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COVID update December 3: One new case and advice for international travellers
One new case of COVID-19 was reported for Northern NSW Local Health District (NNSWLHD) in the 24 hours to...
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Cr Basil Cameron’s Mayoral choice
Cr Cate Coorey is my choice for mayor.
I have worked with Cate on Council for the last five years....
Lismore airport supported by community?
I am writing in response to your article, ‘Lismore airport supported by community’.
First of all, the Lismore airport is...
Want to make your own nest box and help with bushfire recovery on Friday?
Conservation Volunteers Australia are running a nest-building workshop in one of Australia’s most biodiverse hotspots, the Nightcap Range, ‘to create homes and hope for wildlife’.
Coal shame for Queensland and Australian
Local Whitsundays resident Paul Jukes took action this morning against the continued development of the Adani Carmichael Coal Mine.
Telling girls they don’t like STEM halves their involvement at any age
Even children as young as six can develop ideas that girls don’t like computer science and engineering as much as boys – stereotypes that carry over into teenagerhood and contribute to gender gaps at university, according to a study published in PNAS.
Bullshit detectors needed
Well well; we have a true Scepticarius in the mayoral race after all – a curmudgeonly and doggedly forensic...
Stories about "PVC pipe":
Baby bird’s life down to the WIRES
A young magpie’s game turned to disaster this week when a discarded piece of plumbing became a death trap.
Byron LGA
Last mayoral candidates Q and A: are you a landlord?
Here at The Echo we have seen and heard the word ‘housing’ come up time and again throughout the local government election campaign period, whether it’s from candidates or other voters.
Byron Echo
On the ground work assists evicted women
We know the region has some of the highest rents, and highest housing costs in Australia. We all know that this has virtually eliminated affordable housing. We hear the stories of women and children being evicted, of couch surfing and living in cars.
Local News
What do the Tweed Council candidates stand for?
Aslan Shand - 0
The final day of voting for your local Tweed Shire Councill candidates is Saturday 4 December at a venue near you.
National News
Today is International Day of People with Disability
This language trend around People With a Disability has tended to emphasise the disability rather than the person, which can lead to derogatory labelling, depersonalisation or impersonal, collective references.
