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Greens urged to back pathway to end native forest logging

Some of NSW’s most respected and long-standing forest campaigners and scientists have today urged the Greens not to support the Nationals' attempt to disallow the Improved Native Forest Management (INFM) method.

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Greens urged to back pathway to end native forest logging

Some of NSW’s most respected and long-standing forest campaigners and scientists have today urged the Greens not to support the Nationals' attempt to disallow the Improved Native Forest Management (INFM) method.

Big Council rates rise coming – self-reflection

A chance for self-reflection? Maybe Byron Shire Council should look at having a staff reduction, instead of a rate...

Proposed rate rises Byron Shire Council

In yesterday’s mail on 18 August I received a letter/brochure from Byron Shire Council (BSC) dated 11 August titled...

One Night Only

What if one messy night turns out to be the best thing that ever happened to you? Will Gluck, the filmmaker of Anyone but You and Easy’, celebrates modern romantic comedy on the big screen with a fresh, witty, swoony, original film about searching for love on the least romantic night of the year in One Night Only.

Byron Bay fights for its low-rise character as 16m to 21m height breaches loom

Urgent questions are being raised about Byron Bay’s future as the NSW government increasingly uses fast-tracked planning pathways that can allow major developments to bypass or vary local planning controls, including height limits, raising concerns about how Byron’s unique character, built environment, and community expectations will be protected.

Tweed Shire Council update

Tweed Council's latest meeting included motions on solar panel recycling, free speech, financial sustainability and Clarrie Hall Dam.

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Asren Pugh to run for NSW Upper House

Former Byron Shire councillor Asren Pugh has confirmed with The Echo that he has been preselected for the NSW Labor Upper House (Senate) ticket for the 2027 election. He is number six on the ticket.

Solar and batteries for every public school in NSW?

Parents for Climate, Future Ready Schools, and the NSW/ACT Electrical Trades Union (ETU) has welcomed a motion passed at the NSW Labor Conference on the weekend calling for a comprehensive rollout of solar generation and battery storage at every public school and early learning centre in New South Wales.

NSW Labor moves to abolish ‘good character’ sentencing clause

The NSW Labor government says it will move on Wednesday to introduce amendments to the Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 abolishing ‘good character’ as a mitigating factor for all offences and repealing the associated ‘special rule’ for good character. 

Make leaving dogs in hot cars a crime, says NSW gov’t

The New South Wales government says it will introduce changes in the first half of this year to the state’s Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act 1979 in parliament.

Wollumbin summit, track closure extended

The Wollumbin Summit and Track are to be closed to the public until halfway through 2027.

Police officer charged with assault of Hannah Thomas at anti-Israel protest

A police officer has been charged with assault occasioning actual bodily harm of Hannah Thomas, says the NSW Greens MP Sue Higginson. Higginson said in...

Christmas plea for foster carers

The NSW government is urging the community to consider becoming a foster carer this Christmas, with 339 vulnerable children and young people reportedly living in emergency accommodation.

Pill testing at music festivals in NSW announced

The NSW Labor government has announced that they ‘will commence a music festival-based pill testing trial' in early 2025.

Drug summit for Northern Rivers

Drug reform is finally on the NSW agenda and the NSW Drug Summit will be held for a day in Lismore on Monday, November 4. It will also be held for a day in Griffith on November 1 and for two days in Sydney on December 4 and 5.

Church calls on all MPs to attend NSW drug summit

Organisers of the only legal medically supervised injecting centre in NSW say they want every state parliamentarian to attend next month’s long-awaited drug summit.

Ballina Council makes decision on Ross Lane

With the absence of all four of its progressive councillors for various reasons, Ballina Council pushed ahead with its agenda at yesterday's monthly meeting, including a decision which is likely to close Ross Lane for months while the road is upgraded.

Mullumbimby puts new governance models first, and now wants to build it

Imagine Northern Rivers says Mullumbimby is the only community across the region to rank new models of governance and decision-making as the number one element of its preferred future, and last week locals gathered to work out how to make it real.

Appeal to locate man missing from Broadwater

Police are appealing for public assistance to help locate a local missing man.

Katie Milne responds to Tweed’s draft housing and employment strategy

The former mayor of Tweed Shire Council, Kate Milne, has shared her submission to Tweed's Draft Growth Management Housing & Employment Strategy.