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Join Clarkes Beach paddle out this weekend to stop massive oil and gas field project
Hundreds of local surfers and water-lovers will paddle out at Clarke’s Beach over the weekend to protest against a massive oil and gas field proposed for the NSW coast.
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19-yr-old charged after alleged Mercedes joy ride in Tweed shire
A 19-year-old Tweed Heads South man faces a string of charges related to car theft on the Northern Rivers.
Thanks for Bob
Jo Faith, Newtown
I wish to thank The Echo for printing the article by Bob Morgan, First Nations academic. This...
Boarding houses
Matthew O’Reilly, CABS president and Council candidate for the new Byron Greens
The over-development of cramped boarding-house accommodation in Sunrise...
Mandy Nolan’s Soapbox: Killer Crocs!
When I was 18, to rebel against the world my parents had created, I shaved a half Mohawk, encouraged my hair to stand on end, grew my armpit hair, wore torn black rags, too much eyeliner and wore 18-hole Dr. Martens boots. These days, to give their parents the shits, the kids are wearing Crocs. With socks. They’re going for comfort.
Thousands of sober stoners march for drug law reform in Nimbin
Nimbin HEMP Embassy President Michael Balderstone said he was surprised at the high turn-out, given a heavy police presence on streets surrounding the rainforest village.
From go to whoa – Norco Primex expo covers it all
Norco and Primex are bringing a three-day sustainable farming and primary industry expo to you.
Stories about "saffin":
Saffin: inquiry into rural and regional health long overdue
Janelle Saffin MP says the upcoming Parliamentary Inquiry into rural and regional health in New South Wales is long overdue.’
Saffin: seniors transport card rollout a ‘fiasco’
The new regional seni0rs transport card has been a bit wobbly ever since it was first mentioned over a year ago. Some folk even suggested the card was National Party trickery and a bribe to win votes in the last state election.
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Man dead after boat capsizes near Yamba
Police say a man has died and a second has been taken to hospital after a boat capsized south of Yamba this morning.
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Jonson Street bus shelter gone and an era ended
Byron Shire Council says that the wooden bus shelter on Jonson Street outside the Byron Visitors Centre is being removed today with all bus services operating from the new bus interchange on Butler Street in Byron Bay
Letters
Upside down river
Tim Harrington, Lennox Head
Letter contributor Richard White (letters 21/4/21) quite correctly identifies the Richmond River as an ‘upside down river’ and nowhere is this more...
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Ballina Dragons’ great results at Urunga
Eve Jeffery - 0
The Ballina Dragon Boat Racing Club is a group of paddling people from all walks of life who enjoy being out on the water having fun and keeping fit.
