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New pilot backs youth through tough transition

The NSW government is partnering with Charlotte’s Wish, BREED Australia and The Step into Action Foundation to support a preventative mentoring and wellbeing pilot program for students in Years 6 to 8.

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World class jazz in the heart of Byron

Over the past year, Byron Theatre has welcomed some extraordinary musicians to its stage, giving Northern Rivers audiences the opportunity to experience world-class jazz right in the heart of Byron Bay.

Casting vote

The mayor’s recent casting vote means the repugnant and incompatible 57 Station Street project remains alive. Efforts to stop...

Club raises thousands to support flood survivors

The Rotary Club of Alstonville has raised $5,000 to support families in Nepal who have been displaced by recent flash floods.

Byron Bay march calls for peace in Gaza

A peaceful march through Byron Bay on Sunday morning brought people together in solidarity with Palestinians and to call for an end to the continuing violence in Gaza.

Pump upgrade to strengthen flood resilience

Lismore’s CBD will be better protected from localised flooding, with a major upgrade to the Browns Creek Pump Station set to begin construction in November.

Fifty years of ‘make it, bake it, grow it’ at The Channon

Long before buying and selling became a matter of scrolling and clicking, people were meeting at The Channon to trade and barter goods.

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New pilot backs youth through tough transition

The NSW government is partnering with Charlotte’s Wish, BREED Australia and The Step into Action Foundation to support a preventative mentoring and wellbeing pilot program for students in Years 6 to 8.

Tinnie sailors lobby Kyogle and Richmond Councils to save river

Richmond River champions Graeme Gibson and Steve Posselt have written an open letter to Kyogle and Richmond Valley Councils, urging action to protect the river.

Tourism operators accused of overcharging taxpayers to shelter the needy

Tourism operators running hotels and motels have been accused of charging the state government higher rates than tourists to accommodate some of the most vulnerable people in the state in the lead-up to Christmas.

Use housing pods for key workers like police, says Ballina mayor

Wollongbar’s temporary emergency housing village for Northern Rivers 2022 disaster survivors would best be decommissioned and the pods used to house police instead, reelected Ballina Mayor Sharon Cadwallader says.

After the fall: Mr Andersen’s rise from the streets to mature-age study through Tweed outreach program

Richie Andersen is excited and grateful. After years spent suffering substance dependency, relationship breakdowns, health crises and sleeping rough, the Tweed-based grandfather is about to become a mature-aged student.

Government wanting advice from young people

Applications are now open for the 2025 NSW Youth Advisory Council. The NSW government says young people aged 12-24 years who are passionate about advocating for issues that affect them are encouraged to apply.

NSW minister defends new ‘affordable housing’ reforms

Further to the latest ‘affordable housing’ reforms by the NSW Labor government, a spokesperson for the NSW Minister for Homelessness and the North Coast, Rose Jackson, has replied to Echo questions.

So what’s the plan to help the working homeless?

Given a housing crisis was declared in April 2021, what has Council done in that time to help those who are the ‘working homeless’? Local...

Three in four people in households reliant on JobSeeker live in poverty

Australia’s income support system is leaving large numbers of people below the poverty line, according to new research from the ACOSS and UNSW Sydney-led Poverty and Inequality Partnership released at the start of Anti-Poverty Week.

Right wing ratbags gather in Brisbane for CPAC

Just wrapped in Brisbane, this year's Australian Conservative Political Action Conference featured a galaxy of nutters vying for the votes of the disaffected, disorganised and dangerous.

Cinema under the stars brings dragons to Lismore

The dragons are coming as Newcastle Permanent's renowned Cinema Under the Stars (CUTS) program returns to Lismore this November.

Byron Bay march calls for peace in Gaza

A peaceful march through Byron Bay on Sunday morning brought people together in solidarity with Palestinians and to call for an end to the continuing violence in Gaza.