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Tweed Council ask State Government to pay for Wardrop Village business case
Tweed Shire Council will write to the State Government to ask them to pay for the Wardrop Community Village business case that is aimed at supplying affordable, local eco-housing.
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Nolan’s Soapbox
Duncan Shipley-Smith, Byron Bay
The sinister suggestion by Nolan in last week’s Echo conflating anti-vaccination supporters with extreme right-wing ideology (XRW)...
Border bubble zone bursts thanks to COVID-19 cases in QLD
Anyone in NSW who has been in one or more of eleven particular Queensland local government areas since 21 July is required to stay at home for fourteen days from the date they were last in those areas, 'or until the notice is revoked', authorities said Monday.
Joyride tears up Chinderah golf course fairway
Police say that three youths were caught joyriding on golf club vehicles at Chinderah late last Friday evening.
Nonsensical responses
Matthew Lambourne, Mullumbimby
Mandy’s Soapbox a couple of weeks ago made a lot of sense and predictably provoked some nonsensical replies,...
Shooting in Nimbin
There is a police operation currently underway in Nimbin following a shooting earlier today.
Knife-wielding criminal on the loose in Byron Bay
A terrifying media release is still on the loose in Byron Bay after escaping from the computers of Council candidates Rhett Holt and Cr Alan Hunter. 'It is a frightful to wake up at three in the morning to a man blood dripping with a backpack full of knives using your shower,' the [sic] release said...
Stories about "Senator Arthur Sinodinos":
Mungo bids farewell, for now
The political scene as we know it: Mungo's poignant reflection and farewell.
Senator’s ignorance of Obeid stake ‘just doesn’t wash’
Despite his impeccable presentation and smiling demeanour, and regardless of whether any finding is ever made against him, there was a sinking feeling as former finance minister Senator Arthur Sinodinos gave evidence to the NSW Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC).
Thus Spake Mungo #118 Arthur’s little earners
While Arthur Sinodinos' controversial past is being investigated by the Independent Commission Against Corruption, Mungo has been inspired by his recent 'gruesome' contributions enough to compose a limerick or two.
Science Goes Viral
What are the supplements you take really doing to your health?
Sales of complementary medicines have been driven up by COVID fears, but Immune-boosting claims for them are doing more harm than good.
Byron Echo
Is population growth the real reason for the Dunoon Dam push?
It’s very clear that the State government’s push for population growth is the main driving force behind the proposed revisit of the Dunoon Dam
Local News
Woman rescued after falling into Emigrant Creek – Ballina
Aslan Shand - 0
Last night (Wednesday, 4 August) at around 9pm a woman required rescuing after falling into Emigrant Creek.
Byron Echo
Mullum rabbit holes
John Millard, Mullumbimby (on the road)
How ironic. While the conspiracy-science-deniers of Mullumbimby are refusing to respect the well-founded health protection requirements against COVID, far away...
