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Protests against closure of life-saving facility in Murwillumbah

The announcement that Murwillumbah's Safe Haven would be closed this week due to the end of funding arrangements has been greeted with shock by locals who have come to rely on the mental health support services the facility provided.
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The Good LifeThe Echo - 0

Ayusa Tea: clarity, energy, calm focus

Allie Godfrey At the New Brighton Farmers Market, it’s not just coffee drawing a crowd – there’s also growing interest...
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Local NewsThe Echo - 0

Historic Native Title determination honoured with artwork purchase by Byron Council

Byron Shire Council says it has bought the artwork, Holding Strong, in honour of historic 2019 Arakwal Native Title determination.
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Local NewsThe Echo - 0

North Coast Safe Haven closure

Safe Haven North Coast has provided effective mental health supports for people across the region since it was established in 2022, but is now running out of funding.
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Flood-free land and houses hit the market for Lismore buyback residents

In what the government has described as a step forward for the region’s housing recovery, flood-affected homeowners will get the first opportunity to buy into Goonellabah’s Mount Pleasant estate.
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Byron EchoJeff James, Kingscliff - 0

Kingscliff insurance

Recently, many Kingscliff locals have been hit by massive increases in their home insurance. Some properties are located in...
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Byron local Stephan Schnierer receives the Order Australia

Stephan Schnierer, a Byron local, has been awarded an Order Australia (OA) from the Kings Birthday honours list.
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Stories about "queensland police":

Missing man

Local News The Echo - 0
Police are appealing for public assistance to locate a 35-year-old man missing from Tugun on the southern Gold Coast since 9 June.
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AMBER ALERT: Missing Children, Paradise Point

Local News The Echo - 0
The Queensland Police Service is seeking urgent public assistance to help locate a 3-year-old girl, 5-year-old boy and 6-year-old boy who went missing from Victor Avenue in Paradise Point at 4pm yesterday, who may be at significant risk.
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Elanora woman murdered – police seek sightings of Ford Laser

Local News The Echo - 0
Detectives investigating the murder of 61-year-old Wendy Sleeman are appealing to anyone who may have seen or captured vision of a distinctive white Ford...
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Three arrested at NSW-Queensland border protest

Local News The Echo - 0
Queensland police held a press conference this afternoon about a protest today held on the Gold Coast as anti-lockdown protesters returned to the Griffith Street border checkpoint on the Queensland-New South Wales border for the second week.
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Man extradited from Queensland over alleged historical child sex offences

Local News The Echo - 0
Police say a man will reappear in court today after being extradited from Queensland on two outstanding warrants for alleged historic child sex offences.
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Queensland police corrupted by corporate sponsorship

Articles & Columns Hans Lovejoy - 3
An outback road safety campaign by Queensland police has been given financial assistance by fossil fuel giant Santos in a move that has the potential to erode the independence of the force, writes Hans Lovejoy.
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Mining firm logo on Qld police vehicles

National News The Echo - 0
Queensland Police Minister Jack Dempsey has defended a sponsorship relationship with mining firm Santos.
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Fatal Qld shooting: police ‘had no choice’

National News The Echo - 2
A man has been shot dead after allegedly coming at two Gold Coast police with a knife. It's the third fatal police shooting in the state in a week.
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Local News

Community to rally against ‘relentless’ RA house demolitions

The Echo - 0
Northern Rivers locals and flood-impacted residents will gather in Lismore this Saturday to demand the NSW Reconstruction Authority stop demolishing heritage homes and deliver on broken promises, as community anger at the failed flood recovery reaches a new peak.
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Local News

Myall Creek walk starts conversations and opens eyes to difficult history

David Lowe - 0
The Walk 4 Stolen Children, Land & Lives has successfully concluded in Myall Creek, having completed 474km on foot from Ballina and visited a number of massacre sites along the way.
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National News

Emergency departments buckling under pressure

The Echo - 0
Nurses working at emergency departments (ED) across the state are continuing to feel the effects of increased presentations and very unwell people coming through their doors, with the latest health snapshot painting a worrying picture of NSW public hospitals.
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Local News

New exhibitions opening at Lismore Regional Gallery

The Echo - 0
All are welcome to the official opening of four new exhibitions at Lismore Regional gallery this Friday evening, with live music and a talk from Melbourne artist Sarah Ujmaia.
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