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Ballina memorial pays tribute to fallen Marine Rescue volunteers

On Sunday, a memorial was unveiled at the RSL Memorial Park, next to the Ballina RSL, to pay tribute to those lost on the night of May 4 on the Ballina Bar.
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Byron EchoIan Blair Hamilton, Myocum - 0

Councillor’s integrity

In last week’s Echo, there was a wonderful editorial, plus another article about the Station Street development for affordable...
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Teenager missing from Woolgoolga

Police are appealing for public assistance to help locate a teenager missing from the North Coast.
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Political CommentCatherine Cusack - 0

The Karl Stefanovic pile-on

In 2011, Channel 9 scored a one-on-one interview with the Daili Lama during his Australian tour. It was handed to their larrikan breakfast guy – Karl Stefanovic.
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EditorialAslan Shand - 0

Free conversation helps birthing

I was a home birth. I chose to have my children in a hospital. That was my choice. There is a lot of attention going to freebirthing at the moment. But the reality is that women have been freebirthing since they started birthing. That’s a damn long time.
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Mandy Nolan confirmed as Greens candidate for Ballina

Following the Ballina-Byron Greens preselection ballot, Mandy Nolan has been selected as the party's candidate to contest the state seat of Ballina in the 2027 election, currently held by Tamara Smith.
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Entertainment NewsThe Echo - 0

What do we owe each other?

Some films arrive as an invitation to gather, reflect, and begin a conversation. Common Wealth, screening at Byron Theatre on Friday, 10 July, feels made for that kind of room.
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Stories about "public art":

Lindy Lee sculpture revealed at Queen’s Wharf

National News The Echo - 2
Brisbane’s reputation as a world class cultural destination has been illuminated with the glittering unveiling of Northern Rivers artist Lindy Lee’s masterpiece, 'Being Swallowed by the Milky Way', ahead of the first phase of The Star Brisbane and Queen’s Wharf staged opening from August 29, 2024.
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New murals to help brighten Ballina’s town centre

Local News Mia Armitage - 0
Ballina’s town centre is to receive a splash of colour thanks to councillors unanimously agreeing to fund some public art in a presently grey concrete area near Ignite Studios.
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Skating meets art in Lennox

Local News David Lowe - 0
Ballina Council has commissioned NITSUA to paint a mural at the Lennox Skate Park, and he's teaming up with a bunch of local kids to do the work.
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Art panel: lighthouse sculpture artist should be given chance to finish the job

Local News Paul Bibby - 17
Byron Council’s public art panel has recommended that the artist behind the much-discussed lighthouse sculpture on the Bayshore Drive roundabout be allowed to ‘finish the job’, at an estimated cost of up to $45,000.
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Lighthouse is its own best work of art

Letters The Echo - 3
Clive Jeffery, Mullumbimby. The Council, Councillors and the Public Art Panel are all surely joking! Aren’t they? Commissioning a sculpture 12.0 metres high in the form...
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Cubby house ordered to be removed by Council

Local News Aslan Shand - 3
The quirky, the different, the things that make Byron Shire unique – can they be considered art? Could art be the way support unique elements of the shire remaining rather than being eliminated as part of the red tape brigade?
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Forum for public art

Interviews The Echo - 0
Having secured funding, Creative Mullumbimby are looking at innovative and community-integrated public-art Ideas for the town. Malcolm Price is the president of Creative Mullumbimby....
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Make your way into the heart of the labyrinth

Uncategorised The Echo - 0
In this photo by Daniel Cordero of CASJ Photography, commissioned by Byron Shire Council, artist Jacquelina Wills walks the Byron Bay labyrinth in Denning...
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Make your way into the heart of the labyrinth

Local News The Echo - 0
In this photo by Daniel Cordero of CASJ Photography, commissioned by Byron Shire Council, artist Jacquelina Wills walks the Byron Bay labyrinth in Denning Park at the beachfront with visitors and locals at the Closing Ceremony, December 3.
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Shine and polish in Lismore’s public art

Letters The Echo - 0
R J Poole, Lismore. The life-sized shoes that have appeared in various places around Lismore CBD are a fun and (I assume) more cost effective approach than previous attempts to making art accessible in a public place.
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Local News

Local union players to benefit from Legacy grants

The Echo - 0
Member for Lismore Janelle Saffin is encouraging local councils and rugby union clubs to take advantage of an opportunity to upgrade their facilities, player pathways and increase local participation.
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National News

Solar and batteries for every public school in NSW?

The Echo - 0
Parents for Climate, Future Ready Schools, and the NSW/ACT Electrical Trades Union (ETU) has welcomed a motion passed at the NSW Labor Conference on the weekend calling for a comprehensive rollout of solar generation and battery storage at every public school and early learning centre in New South Wales.
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Lots happening around Ballina for NAIDOC Week

David Lowe - 0
NAIDOC Week 2026 is now underway, with lots happening throughout the Northern Rivers. It's a great opportunity for everyone to learn about First Nations...
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National News

NSW confirms first case of H5 avian influenza

The Echo - 0
A giant petrel found near Hawks Nest, north of Newcastle, was confirmed positive on the weekend for H5 high pathogenicity (H5 bird flu) avian influenza in laboratory tests by the CSIRO Australian Centre for Disease Preparedness.
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