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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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Local NewsJeff Dawson - 0

Another North Coast Mud Trail triumph

Four days of clay, creativity and community have just concluded for another year, with ceramic artists from across the Northern Rivers showing off their latest creations.
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Byron EchoSapoty Brook, Main Arm - 0

Being un conscious

There is a general belief that consciousness is an entity in itself or something that is non-physical. I don’t...
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Local NewsThe Echo - 0

Interhall Committee volunteers’ hazard update

As the weather warms up, so too are community volunteers. In mid August regional volunteers gathered at Clunes for the quarterly Interhall Committee meeting.
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Byron EchoAnthony Dwyer, Ocean Shores - 0

Big Council rates rise coming (1)

I can remember maybe five years ago when Byron Shire Council implemented a ‘one-off rates increase’ (probably not the...
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Byron EchoMichael McDougall, Suffolk Park - 0

Big Council rates rise coming – SRV for ratepayers

The proposed 35.03 per cent rates increase over three years to Byron Shire ratepayers is extremely concerning. I fully understand...
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Local NewsThe Echo - 0

Science in the Pub digs into hydrodynamic modelling

With half the Northern Rivers suddenly an expert on how water moves across the landscape, there will be a chance to hear from some real experts at the next Science in the Pub, to be held on Thursday 3 September at the Federal Hotel in Alstonville.
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Byron rail master’s cottage destroyed in fire

Local News Mia Armitage - 0
The historic Byron Bay rail master’s cottage was all but destroyed in a fire over the weekend, with the cause still unknown.
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Police and fire vehicles crash – Lismore

Local News The Echo - 0
A police vehicle and Rural Fire Service truck have been involved in a crash at Wollongbar.
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Billinudgel-Ocean Shores RFS gets truckin’

Local News The Echo - 0
There’s been some action at the Billinudgel-Ocean Shores Rural Fire Service (RFS) station of late.
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Far North Coast Bush Fire Danger Period delayed

Local News The Echo - 0
The RFS say they have delayed the start of the statutory Bush Fire Danger Period owing to ongoing wet weather in the Far North Coast Team area.
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Getting ready for the 24/25 bush fire season

Local News The Echo - 0
This year’s official NSW Bush Fire Danger Period closed on March 21. Essential Energy says its thoughts are now turned toward to the 2024-25 season, and it has begun surveying its powerlines in and around the North Coast region.
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Emergency response plans for the vulnerable

Local News Aslan Shand - 0
It has been a challenging five years for most people in the Northern Rivers, from drought to the Black Summer fires of 2019/20 followed by the pandemic and then the 2022 floods.
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Tyagarah fire op downscaled as local crews join Tabulam fight

Local News Mia Armitage - 0
Firefighting operations in the Tyagarah nature reserve near the Byron Arts and Industry Estate have significantly down-sized, owing mostly to more dangerous fires elsewhere in the region.
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Properties destroyed in Northern Rivers fires

Local News Mia Armitage - 0
Firefighters in Tabulam and Nymboida, southwest of Lismore, are hoping today’s cooler weather will help work on containing several large fires in the region.
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Tyagarah bushfire cause under investigation

Local News Mia Armitage - 2
Fire-fighting crews are to continue monitoring and mitigating the bushfire at Tyagarah today while an investigation into its cause continues.
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Chopper inspections to help reduce fire hazards

Local News The Echo - 2
With the bushfire season well under way and dozens of fires being fought across the state, it's timely that fire trails are being checked for hazards – the view from the sky is the best way to do it.
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Local News

Ballina Council makes decision on Ross Lane

David Lowe - 0
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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Local News

Mullumbimby puts new governance models first, and now wants to build it

The Echo - 0
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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Local News

Appeal to locate man missing from Broadwater

The Echo - 0
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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