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Call for nominations for NSW Australian of the Year 2027

Nominations are now open for the NSW Australian of the Year 2027.
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Byron EchoWarren Kennedy, Mullumbimby - 0

Taxing labour vs capital

Catherine Cusack (Echo, 27 May) says she believes ‘Australians are fine with fairness for housing. The issue is messy...
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Rainbow Guy recovering from serious car accident

On Sunday, 24 May one of the Northern River’s most beloved and legendary figures Rainbow Guy, aka Guy Feldmann, was involved in a car accident on Tandy’s Lane by Uncle Tom’s.
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Local NewsThe Echo - 0

Bangalow Film Festival opens

The Bangalow Film Festival opening night is this Thursday, 11 June and has already sold out.
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Local NewsThe Echo - 0

Festival and event grants on offer

Community organisations are encouraged to apply for NSW government grants to bring cultural festivals and events to life across the state over the coming year.
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EditorialAslan Shand - 0

Fear and ignorance should not drive abortion debate

I did not think I would need to defend the right to safe abortions again. Abortion is no longer a criminal offence in Australia. There are well-reasoned and effective legal structures around abortions based on healthcare and women’s choice. It is broadly accepted that if you’re pregnant, it’s your decision to have children, or not.
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Byron EchoMichele Lacroix, Mullumbimby - 0

Pool tender

Why! Why! Why! Can someone – in particular one of our councillors – tell me, us, the community, why...
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Stories about "Tweed koalas":

Koala advocate is Tweed Citizen of the Year

Local News Philippa Clark - 0
Murwillumbah local Jenny Hayes was named the 2020 Tweed Shire Citizen of the Year at Tuesday’s Australia Day Awards and Citizenship ceremony. The award recognises...
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Koalas destined for extinction – unless we do something

Local News Chris Dobney - 4
Lismore’s Friends of the Koala says it’s not too late to prevent koalas going extinct in the wild on the North Coast – but our window of opportunity is rapidly closing.
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Tweed’s Kings Forest open day: Monday June 11

Local News The Echo - 0
An open day at the Kings Forest development site in Tweed Shire this Monday, June 11 will be considering the possible relocation of the new Tweed Valley Hospital site to this location.
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Not only koalas will benefit from Phil’s tree planting

Local News The Echo - 1
Round Mountain property owner Phil Weinthal believes the success of his involvement in a local koala tree-planting program will not be limited to the return of the beloved marsupials.
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EPA stops logging at Limpinwood for inspection

Local News Aslan Shand - 2
Tweed Shire Council has found unauthorised clearing in the Environmental Protection Zone in Limpinwood by landowner, Hewittville Holdings.
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Limpinwood logging destroying koala habitat

Local News Aslan Shand - 7
Limpinwood residents have been raising concerns regarding the logging that has commenced on over 800 acres of highly significant native forest that is affecting...
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Koalas are not political footballs

Letters Aslan Shand - 0
Lynette Dickinson, Pottsville If Labor's Justine Elliott and Reece Byrnes are genuinely concerned about the welfare of our endangered Tweed Coast koalas, why did they...
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MPs urge sports-field relocation to protect Tweed koalas

Local News The Echo - 4
The NSW Greens have called for bipartisan support to relocate the controversial sports field at Black Rocks in Pottsville in order to protect the Tweed Coast's dwindling koala population.
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The end of the Koala? Concert in Pottsville

Local News Aslan Shand - 7
Save the koalas and find an alternative site for Pottsville's men shed? Join in the local concert aimed at raising awareness of the koala and men's shed needs this weekend at Pottsville beach from 10am.
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Call to halt Black Rocks celebrations

Letters The Echo - 0
Dave Norris, president, Threatened Species Conservation Society Inc Dear P&DMS members and convoy co-organiser, We note that P&DMS and others have organised a convoy on 26/2/2017, terminating...
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Tweed tip gets an upgrade

The Echo - 0
A major upgrade of the Stotts Creek Resource Recovery Centre has been completed say Tweed Shire Council, 'transforming the Tweed's tip into a site that is easier to use and recovers far more material from landfill'.
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Investigation launched into assaults, torture of flotilla humanitarians

The Echo - 0
The Australian Labor government has committed to undertaking an independent investigation into the assaults, sexual assaults and torture of humanitarians aboard the Global Sumud Flotilla, according to a flotilla media spokesperson.
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Local News

Lismore Rainforest Botanic Gardens – where health grows

Tracey Whitby, Lismore Rainforest Botanic Garden - 0
The Lismore Rainforest Botanic Gardens is a calm, quiet, soothing place to stroll, relax, and recharge. Be still and some of the one hundred species of birds will shyly share their beautiful haven with you.
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Lismore rallies to save homes from demolition

The Echo - 0
Around hundred residents met at the Lismore Quad on Saturday to demand the demolitions of heritage homes cease, the flood recovery promised is delivered, and that every person be housed.
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