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Phone scam – Just.Hang.Up.
Crime Stoppers says that almost 90 per cent of Australians have received at least one nuisance or unwanted call every week
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Fence sitter
Fence sitters, when given a tickle, will generally tumble off on the side of self-interest. So it’s interesting to...
Future vision
History is a curious thing. We often look back on history as a series of events. Looking closer it...
Lismore school closed and COVID venues of concern and – October 14
Northern NSW Local Health District has been notified of new venues of concern associated
with confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the region.
Gladys’ resignation
The entrenched corruption that tied senior politicians and police to notorious underworld figures in NSW for decades from the...
New regional film traineeship program brought to you by… Netflix
Is it a genuine offering of support for local film talent, or a thinly-veiled attempt by Netflix to manufacture some positive news following its locally-loathed TV series Byron Baes?
Lismore Council votes to naturalise Browns Creek
At Tuesday’s Lismore Council meeting, Councillor Vanessa Ekins moved a motion to begin the Browns Creek Naturalisation Project, which involves the removal of the existing concrete stormwater drain that traverses Lismore Park from Brewster Street through to Uralba Street, and reconstruction as a more natural watercourse.
Stories about "vegetation clearing laws":
Clearing laws on agenda for minister’s north coast visit
Tweed shire councillors will meet with state environment minister Rob Stokes at Kingscliff tomorrow to discuss the government’s controversial new ’10/50’ vegetation clearing rules, slammed for sparking a wave of unecessary culling in the Tweed and across the state.
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Anti-DV umbrellas launched in Ballina
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Rotary have partnered with NSW Police to design and distribute 150 umbrellas with a very clear message: 'Say NO to domestic violence'.
Byron Echo
French hypocrisy
The French are understandably upset about being stabbed in the back by Australia’s sinking of the submarine contract. They pontificate about the need for...
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Police raid ‘unauthorised events’ in national parks
Police say that eleven people have been charged following unauthorised gatherings held at national parks on the weekend.
