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Who is our next GG?
Sam Mostyn has been announced by Prime Minister Anthony Albanese as Australia's next governor-general. So what sort of woman is she, and why has her appointment sent the right wing media into a tizz?
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We wonder why
Living in Byron Shire the majority of people continue to ask why is this organisation continuously letting this community...
The Harvest Food Trail Returns for its 8th Year!
Northern Rivers Food’s iconic Harvest Food Trail returns for its eighth year. This delicious self-drive adventure through the heart of the Northern Rivers is happening over four days.
Harvest Food Festival: Thursday 2 to Saturday 5 May
As part of the Northern Rivers Food Harvest Festival in May you’ll have the chance to get up close...
School holidays special event at the Botanic Gardens
This April school holidays, a magical outdoor theatre show for kids is happening in Lismore Rainforest Botanic Gardens. Understory is a magical, interactive theatre adventure for kids.
Man charged over alleged home invasion – Kingscliff
A man faced court yesterday charged over an alleged home invasion in Kingscliff that left one man dead and another seriously injured.
Itching for a Mullum flea market?
A new flea market will launch this Saturday, April 13 from 8am until 2pm at the Mullum Community College campus.
Stories about "pope francis":
Genesis asks Pope Francis to go vegan for $1,000,000
Vegan is the new black and a young girl from Long Beach, California, is hoping to convert the head of the Catholic church, Pope Francis.
Blame Christianity for climate change
Edward Kent, Suffolk Park. That the Pope has recently issued an encyclical calling for the preservation of God's creation and the drastic reduction or total cessation of fossil fuel usage is laughable!
Hope Pope Francis could tip the balance against fossil fuels
Six years ago, Pope Benedict XVI installed more than 1,000 solar panels on the Vatican’s audience hall, helping him earn him the sobriquet of the 'Green Pope'.
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Byron swimmer airlifted to hospital
A man swimming in Byron Bay on the weekend was airlifted to the Gold Coast University Hospital, rescuers said.
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Pedestrian killed in Woodburn after ute crash
A 30-year-old woman walking in Woodburn died on Sunday morning when a teenager driving a ute crashed into her, police said.
Byron Echo
Alternate facts?
According to David Shoebridge of the Greens in a recent sitting in the senate, the UN has named Australia as one of a number...
Byron Echo
Antisemitic racism
It takes the death of an Aussie, Zomi Frankcom, to remind Prime Minister Albanese that murdering aid workers is not kosher. After all, in...
