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NSW Supreme Court rules in favour of NSW RA leaving more homeless

The NSW Reconstruction Authority will now be seeking to evict squatters from houses in Lismore and Mullumbimby following their win in the NSW Supreme Court. 

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Drugs seized, man charged – Kingscliff

A man has been charged after police allegedly located and seized drugs inside a home in Kingscliff yesterday.

Peace

I write to you as a mother, a Jewish granddaughter, a death care worker, and someone who has recently...

Pest Animal Management Plan on exhibition

Byron Shire Council’s Draft Pest Animal Management Plan (PAMP) for the next five years is on public exhibition until June 12.

Correction!

My letter (Echo ,7 May) about a decision reached by Bangalow Garden Club via a secret ballot was published....

Gallery grounds to come alive for picnic and paint out

Tweed Regional Gallery is inviting art lovers to pack a picnic, roll out a picnic rug and enjoy a creative afternoon with family and friends at the gallery’s annual Community Picnic & Artist Paint Out on Sunday 29 June, from 2–5 pm.

Launch window for Australia’s first rocket opens today

Gilmour Space Technologies launch window for its TestFlight1 mission to launch their first Australian-built Eris orbital rocket opened today. 

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Murwillumbah welcomes cyclist on epic ride for education

Uki Refugee Project is calling on the community to come along to Jessie McMillan Hall, Murwillumbah, on Sunday 1 June to welcome Mufazar Ali and his team as they pass through on the 4,000 km Ride for Education.

 Uki Refugee Project and Mt St Pat’s join forces for refugees

The Mount Saint Patrick College in Murwillumbah held an assembly of 850 students, teaching staff and members of the Uki Refugee Project to officially open their new sports house called Romero House – in honour of Saint Romero.

Raising funds for refugee friendship visits in Uki

The Uki refugee project continues to support refugees in Australia with regular refugee friendship visits for refugees to Uki and now is your chance to help raise funds to support the project.

Moving tale to headline at refugee fundraiser

The moving film Cast from the Storm will be part of a powerful double-bill raising funds for Uki Refugee Project at the Murwillumbah Regent Cinema this Friday.

NSW prison population reaches five-year high

New data released today by the NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research (BOCSAR) reveals that the NSW adult prison population rose to 13,103 in March 2025. This marks the highest number of inmates since the COVID pandemic began in March 2020.

MLC Sue Higginson calls out ‘shameful betrayal of country and culture’

The Native Title Tribunal has handed down a decision that extinguishes the land rights of the Gomeroi People in order to allow multinational gas giant Santos to proceed with its coal seam gas project in the Pilliga Forest.

Gallery grounds to come alive for picnic and paint out

Tweed Regional Gallery is inviting art lovers to pack a picnic, roll out a picnic rug and enjoy a creative afternoon with family and friends at the gallery’s annual Community Picnic & Artist Paint Out on Sunday 29 June, from 2–5 pm.

Nationals abandon federal Coalition

Following a disastrous election for the Liberal Party, in which the deputy leader of the Nationals Perin Davey also lost her seat, Nationals leader David Littleproud has formally ended the Coalition agreement which has underpinned conservative politics for decades.