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Highway crash heading north from Byron
A crash on the Pacific Motorway heading north from the Byron Shire on Monday morning reduced traffic to a single lane around 11am.
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Bananarama
Bananas are receiving a special focus at the moment due to an insidious virus called ‘bunchy top virus’. At the farmers’ market lately, the Australian Banana Growers’ Council has had a stall in a bid to educate and alert the public about it.
Itching for a Mullum flea market?
A new flea market will launch this Saturday, April 13 from 8am until 2pm at the Mullum Community College campus.
Mayor’s Wallum negotiations unsupported
An update on closed-door deals around the controversial Wallum development by Mayor Michael Lyon has been criticised as not providing any commitment, trading one endangered species for another, while also ignoring the input from the Save Wallum group.
Israel
It is difficult in the current situation to see Israel as anything but a malignant force in the world....
Express. Empower. Get loud! for Youth Week in Lismore
This year’s Youth Week is theme is Express. Empower. Get loud!
Everyone reads The Echo – 10 April, 2024
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Justice Action calls for external overview of mental health
The NSW minister for Health is refuting claims by Justice Action that the 19 recommendations from the review following the death of Miriam Merten at Lismore Hospital would not prevent this event recurring again.
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Mass tree-planting planned for Bruns River in Mullum
More than five thousand native plants are to be planted along Brunswick River banks in Mullumbimby.
Political Comment
Who is our next GG?
David Lowe - 3
Sam Mostyn has been announced by Prime Minister Anthony Albanese as Australia's next governor-general. So what sort of woman is she, and why has her appointment sent the right wing media into a tizz?
Local News
Byron swimmer airlifted to hospital
A man swimming in Byron Bay on the weekend was airlifted to the Gold Coast University Hospital, rescuers said.
Local News
Woodburn: ute hits, kills pedestrian
A 30-year-old woman walking in Woodburn died on Sunday morning when a teenager driving a ute crashed into her, police said.
