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Koalas
Don’t rely on any regime to save anything that’s endangered because their mates the miners and developers pay them...
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Rail trail?
Byron Shire Council has sanctioned another report on the feasibility of reinstating a rail service between Bangalow and Yelgun,...
Building waste
Surely Byron Council can do something about the lack of recycling at building sites in Byron Shire? In the...
Koalas
Don’t rely on any regime to save anything that’s endangered because their mates the miners and developers pay them...
Byron Council seeking $200m to complete flood infrastructure repairs
Byron Shire Council says it is submitting 42 separate funding applications to the State and Federal Governments via Transport for NSW (TfNSW) to cover repair and reconstruction costs in the realm of $200 million, as reconstruction continues following the 2022 floods.
Everyone reads The Echo! – 24 May 2023
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Carl Cleves & Parissa Bouas
If you came to Byron in the ’90s, you would have danced to and been uplifted by local legends,...
Stories about "treehouse":
Byron treehouse gets a lifeline
Byron’s much-loved Massinger Street treehouse could be saved from demolition under a motion to be voted on at Byron Shire Council’s upcoming meeting on Thursday.
The structure has long been a popular spot both for local kids and curious passers-by.
Rusty Datsuns fill empty spaces
The Rusty Datsuns formed way back in ’11 during the floods of Brisbane, while taking shelter in the living room of a high-set old Queenslander. While the water was getting high, they sang harmonies around the kitchen sink to keep their spirits even higher.
Brett plays with a Greenthumb
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=FYr8ScXukdk
Brett Winterford is a folk singer-songwriter from Sydney who is reinventing the modern day troubadour. Winterford has spent the last couple of years writing...
A thoughtful lyricist and innovative musician
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lZZqVDJQB9A
Cairns-born and Brisbane-based Hannah Karydas, in many ways, mirrors the often-repeated trajectory that many young singer/songwriters take – is gifted an acoustic guitar at...
Byron Echo
Posturing politicians
While Greens in the Senate endure the irony of being pilloried by the government for speaking passionately about social justice and housing, Patricia Warren’s...
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National Reconciliation Week starts tomorrow
National Reconciliation Week (NRW) is a time for all Australians to learn about our shared histories, cultures, and achievements, and to explore how each of us can contribute to achieving reconciliation in Australia.
Byron Echo
Thank you from the top of our heads to the bottom of our well-dressed feet
Eve Jeffery - 0
Saturday's annual Bell & Ford vintage clothes garage sale fundraiser for the SHIFT Project was an incredible success with $36,500 being raised at the Byron Surf Club – this year’s effort was up about $7,500 on the last event.
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Labor Government committed to the demerger of Murwillumbah Education Campus
Eve Jeffery - 3
The significant issue of a merger of several Murwillumbah schools has been ongoing since 2020 when the then State Government announced via Sarah Mitchell MP that four public schools would be amalgamated into a single Kindergarten to Year 12 campus at Murwillumbah High.
