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More government support needed for nurses
What would it take to keep our nurses and paramedics from resigning en masse as the current crisis in the NSW health care system worsens?
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Editorial: Dear Committee Secretariat
The federal Standing Committee on Communications and the Arts has commenced a new inquiry into Australia’s regional newspapers (print...
Entertainment in the Byron Shire for the week beginning 26 January, 2022
There's still loads of stuff on in the Byron Shire and beyond
Taxi stolen at knifepoint in Tweed Heads
An investigation is underway after a taxi driver had his cab stolen at knifepoint at Tweed Heads.
Eva Ramsey says she will be her own woman on Ballina Council
One of Ballina's new councillors in B Ward is independent Eva Ramsey, who was elected as part of Sharon Cadwallader's team and is joining council for the first time. So why now, and what does she stand for?
Free Skills for Recovery course available
Byron Community College say they have received NSW Government funding as part of the Skills for Recovery initiative.
Stories about "tip free days":
Lismore replaces tip-free days with voucher system
Tip-free days for the Lismore area, where residents recently faced long queues, delays and frustration , are no more, replaced instead by an electronic voucher system entitling residents to three free tip visits each year.
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Aboriginal Tent Embassy 1972–2022 – the power of patience
The Aboriginal Tent Embassy was established on the lawns opposite Old Parliament House on 26 January 1972. Four First Nations men sat beneath a beach umbrella protesting the government’s attitude towards Indigenous land rights.
Byron Echo
Mandy Nolan’s Soapbox: Listening to the truth tellers
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A long time ago my husband had to attend a meeting in Redfern. He works in the health and academic sector and it was a consultation with some First Nations clinicians and community workers. He arrived a little earlier for the meeting to the centre – not your typical clinical setting but a regular house. On arrival he was greeted by an older woman who led him to a table and offered him a cup of tea. They chatted. Had a laugh. She offered him a biscuit.
Byron Echo
Lennox Head forge ahead across four grades in local cricket
Local cricket is approaching the midway point of the 2021–22 season and sees Lennox Head playing strongly across all four senior grades.
Byron Echo
Sunrise paddler with Rainbow Dragons offers new era for seasoned campaigner
Former long-distance paddling champion Brooke Harris has found new sporting life with the Rainbow Dragons and likes to take advantage of the new 6am Sunrise session in Ballina.
