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Tweed Council ask State Government to pay for Wardrop Village business case
Tweed Shire Council will write to the State Government to ask them to pay for the Wardrop Community Village business case that is aimed at supplying affordable, local eco-housing.
Other News
Border bubble zone bursts thanks to COVID-19 cases in QLD
Anyone in NSW who has been in one or more of eleven particular Queensland local government areas since 21 July is required to stay at home for fourteen days from the date they were last in those areas, 'or until the notice is revoked', authorities said Monday.
Community disharmony
Jenny Shiels, Byron Bay
I read Mandy Nolan’s Soapbox (21 July), and I agree there is disharmony in communities worldwide. Yes,...
Local Labor MP replies to backflips on neg gearing, more tax cuts for wealthy
With the federal Labor Party’s recent backflip on stage three tax cuts and negative gearing reform, The Echo asked local Labor MP Justine Elliot how such polices align with Labor values, given this supports the Nationals and Liberals’ ideology of only helping the wealthy.
Westerly winds challenge Tweed Valley sailors
Matt Andrews
The experience of John Haywood and the other crew members of Capers triumphed in the winter westerlies and...
Spice it Up: consistently good Thai
Simon Haslam
You have to be doing a lot of things right consistently to run a successful restaurant in different...
Railway and rail trail working together
Chris Abraham, Mullumbimby Creek
The rail service between Casino and Murwillumbah was suspended by the NSW Government without any public...
Stories about "Taronga Zoo":
Arni gets his own territory on the north coast
Arni was bred in captivity as part of a breeding program at Taronga Zoo but has been moved to the Macadamia Castle as he was coming into full maturity as a breeding male.
Science Goes Viral
What are the supplements you take really doing to your health?
Sales of complementary medicines have been driven up by COVID fears, but Immune-boosting claims for them are doing more harm than good.
Byron Echo
Is population growth the real reason for the Dunoon Dam push?
It’s very clear that the State government’s push for population growth is the main driving force behind the proposed revisit of the Dunoon Dam
Local News
Woman rescued after falling into Emigrant Creek – Ballina
Aslan Shand - 0
Last night (Wednesday, 4 August) at around 9pm a woman required rescuing after falling into Emigrant Creek.
Byron Echo
Mullum rabbit holes
John Millard, Mullumbimby (on the road)
How ironic. While the conspiracy-science-deniers of Mullumbimby are refusing to respect the well-founded health protection requirements against COVID, far away...
