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Neurotic fearmongers

Mandy Nolan slugging down her morning fix of caffeine before hopping on a plane to Newcastle to bang on...

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Increasing the effectiveness of Lismore’s waste management operations

The NSW Government has announced a $5 million grant to Lismore City Council to increase the effectiveness of its waste management operations.

New Tamar Street bus interchange opens in Ballina

Creating a upgraded and vibrant welcome to Ballina and the Wigmore Arcade the new Tamar Street Bus Interchange upgrade is now complete and officially open for passengers.

Shearwater’s WAVE creations unleashed

Shearwater’s Wearable Arts performance is a mesmerising production now in its 24th year of excellence. The WAVE (Wearable Arts Vision in Education) show for 2024, Deja vu, is now upon us. From the music and costume designs, to the soaring dancers, the atmosphere is filled with the elation of performing.

Van-dwellers

Continuing on from my comments regarding ‘van-dwellers’, if I may, to further the understanding of ‘van-dwellers’ amongst the general...

Israel Hamas

It should be obvious to everyone by now that Israeli claims that they only target Hamas in Palestine and...

Cinema: Anora

Winner of the Palme d’Or at the 2024 Cannes Film Festival, acclaimed director Sean Baker’s new film follows Anora, a sex worker from Brooklyn, who gets her chance at a Cinderella story when she meets and marries the son of an oligarch.

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MP Tamara Smith calls for halt on Cabbage Tree Island dispossession

Member for Ballina Tamara Smith MP is today calling on the NSW Premier and the Aboriginal Affairs Minister David Harris to undertake an urgent and independent review of the NSW government’s decision not to allow the residents of Cabbage Tree Island to return to live on the island after the 2022 floods.

Request for stamp duty waiver for flood-affected residents denied

A local flood-affected resident contacted The Echo around their disappointment that a request was denied by the NSW Labor government to have stamp duty waived on new purchases for flood victims who were saying ‘yes’ to a buyback.

Israel Hamas

It should be obvious to everyone by now that Israeli claims that they only target Hamas in Palestine and Hezbollah in Lebanon are what...

Jones

Richard Jones’s Echo articles are always a good read. Last week he questioned how Albanese’s Labor government will convince voters that they’ll be worse...

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Hidden disabilities recognised

The Hidden Disabilities Sunflower initiative was marked on December 3, with Byron Shire Council taking part in the global project that recognises the International Day of People with Disability.