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Seapeace: the late Tony Maxwell’s wetland legacy
Many curious minds have pondered the purpose of the rice paddy-like waterbodies that scallop the contour lines out into the Ewingsdale coastal plain that can be viewed from St Helena Road.
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So you think you’d like to run for Council?
Residents considering running for Tweed Council can attend briefing sessions to find out about being a councillor ahead of local government elections.
Rapey Liberal culture is their undoing
Former Liberal staffer Brittany Higgins’ steel-eyed testimony around rape allegations saw spiders crawl from under rocks and spread in all directions last week.
Fossil investments
Brian Mollet, Mullumbimby
It is with considerable incredulity that I read in last week’s Echo that Byron Shire has a lazy...
Forum to address housing emergency, March 8
A grassroots movement is bringing women, community and art together on International Women’s Day (March 8) in an urgent push to solve the local housing emergency.
FB censorship
Dean Jefferys, Mullumbimby
I feel concerned about the level of censorship on FB, Instagram, YouTube, MSM, local online groups and elsewhere...
Top of Mt Warning
Daniel O’Brien, Federal
Letters about Mt Warning were interesting. Chris Gee defended National Parks and Wildlife for adopting the views of...
Stories about "telehealth":
Telehealth to save lives during COVID-19
According to the Minister for Health Greg Hunt MP, more than 4.3 million health and medical services have now been delivered to a total of more than three million patients through the telehealth items introduced by the Australian Government for the COVID-19 pandemic.
Telehealth consultations available for vulnerable patients
The impact of COVID-19 is being felt around the world and in response most medical centres across the Northern Rivers are offering Telehealth consultations for eligible or at-risk patients.
APS welcomes psych services for bush
The Australian Psychological Society (APS) yesterday welcomed the the federal government’s announcement that people living in isolated and rural areas will be able to...
Local News
Caravan park to pay $2.3mil plus to consumers
The NSW Court of Appeal has upheld the Supreme Court’s decision arising from the sale of the movable dwellings located on waterfront sites along the Tweed River.
National News
Government modelling fails to reflect women’s interrupted careers
New research to be released this week analyses two decades of Household, Income and Labour Dynamics in Australia (HILDA) Survey to estimate the actual labour force experience of women over their life and accounts for working when super is not paid.
Local News
Ballina cleans up!
David Lowe - 0
Clean Up Australia Day was a great success in Ballina, with the beach clean up event organised by Ballina Coastcare yesterday attracting twenty volunteers.
Local News
Lismore future councillor information sessions
With the delayed Local Government elections being held in September, several councils, including Lismore City Council, are holding information sessions for community members who are thinking about running for Council.
