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Greens urged to back pathway to end native forest logging

Some of NSW’s most respected and long-standing forest campaigners and scientists have today urged the Greens not to support the Nationals' attempt to disallow the Improved Native Forest Management (INFM) method.
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Disastrous levels of sexism and misogyny in Australian schools

Monash University has conducted the largest Australian survey of teachers to examine their experiences of sexism, misogyny and sexual harassment in schools.
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Local NewsJeff Dawson - 0

Another North Coast Mud Trail triumph

Four days of clay, creativity and community have just concluded for another year, with ceramic artists from across the Northern Rivers showing off their latest creations.
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Articles & ColumnsDavid Lowe - 0

Labor and Liberal join forces on multiple fronts

Last week, government and opposition found themselves singing from the same song sheet in parliament on a range of issues, from the NDIS to ASIO, and big tech to gambling advertising. 
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Local NewsJeff Dawson - 0

Peek behind the scenes of ‘Love for One Night’

Directed and devised by Julian Louis, NORPA's acclaimed production 'Love for One Night' returns to the Eltham Hotel this Thursday, running until 12 September.
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National NewsThe Echo - 0

Greens urged to back pathway to end native forest logging

Some of NSW’s most respected and long-standing forest campaigners and scientists have today urged the Greens not to support the Nationals' attempt to disallow the Improved Native Forest Management (INFM) method.
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Byron’s Philo Café

Byron’s long-running discussion group – Byron Philo Café – is inviting members of the general public to join them on Friday, 4 September, at Marvell Hall, to welcome one of Australia’s most respected journalists.
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Final Ballina Council meeting for 2025

Local News David Lowe - 0
Ballina Shire Council will be back around their big circular table tomorrow for the final meeting of 2025.
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Businesses seeking a strong voice for the Northern Rivers launch Lismore Alliance

Local News The Echo - 0
Lismore Alliance, a group of Northern Rivers (and Lismore-based) businesses, was launched last week to ‘create a unified voice for positive change’.
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NSW Reconstruction Authority responds

Local News The Echo - 2
In response to the ongoing situation at Pine Street, Lismore, a NSW Reconstruction Authority spokesperson has made the following statement to The Echo.
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Vacant aged care facility in Lismore to be transformed into crisis accommodation

Local News The Echo - 5
The Minns Labor government says it is taking immediate and innovative action to tackle the housing crisis, converting the disused Fromelles aged care facility in Lismore into safe and secure crisis accommodation for those most in need.
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Byron CoLab opens on old Byron Bay Hospital site

Local News The Echo - 2
Five years after community representatives and Byron Shire Council put a case to the NSW government to gift them the old Byron Bay Hospital site on the fringe of the CBD, the new Byron CoLab on Arakwal Country was officially opened this morning.
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Tackling homelessness – an update by Social Futures

Local News The Echo - 0
A pilot program in Tweed Shire aimed at helping homeless people find long-term accommodation has seen more than 160 people housed, says local not-for-profit organisation, Social Futures.
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After the fall: Mr Andersen’s rise from the streets to mature-age study through Tweed outreach program

Local News Mia Armitage - 0
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.
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$75,000 to $150,000 grants available for youth mental health

Local News The Echo - 0
The Impact of the 2022 floods across the Northern Rivers continues to be felt and and for many young people it continues to impact...
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Long lease offer approved for old Byron Hospital site

Local News Paul Bibby - 0
Local not-for-profit Social Futures is set to be offered a 20-year lease for the management of the Old Byron Hospital site.
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$10 million-dollar Resilient Kids program for Northern Rivers

Local News The Echo - 0
Thousands of Northern Rivers youth and at least 75 schools are expected to benefit from a $10 million-dollar federal government grant aimed at strengthening community resilience.
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Ballina Council makes decision on Ross Lane

David Lowe - 0
With the absence of all four of its progressive councillors for various reasons, Ballina Council pushed ahead with its agenda at yesterday's monthly meeting, including a decision which is likely to close Ross Lane for months while the road is upgraded.
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Mullumbimby puts new governance models first, and now wants to build it

The Echo - 0
Imagine Northern Rivers says Mullumbimby is the only community across the region to rank new models of governance and decision-making as the number one element of its preferred future, and last week locals gathered to work out how to make it real.
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Appeal to locate man missing from Broadwater

The Echo - 0
Police are appealing for public assistance to help locate a local missing man.
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Katie Milne responds to Tweed’s draft housing and employment strategy

The Echo - 0
The former mayor of Tweed Shire Council, Kate Milne, has shared her submission to Tweed's Draft Growth Management Housing & Employment Strategy.
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