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NBN, Labor promise better, faster internet service
National telco NBN says it has ‘escalated’ issues raised by Byron shire customers speaking to The Echo last week.
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Tip-off from public leads to arrest in Murwillumbah
Police say information from the public led them to two arrests in Murwillumbah last week. Officers say they had arrest ...
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Byron High student art makes exhibition cut
Byron Bay High School’s 2024 graduates, Sophia St Honey Clair and Juniper Stockdale, have been selected for ARTEXPRESS 2025 ...
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Rous hit some customers with new fee
Residents have contacted The Echo concerned that water utility Rous are now slogging them with a $196 per annum fee for a ‘backflow device management charge’.
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Why good government is nothing like a business
Across the world, as business people take control of the levers of government, or throw spanners into its wheels in the name of efficiency, some people are celebrating the idea of government functions ...
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Bail-refused inmates ‘locked up for days’ in police stations
NSW Police Commissioner Karen Webb has called an emergency meeting with the Commissioner of Corrective Services over inmates she says are languishing in police cells.
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Police seek owners of seized bikes, boards and tools
Police have been trying to find the rightful owners of some allegedly stolen items found and seized at a property in Kingscliff last week.