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Volume 4 Issue 21:
January 26, 2012
Heading in a new direction
Written by Luis Feliu   
Wednesday, 25 January 2012



Tweed Echo editor Luis Feliu browses Echonetdaily on an iPad. Photo Jeff ‘I What?’ Dawson

This issue is the final print edition of the Tweed Shire Echo, marking the 172nd week the paper has covered local issues in depth and given communities across Tweed shire a much-needed voice in their campaigns to stop inappropriate development.

We will of course continue this tradition on the web and keep you informed on all the big issues that count in our Echonetdaily, and we encourage those not already registered to do so. It’s free and gives you not just Tweed news but a snapshot of all the main news and issues in the Northern Rivers region, around the nation and the globe, with the added feature of video stories.

When we launched the Tweed Echo in August 2008, we were surprised to take the lion’s share of the shire’s read ership so quickly, what with such a saturated newspaper market. But with four existing weeklies giving readers much the same stories, it was hard sometimes to tell them apart – which is never a problem with The Echo!

It was a calculated risk but we certainly punched above our weight and gave the community an important platform. Thousands of readers welcomed and trusted us and our fresh, fearless, independent, balanced and well-researched coverage of issues close to their hearts.

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Crs fail to ban dogs

Wednesday, 25 January 2012

article thumbnai A bid to ban pet dogs at the massive Kings Forest housing development to prevent the extinction of a nearby koala colony has failed, with Tweed councillors voting instead for a raft of watered-down dog-control measures in the soon to be approved mini-city. Ways and means of controlling dogs in the estate dominated discussion during a marathon...
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Cr Milne booted from selection panel

Wednesday, 25 January 2012

article thumbnail Tweed Shire Cr Katie Milne has been thrown off the selection panel choosing a replacement for retiring general manager Mike Rayner after what she says was an ‘innocent’ comment she made to the Tweed Echo last week Tweed Shire councillors on Tuesday voted 6–1 to remove the Greens councillor from the selection panel, which includes all...
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Councillors warned over candidates’ past histories

Wednesday, 25 January 2012

article thumbnai A former Byron shire councillor has warned Tweed councillors they would be ‘grossly irresponsible’ if they chose either of two candidates being considered as a replacement for shire general manager Mike Rayner. The Echo revealed last week that two former general managers of other NSW councils who had applied for the Tweed GM’s job both...
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Peacemaking consultant ditched

Wednesday, 25 January 2012

article thumbnai Councillors have ditched a plan to hire a peacemaking consultant to help create a ‘more positive relationship’ between development giant Leda and Tweed Shire planning staff. It follows months of animosity and the release of two so-called dirt files critical of the way council dealt with the massive Kings Forest and Cobaki estates. But...
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EditorialHunting with the hounds

Wednesday, 25 January 2012

article thumbnail There appeared to be an element of spite in the six Tweed councillors ganging up on Greens Cr Katie Milne on Tuesday to expel her from the all-councillor selection panel set to choose a replacement...
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Mandy NolanThe Homecoming

Wednesday, 25 January 2012

article thumbnail There’s something strange about going back somewhere that you once knew as a child. Everything seems so much smaller, or stiller, and it’s always much less impressive. Places that seemed...
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EditorialMoving our birthday

Thursday, 19 January 2012

article thumbnail On Thursday, January 26, Tweed Shire, along with the rest of Australia, will be celebrating Australia Day – see www.tweed.nsw.gov.au. The fashion for widely celebrating the birth of our nation...
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Mandy NolanGet away

Thursday, 19 January 2012

article thumbnail It’s a sad day when the thought of going on holidays causes a stress reaction. Packing for a family of seven is a project that requires army-like precision, at least a week lead-in time and two...
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BackburnerBackburner - January 26, 2012

Wednesday, 25 January 2012 | The Tweed Shire Echo

article thumbnail Former Byron Shire councillor and council watcher John Anderson, also known as Fast Buck$, caused a bit of a stir at Tweed Council’s community access meeting last Thursday when he named two of the candidates for the shire’s GM job, who both have a history of controversy in their roles...
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Sports NewsFishing on the Tweed

Wednesday, 25 January 2012

article thumbnail Finally it happened. It’s taken over a year but I got one, well kind of (a big muddie that is).  A friend, Jason, gave me a crab pot for Christmas and while I was getting ready my neighbour Pete Kyvetos offered to bait and drop my pot in together with his and his partner Sue’s pots....
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Live MusicLive Music Roundup – January 26, 2012

Wednesday, 25 January 2012

article thumbnail A Galaxy of stars For the first time ever, Australian pop music royalty Jessica Mauboy and Stan Walker will embark on a national tour together to celebrate the release of their brand new duet Galaxy. Not only will the duo showcase their numerous solo hits that have helped make them two of...
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