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Local legend awarded for her work with Red Cross
Kerrie Gray has recently received a Medal of the Order of Australia and is also Ballina Shire's newest Senior Citizen of the Year. She met The Echo in Alstonville to talk about the ongoing crises facing our region, and what everyone can do to help.
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A play that puzzles and delights
The multi-award-winning play is a puzzle of scenes that are slowly put together by the audience to tell the...
New SES Zone Commander for the north
The NSW State Emergency Service (NSW SES) has appointed a new Zone Commander for the northern part of the state.
The elusive ‘Drop of the Desert’ cocktail
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What does it take to produce the winning cocktail in a competition held in Byron in the middle...
Perrottet’s election gamble on cashless pokies
It would appear ClubsNSW is not having a good year, and today’s announcement that the NSW government has proposed a gambling reform policy that would ensure all poker machines in the state become cashless by 2028 hasn't made it any better.
Capitalism
Warren Kennedy wrote an excellent letter last week (28 January) pointing out the deficiencies of capitalism as it exists...
60 charged in Mid North Coast property crime sting – Strike Force Kinnereth
After a strike force was established to investigate alleged break and enters on the Mid North Coast 60 people have been charged with a total of 145 offences
Stories about "The Channon Prof Stuart White":
Rous chair says cheaper water is a ‘big dam lie’
Ballina Councillor and Chair of Rous County Council, Keith Williams, says he is setting the record straight about the pro dam campaign that claims it will lower costs and prices for water if the proposed dam at Dunoon and The Channon goes ahead.
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Iron Gates development in Evans Head land owners go into administration – again
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The Iron Gates development, that is on flood- and fire-prone land near Evans Head, has been fought by the community for over 30 years. The current company that owns the site, Goldcoral Pty Ltd whose director is Graeme Ingles, has now been placed into administration.
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Far North Coast branch of NSW Farmers launches
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The new NSW Farmers Far North Coast Branch, that will be representing farmers from the Tweed and Byron Shires, launched yesterday.
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New Lismore refugee support group starting up
A local group from the Lismore area, the Lismore Region Refugee Settlement (LRRS), have come together to support refugees settling in the area.
Byron Echo
A tribute for Richard Moloney
Byron Shire has lost another of its colourful characters, the irrepressible Richard Moloney, who died suddenly but peacefully in his home at the end of January.