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The NT intervention laws that shape lives

This Sunday marks 19 years since the then Howard Government announced the Northern Territory Intervention laws – ‘The Intervention’ began with a media release by Mal Brough, Minister for Indigenous Affairs, on June 21, 2007.
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Byron EchoMichele Grant, Ocean Shores - 0

Long serving drudges

One category overlooked for an award at The Echo’s 40th birthday party was for the long-serving drudges. Jenny Dalimore, Steve...
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Local NewsAslan Shand - 0

Discovering Byron’s influence on Australian music

For a small regional area the Byron Shire and Northern Rivers have had an outsized impact on the culture and music in Australia.
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Byron EchoSunil Badami - 0

AI: Artificial Intelligence, or Artificial Inflation?

It feels as if AI is everywhere – whether it’s those intrusive bots on every website or every headline about how it’s either going to be a boon for humanity, or end us.
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Local NewsThe Echo - 0

Remembering Pete Woolnough with song

It is with great sadness that the community heard the news of the death of Peter Woolnough.
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Entertainment NewsThe Echo - 0

Cinema : Tuner – everybody has one hidden talent

From Academy Award-winner, director Daniel Roher (Navalny), comes his first narrative feature, Tuner a gripping crime-drama that follows a piano tuner’s unexpected aptitude for cracking safes.
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Local NewsThe Echo - 0

Flood buyback homes, pods to be offered as social, transitional, crisis homes

Buyback homes in the Northern Rivers are set to get a new lease of life as part of a housing reuse initiative by NSW Reconstruction Authority (RA) and Homes NSW.
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Stories about "Peter Noble":

Double Grammy wins for Bluesfest artists

Local News The Echo - 0
Byron Bay Bluesfest has marked a significant moment, with artists performing at Bluesfest 2026 winning both Blues Grammy Award categories.
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Sublime headline: Bluesfest ’26 lineup preview with Split Enz, Talking Heads, The Pogues, Buddy Guy and more

Local News The Echo - 0
‘Legendary reunions and long-awaited debuts’ is how Bluesfest Director Peter Noble has described the lineup for next year’s Byron Shire event.
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Captain’s pic for blues

Local News Crystal Wilkes - 4
When I received a pass to Bluesfest 2025 in exchange for writing this review, it seemed like a great idea. Even better, my 13-year-old daughter would write it. 
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Bluesfest cancels controversial Sticky Fingers shows

Local News Eve Jeffery - 1
As we approached this year’s Bluesfest, controversy arose as two acts pulled out of the event after discovering Sticky Fingers was also playing. Sticky Fingers is no longer on the bill.
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Ready, set, gooooo Bluesfest!

Local News The Echo - 2
Floods, pandemics, 11th-hour ministerial interventions… Bluesfest seems to have copped it all over the past three years. Now, finally, it seems the show will go...
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Bluesfest 2021 cancelled, 2022 event announced

Local News The Echo - 4
With all of NSW in an extended lockdown and the state's premier saying she didn't expect COVID-19 vaccination targets to be realised until October or November, Mr Noble on Tuesday announced Bluesfest's October 2021 event was off.
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More than a missed gig: cancelled Bluesfest 2021 equivalent to nearly 900 job losses

Local News Mia Armitage - 2
Bluesfest Director Peter Noble says data analysis shows this year’s last-minute festival cancelation due to pandemic public health orders cost the Australian economy more than $225 million.
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Artists getting together at Bluesfest

Local News The Echo - 1
The 30th edition of Bluesfest was held over the Easter weekend and punters got more than they expected when many of the artists buddied up for some pretty special collaborations across the Bluesfest stages.
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Bluesfest director names his best of the fest

Local News The Echo - 16
It’s not every day you get to sing a duet with Lionel Ritchie. But Monday night, that’s what about over 7,000 women in a crowd that numbered close to 15 000 got to do when Diana Ross failed to show.  
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Bluesfest director wins major US blues award

Local News Chris Dobney - 1
Byron Bay Bluesfest Director Peter Noble has accepted one of the most iconic awards in blues music worldwide.
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Hemp industry given boost with development plan

The Echo - 0
A Hemp Industry Development Plan has been announced by the NSW government, which promises 'to unlock new opportunities for NSW businesses and add value to the state's low-THC hemp industry, which is forecast to become a $100 million Australian industry by 2032'.
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Gambling harm recognised by Tweed Council, supported by Wesley Mission

The Echo - 0
Faith-based, not-for-profit organisation providing community services in NSW, Wesley Mission, has welcomed Tweed Shire Council’s decision to publicly recognise the impact of gambling harm and advocate for stronger harm-minimisation measures.
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Winter Warmer fundraiser for homelessness

The Echo - 0
The annual Winter Warmer Homelessness Relief campaign, hosted by Dharma Care, will return for 2026 with cabaret at Salt, Kingscliff, on Thursday 2 July, headlined by comedian Mandy Nolan, interactive performance artist The Space Cowboy and the Kinship Doobai Dancers, with a Welcome to Country from Aunty Jackie.
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Tweed Shire Council presents flood resilience series – part one

The Echo - 0
Over the coming weeks, Tweed Shire Council will present a flood resilience series, which looks at how 'Tweed's story is different from the standard flood recovery narrative and what happened next'.
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