second in the Forager North Coast Interclub Series.
Circus show comes with unique local curries
If you liked the bloodred moon, you’re going to love the Eclipse circus show at the beautiful Circus Arts...
Police withdraw charge against protester
The police case against a Byron local arrested at a ‘My body, my choice’ protest has been dropped, according to rally organiser Dean Jefferys.
Stories about "NBN":
ATO and NBN scams netted over $1m
ATO and NBN scams have been on the rise with scammers netting over $1m this year alone.
Help Durrumbul rumble the NBN
Opposition to the 45m NBN tower at Durrumbul is being brought into focus this Saturday 1 December from 2pm with some famous musos and barefoot dancing at Durrumbul Hall in Main Arm.
NBN shambles on Turnbull’s head: workers
Malcolm Turnbull’s NBN is a shambolic mess, not just for consumers struggling for a connection, but also for the workers forced to deal with the disaster, the Communications Union said today.
NBN roll out concerns?
Are you concerned about the NBN roll out? Local MP Justine Elliot will be at the Mullumbimby Ex-Services Club on Wednesday, August 30, between 11am and 1pm to listen to the concerns of local residents regarding the NBN rollout.
Demographer describes Northern Rivers as entrepreneurial hotspot
Renowned demographer, Bernard Salt of KPMG, will be in Lismore tomorrow to reveal just why the Northern Rivers region has been named as one of the top entrepreneurial hotspots in the country.
Coorabell residents left to fight it alone over NBN tower
Residents against an NBN tower in Coorabell will have to go it alone after Council’s efforts to stop the project with a court injunction were abandoned at last Thursday’s Byron Shire Council meeting.
Time to end NBN’s mile-high adventure, claims NSW Farmers
In light of reports on NBN’s poor performance, NSW Farmers has called on the federal government to step in and stop the sale of...
NBN health risks
Diana Sweeney, Federal. Many of us who live on a hill in the Byron shire have been approached by the NBN – or will be in the not too distant future. Currently, the decision to erect an NBN tower on private property rests solely with the land owner.
Region’s residents resist telco towers
Determined groups of northern rivers residents are resisting the erection of telecommunications towers, citing health concerns.
Mandy Nolan's Soapbox
Mandy Nolan’s Soapbox: Climate Change, Coal and the Flushing Toilet
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Sometimes I wonder why people seem to have stopped caring about climate change. Is it because it’s too big? Is it because we have a Prime Minister who is in a dirty love triangle with coal and gas? Or is it the convenience of the flushing toilet?
Byron Echo
Entertainment in the Byron Shire for the Week Begining 23 June, 2021
A dazzling array of talent to be seen live, in and around the Byron Shire
The Good Life
The Sourdough Chick rises to the occasion!
When you talk to Susann Wiedermann, her passion for sourdough is clearly evident. She describes the world of sourdough as like ‘falling down a...
The Good Life
Frida’s Field winter menu
If you’re thinking of a long lunch on Friday, Saturday or Sunday, out in the country with a beautiful outlook across the fields, then...
