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September 5, 2026

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Woman charged after body located – Ballina

A woman has been charged after the body of a man was allegedly located on a property near Ballina.
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Peter Noble puts Bluesfest site up for sale

Following the cancellation of the 2026 Bluesfest and subsequently two Bluesfest companies going into administration, the site has now been listed for sale.
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Short-stay boost for Ballina hospital, but bigger service gaps remain

Ballina District Hospital is set to get a new four-bay emergency short-stay unit before the end of the year, providing a modest boost to a hospital that remains limited in the range of specialist and higher-level care it can provide.
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Ewingsdale Rd pedestrian crossing back on the agenda

The developers behind the massive West Byron housing project are back for round two in their bid to install a pedestrian crossing on Ewingsdale Road, just weeks after councillors rejected a traffic-light version of the proposal.
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Chris Cherry bows out of Tweed mayoralty after six years

After six years steering Tweed Shire through floods, fires, border closures and a cyclone, Mayor Chris Cherry has decided it is time to hand over the reins.
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Mandy Nolan

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Mandy Nolan’s Soapbox: Warning: Choking Hazard

There is no safe way of choking someone.
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General Interest

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Mangroves are crucial

A global study of mangroves has found a modest boost in conserved area could significantly increase their ability to adapt to the changing climate, including rising sea levels.
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National NewsAslan Shand - 0

As report highlights dangerous climate warning for Australia IPC rejects reopening Redbank Power Station

The Independent Planning Commission (IPC) has rejected Verdant Earth Technologies’ biomass power plans at Redbank Power Station on the same day the government released the country's first National Climate Risk Assessment which highlighted Australians are at risk from more frequent and severe flooding, cyclones, heatwaves, droughts and bushfires. 
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The Living Lab helping researchers get to net zero

The CSIRO has launched the National Energy Analysis Centre – which is vital new research infrastructure to support, accelerate and de-risk Australia’s complex energy transition.  
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Entertainment

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Sex Drugs and Handrails

The near sell-out show Sex Drugs and Handrails (Stiff in all the wrong places!) has added an extra show for Sunday, 23 August that will raise funds for refugee settlement in the Northern Rivers.
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Entertainment NewsEve Jeffery - 0

Sydney Film Festival highlights in Lismore

Following the highest selling film festival in its history,...
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Retrospective

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The end of fun: David Lovejoy concludes the story of the The Echo’s early years

While the drama of general manager Max Eastcott’s departure was playing out, The Echo passed its tenth birthday, and we marked the jubilee with a fourth awards night.
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Local News

Peter Noble puts Bluesfest site up for sale

Following the cancellation of the 2026 Bluesfest and subsequently two Bluesfest companies going into administration, the site has now been listed for sale.
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Byron Echo

We don’t just need more housing: we need it where it’s needed most

With news that the last of Byron Shire’s pod villages will be closed by the end of the year, both residents and the wider community are asking: where will they go in a region where vacancy rates are less than 0.5 per cent?
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Articles & Columns

Honeyeaters of the Wallum

To the untrained eye, Wallum might appear to be a chaotic tangle of vegetation intersected here and there by foot-made pathways through the sandy soil. But this surface view belies the intricate and complex web of life woven over epochs.
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Local News

Short-stay boost for Ballina hospital, but bigger service gaps remain

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Ballina District Hospital is set to get a new four-bay emergency short-stay unit before the end of the year, providing a modest boost to a hospital that remains limited in the range of specialist and higher-level care it can provide.
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Local News

Ewingsdale Rd pedestrian crossing back on the agenda

Paul Bibby - 0
The developers behind the massive West Byron housing project are back for round two in their bid to install a pedestrian crossing on Ewingsdale Road, just weeks after councillors rejected a traffic-light version of the proposal.
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Local News

Chris Cherry bows out of Tweed mayoralty after six years

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After six years steering Tweed Shire through floods, fires, border closures and a cyclone, Mayor Chris Cherry has decided it is time to hand over the reins.
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Letters

Robot armies

Letters Peter Olson, Goonengerry - 0
Nuclear war now seems a matter of not if, but when: the bulletin of atomic scientists now has us...
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Forests – INFM best option

Byron Echo Jan Barham, Broken Head - 0
Apologies, a correction to my article last week. In a fuzzy head cold state I wrongly referred to Great...
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Gambling advertising

Byron Echo Jim Ewan, Main Arm - 0
I watch The Voice Australia and Australian Idol, not for the hype and competition but to see the performances...
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Time for a bed tax

