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Thunderstorm risk for Northern Rivers and SE Qld
The Bureau of Meteorology is warning that severe thunderstorms could bring damaging wind, heavy rain and large hail to parts of northern NSW and South East Queensland tonight (Tuesday 8 October) and also tomorrow.
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DV and knife offences in Casino – man charged
A man has been charged with domestic violence and knife offences following a pursuit in the state’s north.
From Byron good things grow
Born and bred in Byron, David Hertzberg has received the 2024 Mahla Pearlman Australian Young Environmental Lawyer of the...
Marine reserve expansion welcomed, but opportunity missed
An alliance of 27 environmental groups today welcomed the expansion of Australia’s Heard Island and McDonald Islands Marine Reserve near Antarctica, but said the government of Prime Minister Anthony Albanese had missed a rare opportunity to protect globally important feeding grounds for penguins, seals and albatross.
Ballina Shire Australia Day Awards nominations open
Designed to recognise ordinary people in the community who are doing extraordinary things, Ballina Shire is now seeking nominations for its 2025 Australia Day Awards.
Cross Words
As long-term Echo cruciverbalists (in this case afficionados and not setters), we suggest you recycle Mungo’s crosswords because we...
Support for north coast farmers’ mental health
The Minns government is investing in the mental health of regional communities with a new $335,000 12-month pilot program to support the mental wellbeing of farmers on the north coast.
Stories about "NSW Threatened Species Conservation Act 1995":
Byron Shire Council accused of maladministration over bypass
A formal complaint of maladministration by Byron Shire Council over the management of the Byron bypass process and implementation has been lodged with BSC’s general manager, Mark Arnold.
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Ayusa Teas: guayusa is an Amazonian alternative to coffee
Victoria Cosford
Natasha used to love coffee, drinking easily two cups a day. Since discovering guayusa, however, she’s been able to give it up effortlessly...
Byron Echo
Mex-inspired food under the palms, just off the beach at Brunswick Heads
If this year’s wet weather has stopped you from making it across the Bruns footbridge and over to the beach, then you may’ve missed...
Byron Echo
Cinema: A Difficult Year
The wildly entertaining new comedy from irrepressible filmmaking duo Éric Toledano and Olivier Nakache (The Intouchables, C’est la vie!), A Difficult Year stars Pio Marmaï and Jonathan Cohen as two compulsive spenders who get much more than they bargained for when they try to scam their way out of trouble.
Byron Echo
Non-alcoholic Hiatus Beers: award-winning beer
Founded in 2022 by a couple of ex-Stone & Wood employees, Hiatus Beers is all about brewing crisp, refreshing, full-flavoured non-alcoholic beers.
Celebrating their second...
