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I was disappointed to see the recent Cosmos magazine article published in The Echo.
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Inflow infiltration
The five-year plan to investigate the inflow infiltration problem occurring in Mullumbimby, which also involved relining the problem mains by...
CSIRO sequences handfish genome
Scientists from CSIRO, Australia’s national science agency, have sequenced the first ever full genome of the rare and elusive Spotted Handfish (Brachionichthys hirsutus) – a critically endangered marine fish endemic to Tasmania.
Learn how to respond in an emergency
The Mullumbimby SES Unit is holding a workshop at the end of the month to inform women in the community about things they can do to protect themselves and their homes.
Who’s living where?
The article about new overnight-parking restriction signs targetting van-dwellers does little to further understanding of the situation with the...
Byron Shire Council starts the term with a song
Yesterday the new Byron Shire mayor and eight councillors took their seats in the Council Chambers in Mullumbimby to declare an affirmation to serve the community, and to outline some of their ideas.
WAR wins Far North Coast Rugby Union premiership
Wollongbar Alstonville Rugby Club (WAR) has maintained their ongoing dominance of Far North Coast Rugby Union by winning the...
Stories about "Pottsville high school":
Pottsville High School site saved from developers – again
The 6.3ha of vacant land at 1 Seabreeze Boulevard, Pottsville which is earmarked in the Tweed Development Control Plan 2008 (DCP 2008) as a potential school site has once again been saved from being developed as housing.
Labor promises high school for Pottsville
In the latest stage of a debate that has been raging for more than a decade, NSW Labor has committed to build a new public high school at Pottsville if elected next year.
Refusal of subdivision on Pottsville high-school site defended
Tweed mayor Katie Milne used her casting vote to ensure Tweed Shire Council will defend its recent rejection of a controversial 65-lot housing subdivision on a site long earmarked for a public high school at the fast-growing Pottsville.
Is Provest willfully ignorant over need for Pottsville high school?
Matthew France, Pottsville. Tweed MP Geoff Provest has commented that a high school will not be required for Pottsville even with 20,000 people moving to the Tweed area over the next five years 'as we don’t know how many retirees there will be'.
Minister stands by rejection of high school for Pottsville
NSW education minister Adrian Piccoli has come under attack for refusing to consider supporting a high school for the fast-growing Pottsville area on the Tweed Coast.
Tweed council ‘stays strong’ on keeping site for high school
A decision by Tweed shire councillors to preserve a site at the Seabreeze estate in Pottsville for a high school for the fast-growing community there has been welcomed by locals.
Pottsville high school needed now, MPs told
A proposed state parliamentary inquiry into the closure of public schools in the regions could throw light as to why a long-awaited high school for the fast growing Pottsville area has been ignored, NSW MPs have been told.
Labor promises $40m high school for Pottsville
The NSW Labor opposition has made a bold pitch for support from Tweed Coast communities at the upcoming election with a pledge to build a new $40 million high school at Pottsville which for years locals have campaigned for.
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Tweed mayoral news
Aslan Shand - 3
You would be excused for thinking that the Tweed Shire mayoral and deputy-mayoral election was underwhelming if you watched yesterday’s Tweed Shire Council (TSC) meeting. But the furore that has erupted since on social media paints a very different picture.
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Wallum case delayed
The Federal Court of Australia has amended the dates of the highly anticipated legal proceedings for Save Wallum Incorporated v Clarence Property Corporation Limited Anon, to 21-28 February 2025.
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Byron Shire Council starts the term with a song
Eve Jeffery - 4
Yesterday the new Byron Shire mayor and eight councillors took their seats in the Council Chambers in Mullumbimby to declare an affirmation to serve the community, and to outline some of their ideas.
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Dr Google and the crosswords
When Stephen Clarke’s crosswords first appeared I too found them hard.
But after persevering and with a bit of help from Dr Google, I have...
