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Bravo Mungo
Robert Gibson, Byron Bay
Mungo’s Crossword last week was, for me, both challenging and charming. Echos of the great man’s wit...
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Push to create transitional accommodation at Lot 22
Should the Council-owned plot of land in Mullumbimby, known as Lot 22, be used for temporary accommodation for those at risk of homelessness, as a matter of urgency?
Is population growth the real reason for the Dunoon Dam push?
It’s very clear that the State government’s push for population growth is the main driving force behind the proposed revisit of the Dunoon Dam
Border bubble zone bursts thanks to COVID-19 cases in QLD
Anyone in NSW who has been in one or more of eleven particular Queensland local government areas since 21 July is required to stay at home for fourteen days from the date they were last in those areas, 'or until the notice is revoked', authorities said Monday.
Bruns North Arm
Jillian Spring, BillinudgelRegarding your article ‘A positive change to bring back the Bruns’, (Echo, 14 July).
Since 2013/14 submissions to Council,...
Medical government
Peter Olson, Goonengerry
The United Nations Declaration of Human Rights, Article 20: ‘Everyone has the right to peaceful assembly and association’....
Woman rescued after falling into Emigrant Creek – Ballina
Last night (Wednesday, 4 August) at around 9pm a woman required rescuing after falling into Emigrant Creek.
Stories about "violence against women":
Mandy Nolan’s Soapbox: We are coming for you
On Monday we marched around this country to say ENOUGH. We called for an end to sexual abuse and violence against women. We called for an end to the privilege of a patriarchy that has seen our integrity questioned, and not our perpetrators. We will not let this conversation waver.
Violence can’t be justified by any means
Jo Faith, Newtown. I am concerned by the generalised implication that feminism is the root cause of male pain, family disempowerment/loss and eventually violence towards women; as articulated by M Mizzi.
Women rise against violence
Supporters of the annual Valentines Day One Billion Rising event turned out at Byron Bay's Main Beach on Friday to dance in a spirited show of solidarity against violence often faced by women throughout the world.
Byron Echo
One sided
Rachael Terry, South Golden Beach
I am really shocked and disappointed at the one-sidedness of The Echo reporting on the COVID-19 vaccination debate. Any dissenters...
Byron Echo
Paradise lost?
Hugh Ermacora, Byron Bay
‘Take your masks off!’ yelled the young scruff at my companion and me, as he speared his skateboard between our coffee table...
Byron Echo
Dunoon Dam
Nan Nicholson, The Channon
Being a Rous County councillor must be a hard job. The workload of reading reports must be enormous and keeping communities informed...
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Nature-based intervention on offer for at-risk young people
As the trickledown effects of COVID-19 continue to hit our most vulnerable, not-for-profit groups are saying they are overwhelmed.
