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Ageism alive and well
Margaret Boshier, St Ives
I have been spending time in the ocean since before I could walk; I grew up...
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‘Natural’ cruelty
Richard Swinton, Clunes
While I agree with Desmond Bellamy’s concerns about animal cruelty, the issue of ‘natural’ cruelty if the...
Interview with Nick Sergi, producer of the Byron Music Festival
Nick Sergi, producer of the Byron Music Festival talks to The Echo.
Ballina Dragons’ great results at Urunga
The Ballina Dragon Boat Racing Club is a group of paddling people from all walks of life who enjoy being out on the water having fun and keeping fit.
Ageism alive and well
Margaret Boshier, St Ives
I have been spending time in the ocean since before I could walk; I grew up...
Transforming lives, empowering individuals and uniting communities
A Sound Life, Australia’s first charity to transform the lives of people in need through free music, yoga and meditation programs is having an event this Sunday as a fundraiser for the COVID crisis in India.
Honouring midwives on their International day
Many of us have a midwife to thank for our safe arrival from the womb, these specialised 'catching' hands are a blessing to both mum and bub in hospitals and in the home.
Stories about "rate rise":
Lismore Council calls for community input on service cuts
Lismore City Council has acknowledged that with the current tight financial climate they will be looking to the community to determine which services they value and which services they are willing to have cut.
Byron GM hits back at rate-rise claims
Byron rates are not 'among the highest in the state', councillors are not being 'blindly led' by staff and the shire could be forcibly amalgamated unless a Special Rate Variation is approved, says the council's general manager.
Rate rise flagged for Byron council
Up for discussion and voting by the new crop of Byron Shire councillors at their first official meeting this Thursday will be a proposal by staff to increase rates with a special variation of 12.5 per cent over four years.
Public meetings to hear Ballina council’s rate rise proposal
Public meetings will be held across Ballina shire in coming days as the council attempts to sell its proposal to increase rates to improve its pools.
Ballina wants rate rise to pay for pools
Ballina shire council will embark on a major consultation with residents around its plan to raise rates by 5.5 per cent for 2015/16 and 2016/17. The aim is raise $4 million in loans for the redevelopment of the Alstonville and Ballina swimming pools.
Local News
It’s D-Day for Byron’s Marvell Street DA
Paul Bibby - 0
Will a controversial hotel development in central Byron that exceeds both height and floor space limits be given conditional approval at this week’s Byron Council meeting?
Local News
Plans to increase building heights in Byron CBD may be shelved
Paul Bibby - 0
Byron Council’s controversial plan to increase building height limits on a block in the centre of Byron Bay looks set to be abandoned at this week’s planning meeting.
Letters
Re Netflix
David Gilet, Byron Bay
You would have to say that the Byron district has more than its fair share of wankers, however, most of our local...
Letters
Cartoon of the week – 12 May, 2021
Eve Jeffery - 0
Letters to the editor
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