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Police appeal for help to find missing teenagers
Police are appealing for public assistance to help locate the boy and a girl who were last seen in Alstonville on Monday.
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Locals question placing homes in areas of inundation risk
It is where the community fought off Club Med and it is once again in the spotlight as the current owners, Elements, are seeking to have the zoning of the environmentally sensitive area in Bayshore Drive changed from tourism to residential
Cartoon of the week – 19 May, 2021
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Free mental health workshop for Byron businesses
Business owners in Byron Shire are invited to attend a free 'Healthy Mindset' workshop aimed at providing them with resources and tools to improve mental health and wellbeing, as well as the opportunity to connect with other business owners.
One-way traffic trial for the Byron Arts and Industry Estate
The trial is described by the council as a 'quick-win action' from the Byron Arts and Industry Estate Precinct Plan.
A hands up poll
Helena Norberg-Hodge and John Page, Byron Bay
Hands up everyone who wants another high-end tourist resort in Byron: a place...
Power outage in Byron Shire
Power supply company Essential Energy says that approximately 1,780 homes and businesses were without supply this morning.
Stories about "vandalism":
Ballina’s Cr Cadwallader calls for more police
Cr Sharon Cadwallader will move at today's Ballina Shire Council meeting that more police be assigned to Ballina, and a new police station should be considered for Lennox Head.
Lake Ainsworth vandalism under spotlight
The last Ballina Shire Council meeting included a discussion about how best to respond to the ongoing vandalism problem at Lake Ainsworth.
Vandalising the fabric of society
Beth Shelley, Booerie Creek.
Recently I read that a section of our local playground was seriously damaged by vandalism. I felt very sad because it...
Vandals hit Billinudgel Nature Reserve
Vandals have wreaked havoc in Billinudgel Nature Reserve: cutting down a number of native trees, damaging park signs and leaving a camp fire left unattended.
Reward offered to solve graffiti attacks in South Lismore
A South Lismore business owner is offering a cash reward to whoever brings this graffiti vandal ‘in by the ear’ to apologise. Garden Centre and Collectables owners David and Anna were furious to discover the tag on their recently painted wall on Saturday morning.
Tweed children’s graves vandalised
Police are appealing for witnesses and information after more then a dozen grave sites were damaged at the Tweed Heads Lawn Cemetery.
Letters
Corruption-riddled
Keith Duncan, Pimlico
Thank God this corruption-riddled Berejiklian/Barilaro government does not have a majority in the NSW upper house. Environmentalists in NSW have just breathed...
Local News
Man jailed over South Golden Beach dog shooting
Paul Bibby - 0
A local builder who shot his neighbour’s dog with a bow and arrow in South Golden Beach has been jailed after unsuccessfully appealing his conviction in the District Court.
Local News
Greens MP calls for greater workplace safety in government
Mia Armitage
Greens Member for Ballina Tamara Smith has joined calls for improved workplace safety in government after accusations against a Byron Shire resident of...
Letters
Angsts, hopes and visions
Jo Faith, Newtown
I love The Echo and all of the folk that passionately contribute their angsts, hopes and visions. How do The (struggling) Echo...
