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TGA obstructs prescription psilocybin, MDMA
Imagine that some crazy professors convince a bunch of participants at a five-day mindfulness retreat to agree to take part in an experiment where half of them are given magic mushrooms, and half of them a placebo.
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The value of kindness taught at Wilsons Creek school
Wilsons Creek Public School has joined the Kindness On Purpose movement, which aims to teach children and teenagers how to be kind to themselves and kind to others.
Suffolk pump track
Dr Ray Moynihan, Suffolk Park
Thanks to The Echo for ongoing coverage of the debate about the proposed pump track...
Saltwater mob style
Story & photo Melissa Butters
If you’ve ever tasted the wild fish rillettes from The Bay SmokeHouse you know what’s...
Wonderful Council
Raphael Lee Cass, Byron Bay
I went for a swim at Belongil Beach the other day and was shocked to...
Pottsville’s controversial Men’s Shed extension to be advertised
The controversial Men’s Shed at Black Rocks Sports Fields in Pottsville was granted the opportunity to expand its footprint 12m to the west at last week’s Tweed Shire Council meeting.
Stop motion animators needed
Northern Rivers Community Gallery in Ballina is seeking expressions of interest from suitably experienced digital animators with demonstrated experience...
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First artist announcement for Bluesfest 2020
Bluesfest announced their first line-up batch this morning with some old Bluesfest favourites, some more recent additions and a couple of awesome Bluesfest debuts.
Local News
Will the Lennox Park pavilion survive?
David Lowe - 0
Ballina Shire Council will today debate the future of the Lennox Park pavilion/dressing shed, which is slated for removal as part of the Lennox Village Vision concept plan.
Byron Echo
Da mountain
Gisela Stieglitz, Wooyung
There is a perfectly good bitumen road going up a rainforest gully; it doesn’t even have potholes! People went to great efforts...
Byron Echo
Council’s power
Matthew O’Reilly
I refer to Ian Pickles’ letter, titled ‘Developers’ power’ (Letters, 10 February).
Generally, I must agree with most of what Ian wrote in his...
Byron Echo
Facebook fails
Adrian Gattenhof, Mullumbimby
American spoilt brat Zuckerberg may have done adults around the world a great favour with his screamy kicky tanty. He’s laid bare...