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September 16, 2026

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Bulldozers being delivered to Wallum site in Brunswick Heads as protestor locked on

Trucks have been bringing in bulldozers to the Wallum site at Brunswick Heads today as locals attempt to keep the off the site.  
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$12m Brunswick development back on exhibition after redesign

A controversial $12 million mixed-use development in the heart of Brunswick Heads has been redesigned and put back on public exhibition, with two affordable housing apartments added and the amount of commercial space reduced.
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Olley meets her muse in new Tweed exhibition

Margaret Olley’s famously crowded world of flowers, fruit, bottles and bowls is being placed alongside one of the artists who helped shape it in a new exhibition opening at Tweed Regional Gallery on Friday.
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Footy, family and culture return for Lismore knockout

For three days this weekend, the whistle at Lismore’s sporting precinct will signal more than the start of a footy match.
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$100m Ballina seniors housing plan nears end of exhibition as CEO departs

A $100.3 million redevelopment of St Andrew’s Village in Ballina is nearing the end of its public exhibition period as the organisation prepares for the departure of its long-serving chief executive.
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Mandy Nolan

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Mandy Nolan’s Soapbox: How do you view the world without taking your view from the world?

Sometimes people will say something, and the words just land inside me. Like a bird flying home to their nest. Like an ant finding the cool underside of a rock. Like a salmon swimming upstream to the place where they were born.
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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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Pints and pats

Good news for dog lovers and beer lovers alike: the pups are heading back to Stone & Wood on Saturday, 19 September for a special Dog Adoption Day, Spring Edition!
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Motown magic

Get ready to sing along, dance in your seat and relive the soundtrack of a generation when The Big Chillout: Motown Spectacular comes to Ballina RSL next month.
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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

Bulldozers being delivered to Wallum site in Brunswick Heads as protestor locked on

Trucks have been bringing in bulldozers to the Wallum site at Brunswick Heads today as locals attempt to keep the off the site.  
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Articles & Columns

Angry energy, from digital duty of care to forests

The government's draft bill for a new approach to online safety is currently up for public discussion, and various people are getting hot under the collar about it, particularly those whose political and business model relies on Australians being as angry as possible.
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Editorial

Pill testing: just a small step

The NSW Minns Labor government has recognised that drug and pill testing is effective in reducing risks and harms associated with illicit drug use, including for festival attendees.
Aslan Shand - 0
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Local News

$12m Brunswick development back on exhibition after redesign

Paul Bibby - 0
A controversial $12 million mixed-use development in the heart of Brunswick Heads has been redesigned and put back on public exhibition, with two affordable housing apartments added and the amount of commercial space reduced.
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Local News

Olley meets her muse in new Tweed exhibition

The Echo - 0
Margaret Olley’s famously crowded world of flowers, fruit, bottles and bowls is being placed alongside one of the artists who helped shape it in a new exhibition opening at Tweed Regional Gallery on Friday.
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Local News

Footy, family and culture return for Lismore knockout

The Echo - 0
For three days this weekend, the whistle at Lismore’s sporting precinct will signal more than the start of a footy match.
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Letters

How to value forests?

Byron Echo John R Corkill, East Lismore - 0
No Jan, the Integrated Native Forest Method (INFM) is a disaster... Labor has broken its promise on the Great...
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Student protest

Byron Echo Ciannait Low, Mullumbimby - 0
It is with a light heart that I respond to Margot Hay’s letter (2 September). Our children’s young years...
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Dear Mr/Ms Developer

Byron Echo Riley Reynolds, Byron Bay - 0
Mr/Ms Developer, The people in our community are a creative, intelligent bunch who understand Byron is about so much more...
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Rates rise III

Byron Echo R McLellan, Byron Bay - 0
As a local business owner and employer, I understand better than most that every dollar matters. That’s why a...
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New poverty class

Letters Terry Hand, Mullumbimby - 0
If George Orwell was with us today he wouldn’t be mingling with Wigan miners and Parisian plongeurs for his...
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Rates rise IV

