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Koalas
Don’t rely on any regime to save anything that’s endangered because their mates the miners and developers pay them...
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What about the young peeps?
The Byron Shire is a popular place to live, and a sought after tourist destination, however it lacks infrastructure to accommodate young people.
April 2025: new deadline for temporary housing pod villagers in Wollongbar
The recovery horizon for last year’s Northern Rivers disasters continues to stretch, but the government seems determined to finalise ‘exit plans’ for survivors staying in temporary housing in Wollongbar.
Emergency Services training at Lismore today
From 10am to 1pm today you may well hear and see lots of sirens and flashing lights at the Lismore Regional Airport.
Restoration works start on Reserve Creek Road
Work is finally underway to repair the extreme landslip at Reserve Creek Road in The Tweed Shire, with contractors establishing a works site and early works beginning on the ground this week.
U/15 footballers making strides under new coach
The Mullumbimby Brunswick Valley FC’s U/15s mixed team has been charging all season, but met their match last Saturday...
Nakba
Saturday, 13 May marked the 75th anniversary of the founding of the state of apartheid Israel and no doubt...
Stories about "Paddy Gibson":
Comment: The rise of emboldened neo-Nazis
Well respected anti-racism activist, supporter of First Nations rights and prominent trade unionist, Padraic (Paddy) Gibson, had three neo-Nazi types, with shaven heads and shirts emblazoned with the Eureka flag, turn up on his front doorstep on the night of Saturday December 4.
Byron Echo
Posturing politicians
While Greens in the Senate endure the irony of being pilloried by the government for speaking passionately about social justice and housing, Patricia Warren’s...
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National Reconciliation Week starts tomorrow
National Reconciliation Week (NRW) is a time for all Australians to learn about our shared histories, cultures, and achievements, and to explore how each of us can contribute to achieving reconciliation in Australia.
Byron Echo
Thank you from the top of our heads to the bottom of our well-dressed feet
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Saturday's annual Bell & Ford vintage clothes garage sale fundraiser for the SHIFT Project was an incredible success with $36,500 being raised at the Byron Surf Club – this year’s effort was up about $7,500 on the last event.
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Labor Government committed to the demerger of Murwillumbah Education Campus
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The significant issue of a merger of several Murwillumbah schools has been ongoing since 2020 when the then State Government announced via Sarah Mitchell MP that four public schools would be amalgamated into a single Kindergarten to Year 12 campus at Murwillumbah High.
