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Byron Echo November 5, 2024. Mullum Roots Festival announce first round of performing artists. The inaugural Mullum Roots Festival is set to take over all of our favourite venues in Mullumbimby on July 12 and 13, 2025, and they’re beyond excited to announce the first wave of incredible artists who will grace the stages.
Australia’s first orbital launch permit granted – The Echo
1 hour ago · Gilmour Space rocket Eris. Photo Zaid Dillon. Gold Coast-based Gilmour Space Technologies has received the first Australian orbital launch permit for its maiden Eris rocket launch from the Bowen Orbital Spaceport in north Qld.. An Australian launch permit is required under the Space (Launches & Returns) Act 2018 to launch an object from Australia to an altitude of over 100 kilometres.
COVID-19 reduces Australian life expectancy – The Echo
3 days ago · The ABS says the highest number of COVID-19 deaths in Australia happened in the years 2021-2023. Nearly 16,000 COVID-19 deaths are reported in those years in Australia, 4,100 more deaths than in the years from 2020-2022. Life expectancy across the nation subsequently decreased by 0.1 years for men and 0.2 years for women over this period.
Editorial – Waving the white sage about – The Echo
1 hour ago · Keeping the community together and the community voice loud and clear is what The Echo is about. More than ever we need your help to keep this voice alive and thriving in the community. Like all businesses we are struggling to keep food on the table of all our local and hard working journalists, artists, sales, delivery and drudges who keep the ...
Thunderstorm and hail risk later today – The Echo
1 day ago · By The Echo. The BOM says there is a significant thunderstorm risk for large parts of the east coast. The Bureau of Meteorology is warning of thunderstorms and possible hail across a large area of eastern Australia today, including the Northern Rivers of NSW and southeast Queensland. Forecaster Jonathan How is predicting severe thunderstorms ...
Everyone reads The Echo! – The Echo
1 hour ago · The Echo loves your letters and is proud to provide a community forum on the issues that matter most to our readers and the people of the NSW north coast. So don’t be a passive reader, send us your epistles. The letters deadline for The Echo is noon Friday. Letters longer than 200 words may be cut. The publication of letters is at the ...
Nations must dramatically increase climate change adaptation
2 days ago · Nations are not doing enough to address the rising impacts of climate change the United Nations Environment Program’s (UNEP) latest Adaptation Gap Report 2024: Come hell and high water has found. The report recommends a dramatic scale up of adaptation efforts this decade, starting with a commitment to act on finance at COP29.
Qld elections – The Echo
5 days ago · By The Echo. November 10, 2024. 10. The LNP’s ‘earth shattering’ win over Labor in Saturday’s Queensland state election and the Greens’ loss of one of their two iconic Brisbane seats sets the stage for the looming federal election. The Greens’ aim was to double its number of Brisbane seats via a wave of support from renters and ...
Putting infrastructure into focus – The Echo
Apr 4, 2024 · According to the Infrastructure Partnerships ‘Budget Monitor’, state and federal governments across Australia will spend $256.6 billion on infrastructure projects ranging from roads and Sydney’s Western Airport to sewage and water infrastructure. Their report notes an increasing focus on energy infrastructure to help the renewables ...
How feasible are EVs for remote Australia, really? – The Echo
Jul 11, 2022 · 95%. <99%. Percentage of people in remote northern Australia who could access their nearest big town with an EV. They found that 81% of people in remote communities would be able to get to a town with a population of more than 5,000 in a short-range EV, without stopping to charge the car. An additional 15% of people would need only one charging ...