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Tweed still waiting for action on shark safety
Frustration at the lack of action in relation to sharks and beach user safety in Tweed Shire is clear as Council wait for the state government to follow through on their shark mitigation strategies.
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Condition of roads in and around Clunes/Rosebank
James Dobbin, Central Coast
I have been visiting the areas around Ballina/Bangalow/Lismore etc for the past 20 years. In that time...
Acting Prime Ministers
Last week, Acting PM Michael McCormack managed the tricky feat of making the absent Scott Morrison look good, at least by comparison. Perhaps that's now the Nationals' role in the Canberra circus?
Port blame game
Dee Taminau, Ballina
Early May 2021, Scott Morrison stated that Labor sold the Port of Darwin to China, giving China a...
MusicNSW appoints Nino for regional representation
MusicNSW is endeavouring to support regional music and musicians by appointing seven Regional Music Officers (RMOs) across the state.
Mandy Nolan’s Soapbox: Climate Change, Coal and the Flushing Toilet
Sometimes I wonder why people seem to have stopped caring about climate change. Is it because it’s too big? Is it because we have a Prime Minister who is in a dirty love triangle with coal and gas? Or is it the convenience of the flushing toilet?
Interview with Tania de Jong, one of the founding members of Mind Medicine
Mind Medicine Australia (MMA) is a charity that seeks to alleviate the suffering caused by mental illness through expanding treatment options available to medical practitioners and their patients. Their focus is on the development of safe and effective psychedelic assisted therapies to cure a range of mental illnesses.
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Marvell Hall’s ‘Dangerously Poetic’ fundraiser
This Sunday Marvell Hall will host a tribute to some of the street-named fellows with poetry, music and portraits as a fundraiser for the hall.
Byron Echo
42 lots given tick by Council for Myocum
Paul Bibby - 0
Plans for a 42-lot residential development in Myocum have taken a significant step forward after Byron Council agreed to enter into a voluntary planning agreement (VPA) with the owners of the site.
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Byron Music Festival so successful you can already get tickets for next year
Last weekends Byron Music Festival was a sold out success say organisers.
Byron Echo
Tim Watkins’ killer sentenced
The driver who hit and killed a young man in a hit and run two years ago has been sentenced.
Byron Echo
Life aquatic: Franck’s big underwater adventures
Diving under the ice caps and photographing the mysterious twilight zone was the culmination of a childhood dream for Byron-based Franck Gazzola.
