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Park trouble for BARCO
A group of dog owners who met at the common shed at the Brunswick Heads Sports Fields last Sunday say they were confronted by three men with a dog who were camping at the location.
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Firearm and drugs seized during vehicle stop; pair charged – Mullumbimby
A man and woman have been charged with drug and firearm offences following a vehicle stop in Mullumbimby.
Elliot’s still sore
You (The Echo), rightly so, have a dig (in Backlash) at right-wing media outlets for mindless repetition of discredited...
Concerns raised over heritage demolition proposal in Byron
The Byron Bay Historical Society has supported concerns raised by residents around a DA that proposes to demolish a home listed in a heritage area.
Energy policy a priority, says Elliot
Reflecting on the recent win for federal Labor, local MP, Justine Elliot, says that without a doubt, Australians wanted change.
Byron Council committee vacancies
I am a great believer in community input into Council business. A great opportunity for that is through Advisory...
Ballina Shire Council approved for special rate increase
Ratepayers in the Ballina Shire can expect slightly higher bills for council services and infrastructure maintenance after approval from the Independent Pricing and Regulatory Tribunal.
Stories about "theft":
Housebreaking tools seized, man arrested
A man has been charged with driving and property offences after police seized housebreaking implements from a car at Lismore.
Police report armed hold-ups and a stolen Porsche in the Tweed Shire
A man and woman in their twenties are due to face court today after dramatic scenes in the Tweed Shire on Sunday involving a gun, a knife, smashed police cars and a stolen Porsche.
19-yr-old charged after alleged Mercedes joy ride in Tweed shire
A 19-year-old Tweed Heads South man faces a string of charges related to car theft on the Northern Rivers.
Water truck stripped during floods in Main Arm
During last week's flood, a set of wheels on a water truck dropped off one side of a Main Arm causeway near Kohinur Hall. Then the truck was stripped both externally and internally while they waited for the flood waters to subside.
A sign of the time
Pat Miller, Tweed Water Alliance
Tweed Water Alliance (TWA) wants their sign back. The TWA sign on the eastern approach to Uki was vandalised on...
Twenty charged with car thefts, break-ins and fraud
In the early hours of Sunday 24 and Monday 25 March 2019, a large number of homes and vehicles in the Kingscliff and Casuarina areas were broken into and had property stolen. Two Audi motor vehicles and a Landcruiser were also stolen.
Holiday campers warned: watch out for thieves
Thieves are reportedly targeting caravan parks from Tweed Heads to Pottsville stealing pushbikes, computer tablets, TVs, phones and other various electronic items.
Police warning to far North coast residents
Officers say brazen thieves 'have the idea that these suburbs make easy picking for property and vehicle theft'.
Women who stole from disabled arrested
In the past week police have issued charges against two middle aged women, one of whom allegedly stole from a disabled older woman and the other from an elderly man with dementia.
Thief should take a look in the mirror
The McElhineys, Possum Shoot Road, Myocum.
To the person who stole our roadside mirror on Christmas day from outside our home on Possum Shoot Rd,...
Byron Echo
Byron Council releases data on flood-affected biz
The first official data has been released following the devastating February 28 floods.
Byron Echo
Govt to rebuild Northern Rivers from July 1
The Northern Rivers Reconstruction Corporation (NRRC) will come into existence from July 1. So what is it, and how will it assist flood-affected residents across the region?
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Drains, floods, creeks
I was thankful for Duncan Dey’s input at the last Council meeting where two representatives spoke in public access to the long overdue attention...
Byron Echo
Perplexed
Perplexed to read Richard Jones’ article ‘Now’s the time for those reforms’, when the opening sentence quotes: ‘Just over two weeks ago, we had...
