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COVID update – Aquarius, Lismore sewage fragments and the South African variant
The Northern NSW Local Health District says there have been no new cases of COVID-19 reported in the 24 hours to 8pm 28 November, but, they are urging residents in the Lismore area to be alert for COVID-19 symptoms.
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Cr Reece Byrnes leads the Labor ticket for Tweed Council elections
Reece Byrnes is heading up the Labor ticket for the upcoming Tweed Shire Council elections. Mr Byrnes has been...
Coal activist given 12 month jail sentence over Newcastle action
A 22-year-old coal activist has been sentenced to a minimum of 6 months jail without parole for taking nonviolent direct action as part of the Blockade Australia mobilisation in Muloobinba/Newcastle.
Wannabe mayors – Byron
Entertaining as it is to learn we have a brace of Saggas, a lone Goat, a mix ‘n match...
Cartoon of the week – 24 November, 2021
The Echo loves your letters and is proud to provide a community forum on the issues that matter most to our readers and the people of the NSW north coast. So don't be a passive reader, send us your epistles.
The nitty-gritty with the Lismore Mayoral candidates
Last month The Echo asked the Lismore Mayoral candidates 20 questions* about their thoughts, ideas and pizza, and as...
Funding for Rural Landholder projects in 2022
The closing date for applications to join the Rural Landholder Initiative project is looming and rural property owners are...
Stories about "rock throwing attack":
Car damaged in rock throwing attack at Wooyung
Police are appealing for witnesses after a vehicle was damaged in a rock throwing incident on the Pacific Highway at Wooyung yesterday.
Rock throwing can kill
This is a message to the rock-throwers of St Helena. It's 9.30 at night, we’re travelling at 80kph down St Helena Hill, headlights pushing back the dark. Suddenly, out of nowhere a rock flashes into view and smashes into our car windscreen. Shards of glass shower the driver. The windscreen shatters into opaque crystals, completely blocking visibility.
Ambos escape unscathed from rock attack
Two NSW Ambulance paramedics have escaped uninjured but their vehicle was damaged in a rock attack on the M1 motorway near Hastings Point on Saturday evening (October 22).
Byron LGA
Last chance for tickets to Byron Shire Council Meet the Candidates forum
Today is your last chance to get tickets to tonight’s Byron Shire Meet the Candidates forum in the Byron Theatre.
Local News
Thousands gather at Ballina MMAMV rally
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Around 2,500 gathered at Missingham Park in Ballina to hear MMAMV speakers before marching to the Ballina police station and then making their way back to the starting point for more speakers.
Science Goes Viral
Telling girls they don’t like STEM halves their involvement at any age
Even children as young as six can develop ideas that girls don’t like computer science and engineering as much as boys – stereotypes that carry over into teenagerhood and contribute to gender gaps at university, according to a study published in PNAS.
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Women Who Lead team focus on housing and environment
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Letitia Kelly is heading the Independent Group F, Women Who Lead ticket in the upcoming Tweed Shire Council elections.
