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Local NewsPaul Bibby - 0

BSC moves closer to special rate rise

Byron Shire Council has moved a step closer to seeking a special rate rise, unanimously endorsing a community engagement program that will form a key part of any future application to increase rates above the state-imposed cap.
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Local NewsDavid Lowe - 0

Wyuna 1 freed from Belongil Beach

There's been a happy ending to the saga of Jeff Sutton's yacht Wyuna 1, which has been beached near Elements at North Belongil since early May, after being damaged in heavy weather.
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Local NewsThe Echo - 0

Community housing industry call for major expansion in upcoming NSW budget

The community housing industry are calling on the NSW government to use next week's State Budget to unlock a major expansion of community housing.
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Local NewsThe Echo - 0

Riparian restoration works sees improvements over four catchments

Creeks and riverbanks damaged by the 2022 floods are being restored, thanks to the work of landowners and the NSW government Caring for Catchments program.
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Byron EchoPaul Anthony, Byron Bay - 0

Labor and housing

I met Treasurer Jim Chalmers on the beach here a little while back. I asked him, ‘Are we in...
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Local NewsPamela Veness, Tweed Water Alliance - 0

Tweed Water Alliance and the future of the regions water

Community concern about large-scale water extraction in a quiet rural area, the use of heavy vehicle trucking on narrow, winding, country roads and unsustainable one-use bottling led to the formation of Tweed Water Alliance.
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Articles & ColumnsDavid Lowe - 0

Pauline at the Press Club, and on Planet Gina

Last week Australia had a glimpse of what life might be like under Prime Minister Pauline Hanson, via two speeches, one in Canberra and one in Townsville.
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Stories about "Pilbara":

Where did southern Australia’s record-breaking heatwave come from?

Articles & Columns Adjunct Professor Steve Turton - 0
Millions of people in southeastern Australia are sweating through a record-breaking heatwave. The heat this week is one for the history books.
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First Nations native title claimants win case in UN

National News The Echo - 0
A Charles Sturt University legal expert has won a historic case in a United Nations tribunal for native title claimants in the Pilbara region of Western Australia.
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Hydrogen plant to be built in Pilbara

National News The Echo - 2
One of the world’s largest renewable hydrogen plants is due to be built in the Pilbara, after the Australian Renewable Energy Agency conditionally approved $47.5 million towards ENGIE’s renewable hydrogen and ammonia project.
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Australia to light the way with industrial-scale power

Articles & Columns Cosmos Magazine - 2
Big ideas are easy. Finding the big money and big names to back them is not. But a long-term plan to turn WA’s Pilbara into the largest renewable energy hub in the world has just taken a giant leap forward.
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Pilbara marine health check – good and bad news

Articles & Columns The Echo - 0
A health and wellbeing check-up of World Heritage-listed reef ecosystems in the Pilbara region of Western Australia will provide a critical baseline of marine conditions.
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Byron Echo

Mandy Nolan’s Soapbox: Vagina-Maxxing

Mandy Nolan - 0
It’s a thing. It popped into my newsfeed as a story. I had to click. I mean, what new vagina fashion has come into play. Maxxing? Is this some new big vagina trend? Are our vaginas now not ‘big’ enough? Are we trying to create a spare room in our womb?
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Local News

Tweed Water Alliance and the future of the regions water

Pamela Veness, Tweed Water Alliance - 0
Community concern about large-scale water extraction in a quiet rural area, the use of heavy vehicle trucking on narrow, winding, country roads and unsustainable one-use bottling led to the formation of Tweed Water Alliance.
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The Good Life

Handcrafted delicious French pastries at Mullum Farmers Markets

The Echo - 0
Allie Godfrey A taste of France has arrived at the Mullumbimby Farmers Market, with local pastry chef Dan introducing his handcrafted canelés to marketgoers each...
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The Good Life

Local farming legend retires after 23 years

The Echo - 0
Thursday, 25 June marks the end of an era for local farmer Kenrick Riley who is retiring from Byron Farmers Market after 23 years. Kenrick...
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