Byron Echo Jennifer Hunt, Myocum - 0
Byron Shire Council (BSC) charge 29 per cent more in rates than Ballina Shire, collecting $30.7 million, despite having...
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Local News

The Fox to open 20th Byron Bay International Film Festival

The 20th Byron Bay International Film Festival opening night on Friday, 16 October will see the winner of the Sydney Film Festival Audience Award for Best Australian feature, The Fox launch the celebration.
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Janelle Saffin’s ministerial travel audit

MP Janelle Saffin has released a statement about her travel expenses following recent discussion of the issue.
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Footy, family and culture return for Lismore knockout

For three days this weekend, the whistle at Lismore’s sporting precinct will signal more than the start of a footy match.
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Bulldozers being delivered to Wallum site in Brunswick Heads as protestor locked on

Trucks have been bringing in bulldozers to the Wallum site at Brunswick Heads today as locals attempt to keep the off the site.  
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Current Print Edition

Byron Shire Echo issue 41.14 – September 16, 2026

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Local News

Celebrate 50 years of the Billi-Ocean Shores RFS

Billinudgel is celebrating as the Billinudgel and Ocean Shores Rural Fire Brigade turns 50.
Aslan Shand - 0
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Entertainment News

Interview with Pat Powell from the Melbourne Ska Orchestra

Hot off the heels of a wild year touring in Canada and Australia, and Byron Bay, the Melbourne Ska Orchestra’s (MSO) Spaghetti Western wagon trail rolls on, and they’re bringing along the super deluxe edition of their acclaimed album The Ballad of Monte Loco with all the faves, plus a swag of brand-new tracks and honky-tonk renditions of MSO’s staples to Brunswick Heads.
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Byron Echo

Byron rail trail a ‘gem’

The section of the proposed ‘rail trail’ between old...
Tim Shanasy, Byron Bay - 0
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Byron Echo

Forest values beyond carbon

I wish I was full of hope and believed...
Jan Barham, Broken Head - 0
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Sport

Mark ‘Mono’ Stewart wins US Open in California

Byron Echo The Echo - 0
Mark ‘Mono’ Stewart has won another US Open in California.
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Byron Bay Football Club grand final super Saturday

Byron Echo John Mckay - 0
Byron Bay Football Club (BBFC) went into Football Far North Coast’s (FFNC) grand final...
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Chris Graham recognised for his service to golf

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Chris Graham was presented with his ten-year service award by the North Coast Academy...
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Regional tennis camp comes to Mullumbimby

Byron Echo Aslan Shand - 0
Aslan Shand Young women and girls across regional NSW were recently given the opportunity to...
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Good Life

Spring by the glass at Bar Heather

The Good Life The Echo - 0
Spring has a way of coaxing us all back out into the world. In...
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Fresh from the boat to the farmers’ market

The Good Life The Echo - 0
Allie Godfrey When it comes to seafood, freshness is everything, and at JJ Seafood, the...
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Young growers shine at Mullum Farmers Market’s ‘Grow Your Own Lunchbox Challenge’

The Good Life The Echo - 0
Allie Godfrey Local school kids proved just how exciting growing and cooking your own food...
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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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Local News

The Fox to open 20th Byron Bay International Film Festival

The 20th Byron Bay International Film Festival opening night on Friday, 16 October will see the winner of the Sydney Film Festival Audience Award for Best Australian feature, The Fox launch the celebration.
The Echo - 0
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Local News

$100m Ballina seniors housing plan nears end of exhibition as CEO departs

A $100.3 million redevelopment of St Andrew’s Village in Ballina is nearing the end of its public exhibition period as the organisation prepares for the departure of its long-serving chief executive.
The Echo - 0
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Byron Echo

The golden egg of affordable housing

The following relates to the development application (DA) on...
Patricia Warren, Brunswick Heads - 0
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