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Interview with Janet Swain
Janet Swain is 14. She’s in love with the tragic and brilliant cellist Jacquleine DuPré. But one day her mother arrives home with a bassoon.
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Family Court scrapped
Despite overwhelming opposition from Australia’s family law specialists and advocates, the federal Liberal-Nationals government and cross benchers scrapped the Family Law Court and subsumed it into the circuit courts last week.
Sing Lisa Sing
Jo Faith, Newtown
How very distressing is the recent story of beautiful singer Lisa Hunt. She followed protocol, paid the...
Truth
Dr Matt Landos, East Ballina
There is the real news and then there is the fake news.
The radio news announced...
‘Hollywood’ drug squads over the top
I guess we have to thank Hollywood for the enduring myth that a black-clad squad of elite 'blokes', preferably with cool helicopters, from the capital are needed to crack down on really serious crime in hick parts of the country like Mullumbimby.
Green Spine parking
Ian Kingston, Mullumbimby
I am concerned at the apparent loss of parking spaces proposed in the centre of Mullum under...
Monkey see
Daniel Brown, Byron Bay
Back in my early youth growing up in Mt Eliza Victoria in the ‘90s I’d secretly...
Stories about "NRRAG":
Right on rails
Lydia Kindred, Lismore.
The welcome announcement today by Ben Franklin of a service of ‘on demand’ mini buses to Goonellabah and Alstonville is in line...
Lismore flood mitigation causes confusion
Northern Rivers Railway Action Group (NRRAG) president Beth Shelly is accusing the Nationals candidate Austin Curtin of calling for the removal of the unused...
Rail trail fully funded but not universally supported
Tweed Shire Council has welcomed Friday’s announcement of a $6.5 million federal grant for the Tweed Valley Rail Trail project, matching the funds committed by the NSW Government last year. But not all locals are happy about the move.
Community input sought on Casino to M’bah rails
Rail, rail trail or both? NRRAG is holding a public meeting to discuss the future of the Casino to Murwillumbah rail and or trail with the support of Tweed Shire mayor Katie Milne.
Better rail service tipped for Tamworth – why not us?
Beth Shelley, NRRAG, Booerie Creek.
So many people I speak to say they want trains in this area but they’ve given up believing it’s possible....
Call for council candidates to support return of rail
The Northern Rivers Railway Action Group (NRRAG) is calling on candidates in north coast council elections to announce their position on the reinstatement of the Casino to Murwillumbah rail line.
Government too close to road builders say rail protesters
A spokesperson at protest held on Friday (April 1) to return rail to the northern rivers has accused the government of having too close a relationship with the major road building companies.
Support swells for north coast commuter rail
Supporters of a return of rail services for the north coast, emboldened by the recent failure of controversial rail-trail plans for the region, are growing in numbers.
Byron Echo
Fossil investments
Brian Mollet, Mullumbimby
It is with considerable incredulity that I read in last week’s Echo that Byron Shire has a lazy $70 million invested, some of...
Byron Echo
Magic mushrooms
David Gilet, Byron Bay
As noted in David Heilpern’s article (24 February), with drugs, whether medicinal or recreational, dosage is a critical consideration. You can have...
Byron Echo
PM forced
Narelle Rendalls, Ballina
With reference to the recent serious sexual assault allegations in Canberra, our Prime Minister has a lot to answer for.
Many of us can...
Byron Echo
Suffolk Park pump track for Cavanbah
Kathy Gleeson, Suffolk Park
When I first heard of, and supported, the pump track at the Linda Vidler Park in Suffolk Park it was to provide...
