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Lismore’s new mayor ‘looking forward to working on a united, productive council’
The December 4 LGA election was held on a hot and humid summer’s day in Lismore, a true representation of why it’s sometimes called ‘the wok’,
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Today is International Day of People with Disability
This language trend around People With a Disability has tended to emphasise the disability rather than the person, which can lead to derogatory labelling, depersonalisation or impersonal, collective references.
Mandy Nolan’s Soapbox: Crossing Over
I miss travelling. I miss the thrill of going somewhere new. The last few years feels like we’ve had no adventures. No interesting and foreign lands to explore.
It’s been all about staying at home.
Thanks to Annastacia Palaszczuk, going to Queensland feels a bit like going overseas.
I’ve had to cross the border for work a few times lately.
Outgoing Ballina independent speaks out against Dunoon Dam campaign
Outgoing independent Cr Sharon Parry has seldom contacted The Echo during her time on the council but says she felt honour bound this week.
Voting options on paid parking
Council paid parking in Byron Bay, and National Parks NSW paid parking, has ruined the amenity we once had,...
Election week sees Vanessa Ekins doing her blocky
Enjoying a few precious minutes break in an election week is a real luxury and Lismore mayoral candidate and current Mayor Vanessa Ekins managed to fit an Echo interview in between her TAFE Auslan course and the pre-poll station on Woodlark Street.
Lismore Councillor candidate bios – Group A: Labor
The Echo asked all the Lismore election Councillor candidates to send in a bio. First cab off the rank was current Councillor Darlene Cook and Group A.
Stories about "Tony Gilding":
Vital Alsar remembered at Las Balsas anniversary
Exactly 47 years after three balsa rafts arrived in Ballina from Ecuador, there was a gathering by the Richmond River on the weekend to mark the voyage and remember its captain, Vital Alsar.
Captain Vital sails on but epic voyages remembered
After the sad news of Vital Alsar's death in Mexico, three local people whose lives he touched gathered this week at the Ballina Naval and Maritime Museum to remember him.
RMS leaves Macadamia Castle in limbo
Knockrow’s Macadamia Castle is about to fall off the radar as the RMS prepares to open the Tintenbar to Ewingsdale Pacific Highway upgrade. Owner Tony Gilding is fighting to get the tourist attraction back on the map
Letters
Byron/Gaza twinned
In Australia there are about 106 towns and cities in sister city or twinned relationship with counterparts worldwide. Lismore is twinned with towns in...
Letters
Beam me up Scotty
Scotty, you have the knack of rendering all of life’s complex problems in simple, meaningful terms. I used to rely on Facebook to give...
Byron LGA
Cadwallader, Lyon and Krieg most likely new Far North Coast mayors
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With most of the votes cast, and counting over until tomorrow, the New South Wales Electoral Commission stats would suggest that there are three clear winners of the mayoral contests in Ballina, Byron and Lismore Shires.
Byron Echo
Growing number of dogs
Thanks to Alison Drover for her informative article in last week’s Echo regarding the growing number of dogs in the Shire to be managed...