Byron Echo Raphael Cass, Byron Bay - 0
Bed tax. No rate rise. Tax the tourists. No rate rise. Tax the tourists. Insert plausible argument here to...
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Shooting brumbies is inhumane

Byron Echo Dr Desmond Bellamy, PETA Australia - 0
People across the country have been outraged by the ongoing aerial and ground shooting of brumbies in Australia’s national...
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Bird Lake begins

Byron Echo Kelly Minahan, Suffolk Park Community Association - 0
There are times when a community needs to stop, acknowledge what has been achieved and simply say thank you. For...
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Local News

$304m Clarrie Hall Dam raising clears major hurdle

The Tweed’s $304 million plan to more than double the capacity of Clarrie Hall Dam has cleared a major planning hurdle, as the region races to secure enough water for its growing population.
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Dabke and Tatreez – keeping Palestinian music alive

The Dabke and Tatreez ensemble were the first ever Palestinian music performance at the Sydney Opera House on 6 July last year, and they will be performing at the Bangalow A&I Hall on Saturday, 5 September at 6.30pm.
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Chris Cherry bows out of Tweed mayoralty after six years

After six years steering Tweed Shire through floods, fires, border closures and a cyclone, Mayor Chris Cherry has decided it is time to hand over the reins.
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Ballina conference puts water security in spotlight

Water security for rural, regional, and remote communities will take centre stage at the 2026 Water Management Conference being hosted by Local Government NSW in Ballina from 2-4 September.
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Current Print Edition

Byron Shire Echo issue 41.12 – September 2, 2026

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Byron Echo

We don’t just need more housing: we need it where it’s needed most

With news that the last of Byron Shire’s pod villages will be closed by the end of the year, both residents and the wider community are asking: where will they go in a region where vacancy rates are less than 0.5 per cent?
Sunil Badami - 0
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Cartoons

Cartoon of the week – 2 September, 2026

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.
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Local News

Protecting forests – no perfect solution

The current challenge is the delivery framework for the Greater Koala National Park and the NSW ALP promise is now contingent on its proposal to the federal government for the protection of state forests under the Improved Forest Management Method using Australian Carbon Credit Units which feels abhorrent.
Jan Barham - 0
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Byron Echo

Council: appoint an administrator

Numerous letters have appeared in The Echo expressing grave...
Hilary Bone, Federal - 0
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Sport

Mullum wins the grand final in Lismore

Byron Echo Mark Quinn - 0
Mullumbimby Brunswick Valley Football Club (BVFC) Grade 15, Division 1 soccer team won the grand final by defeating Alstonville FC 2-0 at Oakes Oval in Lismore last Saturday, 29 August.
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Mullum Gold Club charity day Saturday

Byron Echo The Echo - 0
This Saturday, 29 August  the Mullumbimby Golf Club (MGC) is hosting its rescheduled MND (Motor Neurone Disease) Charity Day in honour of Steve Ryan.
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Ocean Shores golf winners

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The Ocean Shores division one team won the clubs first ever NRDGA division one pennant flag.
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A hole in one!

Byron Echo The Echo - 0
Mullumbimby Golf Club’s Cody Watego get a hole in one.
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Good Life

In The Pink is now … PINK

The Good Life The Echo - 0
After 38 years of ‘In The Pink Byron Bay’ it's time for an exciting change. This local family business is welcoming a new chapter with a complete renovation of the shop and a rebrand to ‘PINK’.
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School lunchbox inspiration

The Good Life Allie Godfrey - 0
Forget the soggy sandwich and packaged snack – some of our local school kids are showing us just how exciting a healthy lunchbox can be.
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No food fraud at the farmers’ market

The Good Life The Echo - 0
Food fraud has made headlines recently after an investigation by ABC program Four Corners found the issue is rampant in major supermarket aisles in Australia.
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Perk up, Byron – spring is coming

The Good Life The Echo - 0
Winter is on its way out, and The Roadhouse is throwing open the precinct to celebrate.
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Local News

New film society for Murwillumbah

In exciting news for lovers of fine cinema across the Northern Rivers, the Regent Film Society has just launched at Murwillumbah's historic Regent Cinema.
David Lowe - 0
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Local News

Byron businesses shine at tourism awards

Crystalbrook Byron and Better By Bike took out three gold awards at the recent  2026 North Coast Regional Tourism Awards in Coffs Harbour.
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Byron Echo

Time for a bed tax

Bed tax. No rate rise. Tax the tourists. No...
Raphael Cass, Byron Bay - 0
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