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Science in the Pub, Lismore, 16 July

An engaging and informative Science in the Pub event is planned on Thursday, 16 July, from 5pm at Two Mates Brewing, South Lismore.
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Local NewsAslan Shand - 0

Morrison Avenue a ‘disgrace’

Local Mullumbimby residents are saying Byron Shire Council (BSC) needs to step up and fix Morrison Avenue properly.
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Local NewsThe Echo - 0

Lismore shops enchanted for Lantern Parade

Winners of Lismore’s Enchanted Windows comp have been announced, with The Two Ravens taking top spot. The comp is part of the city's Lantern Parade, to be held this Saturday, 20 June.
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Byron EchoTerry Hand, Mullumbimby - 0

Trumpism

Is it naïve to think of a promise in the political context as no more than intention to do...
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LettersLen Hend, Mullumbimby - 0

Digital age

When travelling these days there is a lot of cards come and go. They are like a business card...
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Byron EchoMargrette Young, Skennars Head - 0

Humanity together

Dale Emerson’s letter last week expanding on Chris Hanley’s attitude to The Echo, and to our world, was impressive....
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Local NewsThe Echo - 0

Tweed Shire Council presents flood resilience series – part one

Over the coming weeks, Tweed Shire Council will present a flood resilience series, which looks at how 'Tweed's story is different from the standard flood recovery narrative and what happened next'.
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Stories about "volunteer":

Vale William ‘Bill’ Ewen

Local News Eve Jeffery - 0
The funeral service for Marine Rescue Ballina volunteer William ‘Bill’ Ewen was held on Monday at Ballina RSL Club.
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Brunswick Valley Landcare: community conservation since 2003

Local News Valley Lipcer, BVL - 0
Since our inception in 2003, Brunswick Valley Landcare (BVL) has grown into a cornerstone of community-driven conservation and education in the Byron Shire. We...
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Lady Marmalade knows how to jam

Local News The Echo - 1
Liz Bennet, more widely known as Bay FM presenter Lady Marmalade, has celebrated more than 20 years of volunteering for Byron’s only community radio station.
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John Bennett receives an OAM

Local News The Echo - 0
Local, John Bennett, has this week received an Order of Australia medal (OAM) for his exceptional volunteer work and philanthropy throughout the Northern Rivers...
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Creatively supporting the homeless

Local News Paul Bibby - 0
In a world beset by seemingly intractable problems, making a difference can seem like an impossible task.
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Surya McEwen joins Freedom Flotilla Coalition

Local News Hans Lovejoy - 4
Surya McEwen has volunteered on Freedom Flotilla Coalition’s voyage to take 5,500 tonnes of food and medicine to the Palestinian people, in one of the most dangerous war-torn parts of the planet.
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Ballina volunteer wins award at RESCAs

Local News The Echo - 0
Long-serving Marine Rescue Ballina volunteer Phillip Causley has taken out the Marine Rescue NSW agency award at the 2023 Rotary Districts of NSW Emergency Services Community Awards, held at Bankstown Sports Club.
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Planting trees is critical for the survival of koalas

Local News Eve Jeffery - 0
Koalas and their health and habitat have been in the news more than ever in recent months and the word is starting to get out that they need our help.
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Community Transport needs more volunteer drivers

Local News Eve Jeffery - 2
There are hundreds of reasons that people who are frail, aged or have a disability, cannot drive themselves or be driven by family members, to important appointments and meetings. Cue Community Transport.
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Mooball vollie awarded The Order of St John

Local News Eve Jeffery - 0
St John Ambulance volunteer Joanne Irby, was recently honoured at Government House in Sydney at the St John Ambulance NSW Investiture Ceremony.
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Six dwellings proposed on flood-prone Mullum block

The Echo - 0
Six units are proposed at the eastern end of New City Road, Mullumbimby, on a site that was inundated during the 2022 floods. Submitted by Duncan Band's Kollective, Development Application (DA) 10.2026.269.1 at 73 New City Road is on public exhibition with Byron Shire Council, and sits within the Shire's flood planning area.
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Mullum Scout Hall fire overnight

Aslan Shand - 0
At 1.45am this morning the NSW Fire and Rescue Mullumbimby Station 388 Sans and Brunswick Station 240 were called to a fire at the Mullumbimby Scout Hall.
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Expansion on farmland around Tweed Valley Hospital opposed

Hans Lovejoy - 0
Residents are holding firm against a proposal to develop State Significant Farmland (SSF) near the Tweed Valley Hospital at Cudgen, after the Northern Regional Planning Panel (NRPP) held a public meeting on Friday 19 June around the Planning Proposal for Cudgen Connection (PP-2023-2669-Cudgen Connection).
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E-bikes destroyed by police in Tweed

The Echo - 0
Thirty-five e-bikes that were seized during police operations near Tweed Heads have been destroyed, say police.
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