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Eclectic Selection for the week beginning 24 June 2026

Eclectic Selection: What’s on this week is a taste of some of the events that can be found in the Byron Shire and beyond this coming week.
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Local NewsAslan Shand - 0

Will council support community participation in MHS development?

This Thursday (today), Byron Shire Council (BSC) will be discussing the establishment of a memorandum of understanding (MoU) between Byron Shire Council and Homes NSW (HNSW) as well as the potential for a Community Assessment Panel for the old Mullumbimby Hospital site.
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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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Byron EchoMichele Grant, Ocean Shores - 0

Long serving drudges

One category overlooked for an award at The Echo’s 40th birthday party was for the long-serving drudges. Jenny Dalimore, Steve...
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Local NewsThe Echo - 0

Dancing and fundraising for our children’s future

The recent premeditated killings of several children in Australia by their fathers has raised the issue of filicide (the deliberate act of a parent killing their own child) alongside the issue of domestic violence (DV) and femicide (the intentional murder of women or girls) as key areas that need research to help understand why these things happen.
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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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National NewsDavid Lowe - 0

Bird flu reaches Western Australia

H5 avian flu has officially arrived in Western Australia, first discovered days ago in a dead migratory seabird near Esperance (700 km south-east of Perth), and since found in numerous other birds.
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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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Local News

No Small Thing: NRCF Women’s Giving Circle event, Murwillumbah

The Echo - 0
Cheek Media founder, Hannah Ferguson, will headline a panel of prominent women leaders at the Regent Theatre in Murwillumbah next Thursday, in an event the organisers say brings, 'the kind of line-up you'd usually travel to Sydney for' to the Northern Rivers.
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Local News

Consultation closes Friday on Lismore’s 60,000 population plans

The Echo - 0
The future of Lismore is now up for discussion, with Council's Strategic Planning Framework currently out for public exhibition. Now is your time to have your say – consultation closes 26 June.
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Local News

Science in the Pub, Lismore, 16 July

The Echo - 0
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 News

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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