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First West Byron DA pushes planning rules
Plans for the first major residential development within the West Byron urban release area feature nearly a dozen breaches of planning and environmental protection rules and should not be approved, Byron Council staff say.
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3G networks phased out next week
The peak lobby group representing Australia's telecommunication industry announced last week it will phase out 3G networks in the region on 15 December.
Industrial relations reform bill passes parliament
New industrial relations laws have passed NSW parliament today, which the government says will create the structure needed to deliver meaningful improvements to wages and conditions for hundreds and thousands of workers in the state.
Concert Series – Screen Sounds
The Ballina RSL is hosting an all-ages event this weekend with a mesmerising journey through the cinematic soundscapes of the silver screen and gaming nostalgia with the Lismore Symphony Orchestra.
Tweed development wave continues with $5.2m unit block proposal for city centre
Developers are proposing to build a $5.2m apartment complex near the centre of Tweed Heads as the recent wave of development applications in the town continues.
$15 million to subsidise habitat destruction?
The recently-released NSW Forestry Corporation’s annual report, which shows that taxpayers will again be asked to spend $15 million to subsidise native forest logging, has today been labelled ‘a damning indictment on our state’.
Byron Bay march to focus on Hamas attacks on women
A women’s march is being organised by Northern Rivers group A Mother's Cry in solidarity with Israeli women and girls, and as a response to what the group describes as the UN's 'disturbing and harmful silence, following the brutal Hamas terror attacks in Israel’s south on 7 October.'
Stories about "Suicide":
safeTALK workshops during Mental Health Month
The loss of a son will see a Murwillumbah mother pass along skills she learned in the aftermath in the hope that people can see the signs and help their loved ones in times of mental health crises.
Jack and Max are raising awareness of suicide after losing their mate Eden
‘Suicide is the number one killer of young men [in Australia] aged 15–24 and is the biggest killer of Australian men under 55,’ NSW MLC Jeremy Buckingham told The Echo. Having lost his son Eden to suicide last year this is an issue close to Jeremy’s heart.
Bigger outlet means better suicide services for the Northern Rivers
Lifeline has moved to bigger premises and doubled in size so that they can offer more pre-loved goods and generate more funding for local suicide prevention services.
Tragic death of two men in Yamba
NSW Police have today spoken to the media after the body of a man and a teenage boy were located inside a home at Yamba yesterday.
Pushing-Up for mental health in June
Australia’s largest fitness-based mental health event, The Push-Up Challenge, is back in 2023, encouraging Australians to push for better mental health.
Historical trauma, old men and suicide
Many years ago, I researched and prepared a descriptive and reflective analysis of Aboriginal youth suicide.
Anzac Day, what it is and what it means to us today
I would like to start with a quick recap of ‘Anzac’. When Australia committed to support Britain’s imperial foreign policies in WWI because of our past colonial ties to it, we raised and sent a volunteer army in support.
Local mum features in documentary about the impacts and possible solutions around suicide
Murwillumbah mum Ursula has lived every parents worst nightmare – her child, at the age of just 17, took his own life – and a lot of time and energy, questions and conjecture and finger-pointing can rumble around this, but at the end of the day Ursula’s precious boy is gone and he’s not coming back.
Nature-based intervention on offer for at-risk young people
As the trickledown effects of COVID-19 continue to hit our most vulnerable, not-for-profit groups are saying they are overwhelmed.
Regional communities hardest hit by suicide
Regional Australians impacted by suicide are more likely to experience multiple loses of family, friends and community members compared to their city counterparts – new research has revealed for the first time.
Byron Echo
Primary schools celebrate post-flood work completion
A mere 22 months since the catastrophic flooding which caused widespread devastation across the Northern Rivers, a major rebuild and upgrades have been completed at two impacted primary schools
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Pub’s live music under pressure
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Just two weeks after NSW Minister for Music and the Night-time Economy, John Graham, released ‘Vibrancy Reforms’ to ‘encourage businesses to innovate and put on live performance by giving them certainty’, the Eltham Hotel had noise restrictions placed on them by Liquor and Gaming NSW.
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Mandy Nolans Soapbox: Peace Today Peace Tomorrow
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Why is peace so hard? As the assault on Gaza resumes I am reminded of the quote by Albert Einstein: ‘Peace cannot be kept by force, it can only be achieved by understanding’.
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Whisky and cheese
The local launch of the new Viognier Cask whisky will be an exclusive whisky and cheese pairing event at the Cape Byron Distillery on Thursday, January, 4 2024 at 5pm. The Studd Siblings have been invited to pair their specially-selected cheeses with the Cape Byron Whisky range, and celebrate the recent release of their first book, The Best Things in Life are Cheese.
