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Cinema: A Difficult Year
The wildly entertaining new comedy from irrepressible filmmaking duo Éric Toledano and Olivier Nakache (The Intouchables, C’est la vie!), A Difficult Year stars Pio Marmaï and Jonathan Cohen as two compulsive spenders who get much more than they bargained for when they try to scam their way out of trouble.
Kirrawak Forest
Forestry Corp are at it again logging koala habitats – oh but wait! Down Port Macquarie way forestry are...
A little curiosity and a lot of commitment keeps homeless fed
The local volunteer organisation Bruns Brekkie is set up to provide breakfast for around 30 hungry people two days a week.
Protest against greenwashing hypocrisy
Yesterday there was a rally led by a coalition of environmental groups and Traditional Owners at the entrance to the Albanese government’s 'Global Nature Positive Conference' in Darling Harbour, Sydney, calling on the government to protect land, water and climate from the dangers of new coal and gas projects.
Marine Rescue NSW deployed
There appears to be moves to bring Marine Rescue NSW into the Public Safety Network radio communications network.
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I was disappointed to see the recent Cosmos magazine article published in The Echo.
The view that COVID-19 originated...
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Company fined $15,000 over dirt on roads in Tweed
A company which failed to keep public roads surrounding its residential complex development in Tweed Heads clear and clean from dirt transported by its construction trucks has been fined $15,000.
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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...