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Greens urged to back pathway to end native forest logging

Some of NSW’s most respected and long-standing forest campaigners and scientists have today urged the Greens not to support the Nationals' attempt to disallow the Improved Native Forest Management (INFM) method.
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One Night Only

What if one messy night turns out to be the best thing that ever happened to you? Will Gluck, the filmmaker of Anyone but You and Easy’, celebrates modern romantic comedy on the big screen with a fresh, witty, swoony, original film about searching for love on the least romantic night of the year in One Night Only.
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Byron EchoDuncan Holmes, Byron Bay - 0

Byron Writers Fest

Like everyone else, I am still bathing in the warm inner glow and sanctuary of being surrounded by like-minded...
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LettersMike Balson, Upper Wilsons Creek - 0

Imagine

‘Imagine there’s no heaven, it’s easy if you try No hell below us… above us only sky, Imagine all the people,...
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They’ve got their trousers on

They’re almost here – Baggy Trousers bring ‘Madness’ to Ballina next week! London-born and hailed as the Southern Hemisphere’s premier Madness tribute show, Baggy Trousers brings to life the legendary UK band’s iconic hits in The Sound of Madness and bring the energy, humour and soundtrack of the UK’s golden era to Ballina RSL.
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Byron EchoRod Murray, Ocean Shores - 0

Lower the age

It was pleasing to see smart young people around the county coming out recently to protest idiotic political leaders...
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Katie Milne responds to Tweed’s draft housing and employment strategy

The former mayor of Tweed Shire Council, Kate Milne, has shared her submission to Tweed's Draft Growth Management Housing & Employment Strategy.
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Stories about "recycling":

Lismore households throwing away $670,000

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Lismore City Council says Lismore households recently threw away an estimated $670,000 by placing eligible drink containers in their kerbside bins instead of claiming their refund, while almost half the contents of red-lid general waste bins could have been recycled or composted.
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More than 50 Return and Earn recycling baskets for Byron

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Baskets for cans and bottles are being attached to public bins in key spots across the Byron Shire as part of a boost to the NSW Return and Earn recycling program.
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Return and Earn doubles capacity at Lismore Recycling Centre

Local News The Echo - 0
With National Recycling Week underway, one of Lismore City Council’s most popular recycling options is about to get bigger and better.
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Recycling solar panels

Byron Echo Pancho Symes - 0
An estimated 100,000 tonnes of solar panels are expected to reach end-of-life in Australia by 2030.
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The power of recycling lithium batteries for a sustainable future

National News The Echo - 2
With the hope that we can power our lives sustainably from the sun, the way we capture, and more importantly, the way we store energy, comes down to the conversation about batterie
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How to cope amidst the chaos

Byron Echo Richard Jones - 6
So many people I know are deeply traumatised by the increasing darkness in the world – Gaza, Ukraine, the outrageous antics of Trump and his handpicked MAGA extremists, and now a war between Israel and Iran, not to mention the heartbreaking climate crisis.
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Return and Earn for less PETs, glass, aluminium, water, energy and emissions

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Recycling is no longer a novelty and as we understand more about waste and reusing our resources, and the NSW Return and Earn scheme is playing a major role in making good habits pay on more than one level.
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Fire at Ballina tip sparked by poor recycling behaviours

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Ballina Shire Council is urging residents not to put hazardous materials in any kerbside bin, following a fire at the Resource Recovery Centre last weekend.
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Tweed Resource Recovery Centre upgraded

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Tweed Council says recent upgrades at the Resource Recovery Centre, including the weighbridge, will make it easier, safer and more environmentally friendly for residents to dispose of their waste.
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Plan for looming battery crisis

National News The Echo - 2
Industry-led voluntary schemes will fail to address the environmental risks arising from battery disposal, according to the Total Environment Centre, as they release a plan for urgent regulation to establish an effective, mandatory product stewardship scheme to safely collect and recycle all battery types in Australia.
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Ballina Council makes decision on Ross Lane

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With the absence of all four of its progressive councillors for various reasons, Ballina Council pushed ahead with its agenda at yesterday's monthly meeting, including a decision which is likely to close Ross Lane for months while the road is upgraded.
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Mullumbimby puts new governance models first, and now wants to build it

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Imagine Northern Rivers says Mullumbimby is the only community across the region to rank new models of governance and decision-making as the number one element of its preferred future, and last week locals gathered to work out how to make it real.
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Appeal to locate man missing from Broadwater

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Police are appealing for public assistance to help locate a local missing man.
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Katie Milne responds to Tweed’s draft housing and employment strategy

The Echo - 0
The former mayor of Tweed Shire Council, Kate Milne, has shared her submission to Tweed's Draft Growth Management Housing & Employment Strategy.
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