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Ballina memorial pays tribute to fallen Marine Rescue volunteers

On Sunday, a memorial was unveiled at the RSL Memorial Park, next to the Ballina RSL, to pay tribute to those lost on the night of May 4 on the Ballina Bar.
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Local union players to benefit from Legacy grants

Member for Lismore Janelle Saffin is encouraging local councils and rugby union clubs to take advantage of an opportunity to upgrade their facilities, player pathways and increase local participation.
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Lots happening around Ballina for NAIDOC Week

NAIDOC Week 2026 is now underway, with lots happening throughout the Northern Rivers. It's a great opportunity for everyone...
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1,000 voices raised to end rough sleeping by 2034

Ending rough sleeping is no small challenge for Byron Shire and the Northern Rivers but that is the aim of the Ending Rough Sleeping Collaboration and the release of the 1,000 Voices Byron Shire report just released.
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Teenager missing from Woolgoolga

Police are appealing for public assistance to help locate a teenager missing from the North Coast.
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Mandy Nolan

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Mandy Nolan’s Soapbox: When No Means MoNo

Pauline wants monoculture. No one really knows what she means. And we know that Pauline definitely doesn’t know what it means, she just knows it will create disturbance. So I’ve done a bit of a deep dive on what the mono might look like.
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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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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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The ghosts of generations – Siang Lu at Byron Writers Festival 2026

The Byron Writers Festival talks to author Siang Lu about his book, Ghost Cities, which won the Miles Franklin Award in 2025.
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A heartfelt night of fundraising

We can’t solve the lack of social housing investment, or magically make emergency accommodation appear, but we can help alleviate suffering and bring warmth and comfort to people coping in truly awful situations.
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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

Ballina memorial pays tribute to fallen Marine Rescue volunteers

On Sunday, a memorial was unveiled at the RSL Memorial Park, next to the Ballina RSL, to pay tribute to those lost on the night of May 4 on the Ballina Bar.
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Articles & Columns

Winter of discontent for big data opponents

While Australia’s parliamentarians were frocking up for the Midwinter Ball last week, representatives of the nation’s authors, musicians and artists were in Canberra pleading for assurances that the government would not water down copyright laws, as part of a deal with giant tech firms to build $50bn worth of new data centres across the country.
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Editorial

Free conversation helps birthing

I was a home birth. I chose to have my children in a hospital. That was my choice. There is a lot of attention going to freebirthing at the moment. But the reality is that women have been freebirthing since they started birthing. That’s a damn long time.
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Local union players to benefit from Legacy grants

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Member for Lismore Janelle Saffin is encouraging local councils and rugby union clubs to take advantage of an opportunity to upgrade their facilities, player pathways and increase local participation.
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National News

Solar and batteries for every public school in NSW?

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Parents for Climate, Future Ready Schools, and the NSW/ACT Electrical Trades Union (ETU) has welcomed a motion passed at the NSW Labor Conference on the weekend calling for a comprehensive rollout of solar generation and battery storage at every public school and early learning centre in New South Wales.
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Lots happening around Ballina for NAIDOC Week

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NAIDOC Week 2026 is now underway, with lots happening...
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Letters

African tulip tree

Byron Echo Bronwyn Morris, Montecollum - 0
There is a beautiful large, bright, orange-flowered tree, the African tulip tree (Spathodea campanulata), which grows vigorously in our...
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Local Byron biz down 50 per cent – why?

Byron Echo Josephine Beams, Byron Bay - 0
What on Earth is going on in Jonson Street, Byron Bay? I ventured to the newsagent in the middle of...
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Councillor’s integrity

Byron Echo Ian Blair Hamilton, Myocum - 0
In last week’s Echo, there was a wonderful editorial, plus another article about the Station Street development for affordable...
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Independent audit

Byron Echo Annie Radermacher, Brunswick Heads - 0
I was so shocked to see on our Council community page that company Micromax has been employed to do...
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Not alone

Byron Echo Hilary Bone, Federal - 0
Residents of Morrison Ave Mullumbimby, rest assured you are not alone. I have been writing to Byron Shire Council...
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Slow down

Byron Echo Rod Murray, Ocean Shores - 0
Just when you think it can’t get any worse on the roads, dodging e-bikes and ridiculous-sized vehicles, now we...
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Local News

