Local government elections are coming up but do you even know how to fill out the voting forms? Stay tuned to find out, as Anny Reed takes us through a simple explainer for voters on the Northern Rivers.

Candidates for the Byron Shire Council election are to meet for a live broadcast forum in the Byron Theatre Monday night but Echo co-editor Hans Lovejoy says he’s uninspired, find out what it is about the campaigns so far that has dimmed his enthusiasm.

Submissions for a state parliamentary inquiry into NSW cannabis regulations are still being accepted and inquiry chair Jeremy Buckingham MP says the tide is turning.

1. How to vote – literally – in upcoming local government elections on the Northern Rivers with Anny Reed
2. Local independent news co-editor uninspired by Byron Shire Council campaigns with Echo Publications co-editor Hans Lovejoy
3. Tide turning in state attitudes to cannabis, says inquiry chair Jeremy Buckingham MP featuring Legalise Cannabis NSW Member of the Legislative Council Jeremy Buckingham
4. Northern Rivers News with Anny Reed

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PIC: Echo Publications co-editor Hans Lovejoy (Mae Soper)