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Did you try to vote with iVote in the LGA elections?
The NSW Electoral Commission says they are aware that some iVote users were unable to gain access to the system to vote on Saturday.
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Responsible dog owner
I read with interest Alison Drover’s article on dog management and the follow up letters last week, and I...
Lismore Residents Action Group say ‘no’ to Increased flight training
The Lismore Residents Action Group say they do not object to the future development of the airport, they say they are specifically concerned about the considerable increase in aircraft noise caused by flight training.
Beam me up Scotty
Scotty, you have the knack of rendering all of life’s complex problems in simple, meaningful terms. I used to...
A better way
The Rail Trail ad in the last Echo concludes with ‘We can’t think of a better way to experience...
Mandy Nolan’s Soapbox: Crossing Over
I miss travelling. I miss the thrill of going somewhere new. The last few years feels like we’ve had no adventures. No interesting and foreign lands to explore.
It’s been all about staying at home.
Thanks to Annastacia Palaszczuk, going to Queensland feels a bit like going overseas.
I’ve had to cross the border for work a few times lately.
Remember Ocean Shores?
When Ocean Shores – now the largest town in the Byron Shire – was established, Council enforced strict directives....
Stories about "North Korea":
Two narcissists hurling insults across the north Pacific
Michael Balson, Upper Wilsons Creek
As if North Korea will launch a pre-emptive nuclear missile strike against the USA. As if we should all be...
If Nth Korea attacks, we’ll come to US aid
Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has confirmed Australia will enter into conflict if North Korea attacks the United States.
North Korea can’t destroy the world – the US and Russia almost have
For all the blowviating going on about the growing North Korean nuclear arsenal –which for sure bodes no-one any good at all- one would think that the DPRK and its wacky regime had the capability to make the planet uninhabitable.
Life beyond the headlines in North Korea
Outside the hotel window, operatic revolutionary anthems can be heard, rallying residents to wake up, clean their apartments and prepare for another day. So begins the day in Pyongyang, North Korea.
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And just like that the border opens (next Monday)
In a Ministerial press release, Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk has announced Queensland borders will re-open to domestic hotspots from 1am, Monday December 13.
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Minister causing ‘serious and irreversible harm’ in State forests
North East Forest Alliance have accused the Ministers for Environment and Foresty, Matt Kean and Paul Toole, of dereliction of duty for failing to implement the minimal changes recommended by the Natural Resources Commission.
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Dunghutti artist wins Koori Mail Indigenous Art Award
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Dunghutti artist and elder Gus Kelly has won the first Koori Mail Indigenous Art Award with his powerful drawing Nobody Told Me There’d Be...
Science Goes Viral
Pedalling towards better health
A new study estimates that millions of lives could be extended if people rode bicycles rather than driving cars.
