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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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Two charged over alleged Ballina machete attack

A man and woman have been charged after a 22-year-old man was allegedly attacked with a machete in central Ballina on Sunday night.
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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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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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Byron EchoEve O’Connor, Byron Bay - 0

Ban screens at school

Parents, take a look at the fantastic work the Heads Up Alliance is doing for screen-free schools. Sign the...
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The Good LifeThe Echo - 0

Perk up, Byron – spring is coming

Winter is on its way out, and The Roadhouse is throwing open the precinct to celebrate.
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Everyone’s welcome at the House of Spaghetti

Spaghetti Circus is throwing open the doors of its Mullumbimby home later this month, presenting its 2026 Annual Show, House of Spaghetti, at the Mullumbimby Showground from Friday 28 to Sunday 30 August. Five shows over three days, with every student on stage.
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Police drop all charges against 125 Rising Tide protesters from the 2024 People’s Blockade

National News David Lowe - 0
NSW Police have formally withdrawn charges against 125 protesters from Rising Tide’s 2024 People’s Blockade of the World’s Largest Coal Port, which organisers say was one of the largest civil disobedience protests in Australian history.
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Putting their money where their mouth and conscience is

Local News The Echo - 0
Climate action group Rising Tide say they will disrupt business at Tweed City ANZ today, as local long-term customers withdraw their life savings from the bank.
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Activists say ‘no’ to largest coal mine in NSW history

Local News The Echo - 0
It is rumoured that local Northern Rivers activists were involved in the latest Rising Tide action in Newcastle, once again having a close call with police.
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Locals take action against climate change at Newcastle’s Rising Tide

Local News Marion Riordan - 0
What is Rising Tide? It’s ordinary people doing extraordinary things. The successful blockade of Newcastle coal port stands as the largest act of civil disobedience in Australia’s recent history, with around 8,000 people taking part.
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141 arrested including youth at Newcastle coal port blockade

Local News The Echo - 0
Police on Sunday were reporting 141 people arrested at this year’s coal port blockade protest in Newcastle.
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More than a holiday letting cap needed for Byron

Local News Paul Bibby - 9
A raft of policy changes must be introduced to save our coastal towns from the rising tide of short-term holiday letting, a new report has found.
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Why did thousands of people join Rising Tide in Newcastle?

Byron Echo Marion Riordan - 3
Last week I went to my first Rising Tide blockade of Newcastle coal port. I marvelled at the courage of people of all ages who put aside personal comfort to join in direct action for our planet.
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Rally for the right to protest

Local News The Echo - 10
A range of speakers will be at Lismore’s Peace Park from 5pm on Tuesday, December 10 to highlight the importance of the right to protest and the importance of protecting whistleblowers in today's world. 
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170 arrests at Rising Tide 2024

Local News The Echo - 11
Police say they’ve arrested 170 people at this year’s Rising Tide protestival in Newcastle.
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Up the creek with a paddle

Local News The Echo - 2
In the final training session before the people’s blockade of the world’s biggest coal port, activists from Rising Tide Northern Rivers paddled from Brunswick Heads to the Wallum site and back last week.
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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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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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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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