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Swivel by name, drivel by nature
The lack of authenticity of Byron Councillor, Mark Swivel, does not come as a surprise from this side of...
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Abouchar honoured with Order of Australia
The new head of the Byron Community College (BCC), Chantal Abouchar, has been awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) for her contributions to business and the media.
TELSTRA – The end of the line?
I live in a valley that was ravaged by flood last year. Telegraph poles were swept out of the...
Swivel by name, drivel by nature
The lack of authenticity of Byron Councillor, Mark Swivel, does not come as a surprise from this side of...
Only nine weeks to Bluesfest and 18 new artists announced
Easter is on its way and that means Bluesfest is only nine weeks away.
60 farmers blockaded Santos trucks and oppose CSG
More than 60 farmers blockaded Santos trucks on Saturday and police were called to a state forest near Gunnedah amid disputes over potential water extraction and fracking.
A smorgasbord of flicks
This year’s smorgasbord of over 40 incredible short films are handpicked from a record 3,200 entries received for Flickerfest’s Academy® and BAFTA Qualifying short-film festival screened recently in Bondi, and Northern Rivers audiences are the first in Australia to experience the best of Flickerfest on tour.
Highlights enjoying their Northern Rivers premiere include recent Academy® nominees and much-loved festival award winners alongside exciting, fresh, local talent.
Stories about "Surf Life Saving NSW (SLSNSW)":
Lennox’s Ollie Sharpe heading to NSW Surf Life Saving Country Charge
Defending Open Iron champion, 17-year-old Ollie Sharpe and his club, Lennox Head-Alstonville SLSC, is preparing to lead the charge for the smaller clubs at the 2023 Oakberry Acai NSW Country Championships.
Brunswick, Belongil and Tallows wait for Emergency Response Beacons
In early November two men were saved from drowning at Dreamtime Beach, Fingal Head when a women activated the Emergency Response Beacon, alerting the Surf Life Saving NSW State Operations Centre that the men were drowning. There are three waiting to be deployed in Byron Shire.
Letters
Land values rise
Your cover story on 25 January claims that land valuation rises could herald increases in Council rates. This is potentially misleading. A council’s total...
Local News
Go Thistles!
Lismore Thistles Soccer Club has launched the Thistles Acceleration Program, in the process becoming the city’s only player development academy.
Byron Echo
Pothole protest gets immediate results
Psst: want to get Council staff to do something about the appalling state of roads in your neighbourhood?
Organise a protest outside Mullum’s Council Chambers!
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Entertainment News
What’s Love Got to Do with It?
Art imitates life in What’s Love Got to Do with It? a 2022 British romantic comedy-drama film directed by Shekhar Kapur, from a screenplay by Jemima Khan.
The precis reads: ‘Set between London and Lahore, a filmmaker documents her childhood friend and neighbour’s arranged marriage to a bride from Pakistan.’
