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Renewables and battery storage stable amid global uncertainty

Australia’s national science agency, CSIRO, in partnership with the Australian Energy Market Operator (AEMO) today released the GenCost 2025–26 Final Report, finding renewable energy supported by storage is helping to protect Australia against global energy shocks and continues to provide the lowest cost pathway for Australia’s electricity system to achieve net zero emissions.
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Byron EchoRod Murray, Ocean Shores - 0

Blow up the pokies

It’s pleasing to see further action on predatory poker machine reform being attempted by some intelligent politicians. It may –...
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Planet WatchByron Bird Buddies - 0

Protecting the marathon globetrotters, the terns

Sunlight sparkles on the sea, where lazy swells gather momentum to form perfect waves before playing out onto the deserted shore.
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Articles & ColumnsChris Dewhirst - 0

A spanner in the works for the Republic

I was changing the oil on Clancy, our barge moored on the Seine not far from the Place de la Concorde (think Marie Antoinette), when I made a big mistake.
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Articles & ColumnsWalaa Allaham - 0

From refugee to community contributor – a personal story

When I first arrived in Australia from Syria, I carried many emotions with me. Like many refugees and newcomers, I was grateful to be safe, but I was also overwhelmed by the challenges of starting over in a completely new country.
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Local NewsThe Echo - 0

Draft Bangalow Flood Study on public exhibition

A draft study examining flooding Bangalow is on exhibition by Byron Council.
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Local NewsThe Echo - 0

Music comes to Mullum this weekend!

Wild Rocket blast into Mullum as Mullum Roots Festival lights up the town this coming weekend. Three venues around Mullum will host music, while songwriting workshops will happen at the Drill Hall Theatre on Sunday.
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Stories about "Tamara Smith":

Defence force reform urgently needed, says local MP

Local News The Echo - 0
With disturbing findings of last year’s Royal Commission into Defence and Veteran Suicide being revealed, Greens spokesperson for Veteran Affairs and Ballina MP, Tamara Smith, is calling for governments to ‘confront the crisis and make lasting reforms’.
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$899k for remediating land earmarked for future housing

Local News The Echo - 12
As Homelessness Week reminds us of the housing shortage, Member for Ballina, Tamara Smith MP, says she is thrilled with the $899,000 Ballina Shire Council will receive to remediate contaminated land earmarked for future housing.
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72 house-raises and retrofits announced  

Local News The Echo - 1
Seventy-two homeowners in the Ballina electorate will receive government funding to raise and retrofit their flood-affected homes, says local NSW Greens MP, Tamara Smith. 
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Ballina MP mostly welcomes state budget announcements

Local News Mia Armitage - 6
Greens Member for Ballina Tamara Smith has welcomed some of Labor’s funding announcements in last week’s state budget, including a new Fire and Rescue station for Byron Bay and more firies.
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More calls for federal intervention in Wallum estate plans

Local News Mia Armitage - 12
Another ecologist has added their name to the community campaign against development on environmentally sensitive land in Brunswick Heads.
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Smith MP urges planning minister to call in Wallum

Local News Eve Jeffery - 5
Yesterday the media gathered at the proposed Wallum development at Brunswick Heads as Tamara Smith, Member for Ballina, held a conference to urge the NSW planning minister to refer the development the federal environment minister.
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A win for Feros Village Byron Bay residents

Local News Eve Jeffery - 6
A whole community can expel a sigh of relief at the breaking news that months of distress and sadness can now become part of history – this morning the Minister for Crown Lands, Steve Kamper, has announced that services providers for aged care are advised that Expressions of Interest (EOI) are now open for Feros Village Byron Bay.
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Tamara Smith returned to Ballina’s Greens seat

Local News Eve Jeffery - 16
Last night a packed Suffolk Park Hotel exploded with cheers at around 8pm when the ABC broadcast computer popped up a Green result for Ballina and the return of Tamara Smith to the seat she has held for the last eight years.
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Edjamakashun pledges from NSW election candidates

Local News Hans Lovejoy - 7
NSW election candidates make their case for improving poor education standards  With Labor think tank, The McKell Institute, outlining a sharp decrease in literacy and...
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Saint Bob of the Greens in Lennox Head

Local News Eve Jeffery - 16
With hardly a vacant seat in the auditorium, Bob Brown kept the party faithful’s eyes, ears and hearts glued to the stage on Saturday...
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Local News

Lismore Boulevard Project announced

The Echo - 0
Design concept plans for the Lismore Boulevard – Shared User Path project are now available for community consultation, following Lismore City Council securing $2,383,030 in funding through the NSW Government’s Get NSW Active 2025–2026 program, administered by Transport for NSW (TfNSW).
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Local News

Community responds to detention dams proposal

The Echo - 0
More than 110 residents gathered at Rock Valley Hall on Sunday 12 July and rejected claims that the recently released CSIRO report on flood mitigation was informed by strong community consultation.
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National News

Data shows biggest danger to wildlife is people, not cats

The Echo - 0
Human-created hazards are responsible for most wildlife rescues in New South Wales, and researchers are calling for more prevention strategies to save threatened species.
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Local News

Try pickleball and support a great cause

The Echo - 0
Northern Rivers Pickleball Club are holding a marathon day of pickleball on Sunday, 19 July at the Goonellabah Tennis and Pickleball Club on Reserve Street, Goonellabah.
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