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Commemorating ten years since V Day at Bentley
It's ten years today since a wave of relief spread through Camp Liberty at Bentley, when those gathered discovered that the riot police would not be coming, and gas company Metgasco was being referred to ICAC by the NSW government.
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Women’s Giving Circle empowering locals
A collective of passionate women taking action to tackle local disadvantage have seen essential local projects funded, and the...
Domestic violence
It has occurred to me that as many women who experience domestic violence are forced to flee their homes,...
Locals take state awards at Byron Bay Triathlon
The Byron Tri Club had a successful Byron Triathlon despite the waterlogged conditions last Saturday.
Not only did the club...
From gumboot throwing to a gnome known as Costa
Permaculture is the foundation of the 30th anniversary weekend celebrations at the Djanbung Gardens over the weekend of May 25-26.
Save Wallum protectors escape fines, convictions
Seven Save Wallum protectors charged with locking on and obstructing civil works at the contentious urban development at Brunswick Heads had their cases dismissed in the Byron Local Court on Monday, with no fines and no convictions recorded.
Beware the Trojan Pig
The article in last’s week’s Echo (‘Piggery plans on exhibition’), could not have been more lacking in balance had...
Stories about "withdrawal":
New DA ‘withdrawal guidelines’
The NSW Labor government have announced new DA withdrawal guidelines for councils in an attempt to ‘boost housing supply’.
Byron Echo
What’s on the Byron Council agenda for May 16?
Items before Council’s meeting on May 16 include a push by two Greens councillors to make Byron Shire beaches accessible to people with disabilities.
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Art of Change raises $40,000
The 'Art of Change' auction, held on Saturday night at the Byron School of Art in support of Mandy Nolan's campaign for the seat of Richmond, was a resounding success. The event attracted 150 people and raised an impressive $40,000 through the sale of donated artworks.
Byron Echo
North coast fire fighter honoured
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It was a hot, smoky morning when Senior Deputy RFS Captain John Holmes and his comrades arrived at the Bean Creek fire, near Bonalbo.
Byron Echo
Clive Hamilton to speak in Lismore June 13
Celebrated author and professor, Clive Hamilton, will discuss the notion of how to prepare and manage the challenges of a warming climate in Australia.
