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Today is World Homelessness Day and World Mental Health Day
Homelessness Australia says a shocking number of Australians with psychosocial disabilities are struggling with unmet housing and support needs, prompting calls for an urgent expansion of services.
A little curiosity and a lot of commitment keeps homeless fed
The local volunteer organisation Bruns Brekkie is set up to provide breakfast for around 30 hungry people two days a week.
Appeal to locate missing teen – Tweed Heads
Police are appealing for public assistance to locate a teenager missing from the state’s north.
Newly elected Byron councillor rejects preference claims
Newly elected councillor, David Warth, has told The Echo he wants to set the record straight about his preferences in the recent council election.
Bike safety in Ballina
On 14 and 15 October Ballina Shire Council will be spotlighting safety on bikes.
Byron Bay Boardriders help locals meet life’s challenges
As the Byron Bay Boardriders (BBB) prepare for the 13th edition of their Charity Golf day presented by Treager on October 27 the club would like to call attention to and give thanks for the Community spirit that the event represents.
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Tweed poll had its own Punch and Judy show
Terry Sharples, Tweed Heads. Ron Cooper's win in the Tweed Shire Council election was well deserved. He put in a superhuman effort for every single vote he received.
No high-rise candidate takes final seat on Tweed council
The election of a former councillor and anti-high rise candidate, who bagged the seventh and final seat on Tweed Shire Council after yesterday's knife-edge preference distribution, has narrowly tipped the balance of power to a progressive majority.
Greens top Tweed poll, final seat unclear
It is still unclear who will take the vital final seventh seat on Tweed Shire Council after Saturday’s election which saw the Greens, led by incumbent mayor Katie Milne, top the poll.
Tweed council control up for grabs in poll
Tomorrow’s Tweed Shire Council election is shaping up to be a two-way fight between a consortium of National Party backed groups and a loose alliance of community-inspired groups, all vying for control of the seven-seats up for grabs in local government.
Railway connection to Gold Coast
Beth Shelley, secretary, Northern Rivers Railway Action Group, Booerie Creek. The public has been misinformed about the cost of rail services on the Casino to Murwillumbah railway line. We are campaigning for a commuter rail service on the line with an extension to the Tweed and then to Coolangatta to connect to the Gold Coast light rail.
Beware the Nats wearing ‘independent’ clothing for Tweed poll
Stephen Lloyd, Murwillumbah. The local Tweed council election is coming with up a whole truckload of aspiring councillors and quite a few crackers.
Tweed Lib candidate just another party hack
Ron Cooper, Kingscliff. Instead of labelling me a liar and a scaremonger, the Liberal candidate for Council, James Owen, should listen to his constituents in Casuarina Beach.
Prominent Tweed waterway ‘a big eyesore’
Tweed mayor Katie Milne says community input is needed to restore a prominent waterway at Banora Point and its wildlife, describing it as a 'terrible eyesore'.
Wards not the answer says Tweed poll candidate
Neglect of community infrastructure is feeding growing calls for the introduction of a ward system for Tweed Shire Council, but that won't fix the problem, according to a candidate in the upcoming poll.
National Party seeks dominance of local council
Stephanie Deane, Tweed Heads. Re 'Nats in renewed bid to win majority at Tweed Poll' in Echonetdaily yesterday. It's no surprise that the National Party is fielding more groups in the upcoming election. Perhaps they are feeling under threat from Independent community candidates.
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Tweed mayoral news
Aslan Shand - 3
You would be excused for thinking that the Tweed Shire mayoral and deputy-mayoral election was underwhelming if you watched yesterday’s Tweed Shire Council (TSC) meeting. But the furore that has erupted since on social media paints a very different picture.
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Wallum case delayed
The Federal Court of Australia has amended the dates of the highly anticipated legal proceedings for Save Wallum Incorporated v Clarence Property Corporation Limited Anon, to 21-28 February 2025.
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Byron Shire Council starts the term with a song
Eve Jeffery - 4
Yesterday the new Byron Shire mayor and eight councillors took their seats in the Council Chambers in Mullumbimby to declare an affirmation to serve the community, and to outline some of their ideas.
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Dr Google and the crosswords
When Stephen Clarke’s crosswords first appeared I too found them hard.
But after persevering and with a bit of help from Dr Google, I have...
