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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.
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Byron EchoGareth W R Smith, Byron Bay - 0

Boycott bloody insurance

Those of us who strive for a just and peaceful world are shocked to learn that insurance companies like...
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Future of 70 hectares of Lismore buyback land up for debate

Lismore residents are being asked to help decide what should happen to more than 70 hectares of flood-buyback land across the city.
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Byron EchoPeter Olson, Goonengerry - 0

End of the world

Trump’s recent statement that he may invade Iran and capture the oil raises the distinct possibility, that the Strait...
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Pink party to encourage breast screening


October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month and eligible women in Northern NSW Local Health District are being urged to book a free mammogram, with 45.2 per cent of eligible women overdue for their two-yearly breast screen.  
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Byron EchoAsren Pugh, Bangalow - 0

New dad ‘turfed’

Mayor turfs new dad from job because of his caring responsibilities. So, we have a new deputy mayor of...
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Wallum heathland slashed

As Stage 1 works proceed at the Wallum site, and the sounds of slashers and mulchers ring out across Bayside, local activists who have been fighting to save the site from development are raising questions about compliance with the approved plans.
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Club raises thousands to support flood survivors

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

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The Rotary Club of Byron Bay say they will welcome disaster relief expert, Mike Greenslade, Chief Executive Officer of ShelterBox Australia, at its upcoming meeting on Tuesday 4 August, from 6pm, at the Byron Services Club.
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Lavertys Gap water supply assessment to go ahead

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Byron Shire councillors Janet Swain (Labor) and Jack Dods (independent) brought a motion ‘to stop a further report on Mullumbimby’s Lavertys Gap water supply, to cease all further work on the Mullumbimby water supply from Lavertys Gap, and shut down the treatment plant,’ to the last Council meeting.
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World Cerebral Palsy Day

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Cerebral Palsy Alliance (CPA) is calling on the Australian government to support formal United Nations recognition of 6 October as World Cerebral Palsy Day, creating a permanent global platform to raise awareness, strengthen support and drive action for the 50 million people living with cerebral palsy worldwide.
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Local landscapes explored in new body of work

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Northern Rivers artist Bridie Amelia Schmidt brings Terra Nos Curat, a new body of work exploring the region’s varied natural environments, from waterways and coastal edges to rainforest, rolling hills and rocky escarpments, to the Lennox Arts Collective gallery this November.
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Club raises thousands to support flood survivors

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