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Byron Wildlife Hospital’s DA up for public comment
A development application for the mobile Byron Bay Wildlife Hospital is now before the public.
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‘The Great Reset’
Gary Opit, Wooyung
I appreciated the letter by Lucas Wright (17 February) on the Great Reset conspiracy fantasy. With our...
Leadership lost
Paul Leitch, Ewingsdale
Thanks to Hans Lovejoy for commenting on the proposed Ewingsdale Development (24 February). It is worthwhile noting that...
Australia’s bastardry
Gareth W R Smith, Byron Bay
Australia has a long string of racist and anti-humanitarian policies. These range from its...
Taxpayers paying through the nose for the destruction of Casino to Murwillumbah train line
Louise Doran, Ocean Shores
On 14 January, 2015 The Echo comment ‘Railroaded’ quoted Don Page’s (Nationals then MP for Ballina) 2004...
Cartoon of the week – 3 March, 2021
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Croquet club gets new turf as it prepares to host NSW championship
The Byron Bay Croquet Club is ready for another big year that includes new turf, hosting a state championship and building on last year’s membership growth.
Stories about "Tweed Byron crime":
Drugs, gems, ammo seized in raid on Eureka home
A man has been refused bail following a police raid on a Eureka home last week that uncovered a cache of diamonds. In a separate incident, on Saturday, police arrested a man in Cudgen for offences including possessing an AK47 rifle.
Four charged after weapons located in stolen vehicle – Kingscliff
Police have charged four people after weapons were allegedly located in a stolen vehicle at Kingscliff yesterday.
Man arrested in Tweed had knife down front of pants
When police arrested a man who was wanted on warrants in Tweed Heads on Saturday, they said he kept 'reaching down the front of his pants', prompting them to search him, discovering he was concealing a large knife.
Two men charged with police assault in separate incidents
Police officers were assaulted in a two separate incidents at Brunswick Heads and Tweed Heads over the weekend.
Theft, drugs and driving unlicensed in Murwillumbah
Police had a busy time arresting people in Murwillumbah over theft, drugs and unlicensed driving offences last week.
Man charged after drugs, weapons, kids found in car at Tweed Heads
A man will appear in court today after a vehicle stop resulted in police allegedly locating drugs and weapons, all while the man’s two children were in the car in Tweed Heads yesterday.
Tweed-Byron the state’s most dangerous place to drive
Tweed/Byron police charged 19 drink-drivers over the weekend with another 86 drivers testing positive to drugs.
The three day operation saw the region retain its...
Schoolies, domestic violence, burglaries and drugs on police beat
Tweed-Byron police dealt with Schoolies drinking in a Byron Bay alcohol-free park, drug supply, burglaries and domestic violence during a busy weekend on their beat.
Tweed Heads intruder caught with knife down pants
A man will appear in Local Court today after being arrested at a Ducat Street, Tweed Heads, property on Friday night rummaging through property in the resident's carport.
Crime rates down on north coast
Tweed and Ballina were the safest places to live on the north coast last year, with crimes committed either at or below the state average in almost all areas. But Lismore and Byron still have stubbornly high incidents of domestic violence and sexual assault.
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Tweed Council staff’s delegated powers debated
The question of what staff and councillors get to decide in relation to development applications was raised by Tweed Councillor Ron Cooper at the last Tweed Shire Council meeting.
Byron Echo
Supporting independent news or making fat cats fatter?
The recent skirmish between Facebook and the government is hard to miss, even if you rely on Facebook for your news. But what does it all mean?
Byron Echo
Koala groups lobby Tweed MP Geoff Provest for action
Local koala groups have been taking action to protect NSW koalas by meeting with Tweed State Member of Parliament, Geoff Provest seeking his support for action on koala protections and asking him not to support the koala killing legislation his government are putting forward.
Byron Echo
Leadership lost
Paul Leitch, Ewingsdale
Thanks to Hans Lovejoy for commenting on the proposed Ewingsdale Development (24 February). It is worthwhile noting that with the absence of clear...
