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Not quite ‘too late’
Desmond Bellamy, PETA Australia
Sir David Attenborough, the world’s most famous naturalist, has just addressed the United Nations Security Council to...
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So you think you’d like to run for Council?
Residents considering running for Tweed Council can attend briefing sessions to find out about being a councillor ahead of local government elections.
Ahoy m’hearties young and old in Bangalow
‘Ahoy m’hearties’ was the catchcry at Bangalow Parklands on Saturday afternoon during the Connecting Generations Pirate Party.
A little bit of COVID…
Mandy Nolan has stated in The Echo, ‘For 30 years I’ve fought to give a voice to the voiceless...
Nurses call for an improved aged care sector
A ‘walk with nurses’ was held in Mullum last Friday, and aimed to highlight the concern aged care nurses have around fee structures, safety issues and staff training in order to properly care for our elderly.
Praying for Vanuatu in Ballina
The World Day of Prayer is a gigantic ecumenical event staged on the first Friday of March.
The amazing world of seeds
Hilary Bain
If it wasn’t for seeds and plants, we humans, along with all the animals, birds and insects would...
Stories about "Tweed Byron police":
Byron teens found guilty of assaulting police
Two Byron Bay men, who were teenage school leavers when a brief ruckus broke out in Apex Park on the night of January 20 last year, have received good behaviour bonds after being convicted in Byron Bay local court last week of assaulting police officers.
Police superintendent Starling retires
Tweed Byron Police held an official march last week for superintendent Wayne Starling as he completed his last shift as a District Commander of the NSW Police Force before retirement.
LECC recommends cop who hit teen in Byron lane be charged
The Law Enforcement Conduct Commission has recommended that the police officer at the centre of an investigation into police use of force against a naked 16-year-old boy in a Byron Bay lane in January be charged.
Man charged over death of nine-month-old girl on Gold Coast beach
A man has been charged with murder after the body of a nine-month-old girl was located on a Queensland beach earlier this week.
Pair arrested after cross border police pursuit
A 21-year-old never-licensed male driver and a 27-year-old ‘aggressive’ male passenger were captured after they lost control of their vehicle at Tweed Heads during a cross-border police pursuit on Tuesday.
Five arrested following police pursuit – Byron Bay
Five people have been arrested following a police pursuit in the state’s north yesterday,Wednesday, 26 September.
Police urge motorists to slow down following two crashes – Northern NSW
Officers from Tweed/Byron Police District are urging motorists to slow down and take extra care on our roads after two crashes in the state’s north yesterday.
Two men charged after police officers allegedly assaulted – Byron Bay
Two men have been arrested after two police officers were allegedly assaulted in Byron Bay early on Friday morning.
Independent inquiry to be conducted over rough arrest
Update: The investigation of police treatment of a 16-year-old male who was found naked and disorientated in a Byron Bay lane will now be undertaken by the Law Enforcement Conduct Commission, rather than a senior police officer, as a result of community concerns.
Police dog helps solve holiday crime
While it’s been a holiday for some, a Tweed-Byron police dog has had a busy and successful time fighting crime.
Byron Echo
Suspicion and belief
Fast Buck$, Coorabell
My suspicion is that the mayor and the senior staff have been helping Michael Lyon become electable as mayor by scripting his...
Letters
Suffolk Park pump track
Jinesh Attard, Suffolk Park
Many in the local community of hillside Suffolk Park have come to understand the impact the pump track will have on our...
Letters
New Greens team
Matthew O’Reilly
President of CABS and a proud member of the NEW Byron Greens team
It seems that some readers have taken my comments on the...
