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Byron EchoSapphire Rochelle, Myocum - 0

Amani’s bite of the Big Apple

Although I was grateful that The Echo wrote an article about my daughter Amani Wiriyanjara being accepted into the...
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Local union players to benefit from Legacy grants

Member for Lismore Janelle Saffin is encouraging local councils and rugby union clubs to take advantage of an opportunity to upgrade their facilities, player pathways and increase local participation.
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Local NewsPaul Bibby - 0

New flood maps could reshape development across Byron Shire

New flood mapping covering much of the Byron Shire could affect future development controls, with a major new study recommending that planning decisions be based on whichever flood source – river flooding or overland flow – produces the highest flood level.
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Byron EchoSapphire Rochelle, Myocum - 0

Amani’s bite of the Big Apple

Although I was grateful that The Echo wrote an article about my daughter Amani Wiriyanjara being accepted into the...
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Local NewsThe Echo - 0

Inaugural DINGO Music & Arts Festival to light up Bangalow in October

It is a fusion of local and international art, music, performance, food, and thought that will be coming to you in Bangalow as part of the inaugural DINGO Music & Arts Festival across four days from 8 to 11 October.
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InterviewsByron Writers Festival - 0

Evelyn Araluen on coming home to Country

Byron Writers Festival interviews prize-winning poet Evelyn Araluen who will present her new poetry collection, 'The Rot', at the 2026 Byron Writers Festival.
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Local NewsThe Echo - 0

EOI on buyback homes and emergency pods

Expressions of Interest from eligible organisations are sought for the relocation of buyback homes and temporary pods for community reuse.
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Stories about "Wardell CORE":

Five Northern Rivers projects to benefit from ‘pokie’ profits

Local News Mia Armitage - 0
A community disaster recovery and preparedness group on the Northern Rivers is listed among 39 NSW projects to be approved for the latest round of the NSW Government’s Infrastructure Grants program.
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Ballina Council December wrap-up

Local News David Lowe - 0
Ballina Shire Council's final meeting for 2025 covered a lot of ground.
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Community Grant Giving event sees more than $300k distributed locally

Local News The Echo - 0
Local philanthropic organisation, Northern Rivers Community Foundation (NRCF) held their Community Grant Giving event last Thursday at Elements of Byron, where $376,385 was distributed locally.
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Wardell River Festival will celebrate new community green space

Local News The Echo - 1
It is time to celebrate Wardell with the opening of the vibrant new community green space at the western end of Richmond Street and the upcoming Wardell River Festival on 26 July. 
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Big cheque for WardellCORE

Local News David Lowe - 3
This week, Wardell's Community Organised Resilience Effort was awarded $10,000 by Southern Cross Credit Union to start a community garden program.
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NSW government awards instead of funds community-led disaster efforts

Local News Mia Armitage - 1
The NSW government is yet to announce dedicated public funding for community-led disaster recovery groups on the Northern Rivers but last week officially commended three at parliament house.
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Were you affected by the floods or landslides? 

Local News The Echo - 1
What were the effects of the February floods on you, your home, your property, your neighbours and your community? How could the response have been more effective and better assisted you and those around you to recover?
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Six months of community-led disaster recovery efforts, zero gov’t support

Local News Mia Armitage - 2
The only dedicated flood and landslide recovery group in Wardell village is still without government funding six months after record-breaking disasters devastated the region.
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Ballina council refuses to help pay volunteer flood recovery team’s rent

Local News Mia Armitage - 7
The future of a volunteer-led community disaster recovery response group on the Northern Rivers remains in jeopardy after a local council voted against subsidising its rent.
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Zero official support for community group helping flood survivors

Local News Mia Armitage - 1
Northern Rivers flood survivors are living in flimsy tents by the side of the road, in caravan parks, out bush or in backyards, as morning frost appears this winter.
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Byron Echo

Shooting the wrong threat

Jenni Cole, Tarcutta - 0
Why should anyone who cares about the environment care that the government is shooting Kosciuszko’s wild brumbies? Fair question. We love this park, and we...
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Byron Echo

Shark politics

Stephen Totterman, Empire Vale - 0
The Minns government’s response to the most recent shark attack in Sydney is to spend an additional $34 million on shark-spotting drones, largely for...
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Byron Echo

Backup plans

Peter Olson, Goonengerry - 0
We carry a spare tyre in the car in case the unexpected and unpredictable happens. Byron Council needs to consider the unexpected, a backup plan,...
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Byron Echo

Deadly stories: powerful First Nations voices at Byron Writers Festival 2026

Byron Writers Festival - 0
This year’s festival celebrates some of the most vital and impactful storytelling in Australian literature, with a dedicated program of First Nations writers whose work spans historical fiction, picture books and Indigenous knowledge and whose voices are reshaping how this country understands itself.
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