Missing man in Ballina

Police are appealing for assistance to locate a missing man. Caine Tierney, aged 47, was last seen on Ross Street, Ballina, about 12.30pm on Wednesday 24 June 2026.
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Vale Eve Sinton 20/11/52–30/06/26

In February this year, Eve Sinton was admitted to Tamworth Hospital. All tests and biopsies were taken. Before announcing the diagnosis to Eve, the doctor asked ‘First Please tell me what was your occupation?’ Eve replied, ‘I am a journalist’.
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The Buttery celebrates NAIDOC Week with ‘Imagine’

The Buttery, in partnership with its Reconciliation Action Plan (RAP) Committee, is proud to celebrate NAIDOC Week with a free community screening of the acclaimed First Nations animated feature film Imagine, inviting the Northern Rivers community to come together to reflect, learn and celebrate Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures, stories and achievements.
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New funding path sought for rail trail, but is it too late?

Byron Council will investigate private sponsorship, tourism partnerships, and smaller staged projects as it seeks a new path forward for the long-delayed Northern Rivers Rail Trail (NRRT) after a major federal funding bid failed.
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Byron Shire Echo issue 41.03 – July 1, 2026

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Council keeps Lavertys Gap option alive despite mounting concerns

Byron Shire Council has voted to continue investigating the use of Lavertys Gap as a water supply for Mullumbimby despite staff advice that the scheme faces major regulatory hurdles, water quality concerns, and increasing costs.
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Interviews

Osher’s next act: transforming recovery into a toolkit

Byron Writers Festival talks with best-selling author Osher Günsberg whose new book, So What? Now What? is a mental health toolkit and a compelling follow-up to his critically-acclaimed 2018 memoir, Back, After The Break.
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Editorial

Free conversation helps birthing

I was a home birth. I chose to have my children in a hospital. That was my choice. There is a lot of attention going to freebirthing at the moment. But the reality is that women have been freebirthing since they started birthing. That’s a damn long time.
Aslan Shand - 0
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Local News

New funding path sought for rail trail, but is it too late?

Byron Council will investigate private sponsorship, tourism partnerships, and smaller staged projects as it seeks a new path forward for the long-delayed Northern Rivers Rail Trail (NRRT) after a major federal funding bid failed.
Paul Bibby - 0
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Sport

Local union players to benefit from Legacy grants

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Member for Lismore Janelle Saffin is encouraging local councils and rugby union clubs to take advantage of an opportunity to upgrade their facilities, player pathways and increase local participation.
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Mud bath at Bangalow – Rebels vs Ballina men’s XV

Byron Echo Hywel David - 0
Heavy rain in the lead-up made for treacherous conditions for rugby at Bangalow, with...
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The John Mitchell Memorial Golf Even

Byron Echo The Echo - 0
On Sunday, 16 August, the Lennox Head Lions will be staging their annual Golf...
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Top female player shares tips in Byron

Byron Echo Colin Beaton - 0
Croquet players from across the Northern Rivers area were privileged to spend time recently...
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Good Life

Winter wellness begins in the pantry

The Good Life The Echo - 0
or thousands of years, the kitchen was the pharmacy. Long before supermarket shelves and medicine cabinets, families turned to nourishing broths, warming spices, medicinal herbs and seasonal foods to support their health through winter. While modern medicine has an invaluable place – particularly for serious illness – many everyday winter rituals have been forgotten or aged out.
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Celebrating native foods this NAIDOC Week at Mullumbimby Farmers Market

The Good Life Allie Godfrey - 0
NAIDOC Week is a wonderful opportunity to celebrate and learn from the world’s oldest living culture, and one of the easiest ways to do that is through Australia’s remarkable native foods.
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Handcrafted delicious French pastries at Mullum Farmers Markets

The Good Life The Echo - 0
Allie Godfrey A taste of France has arrived at the Mullumbimby Farmers Market, with local...
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Local farming legend retires after 23 years

The Good Life The Echo - 0
Thursday, 25 June marks the end of an era for local farmer Kenrick Riley...
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Tourism strategy launched across region

Byron Bay will be featured in the first phase of a new tourism marketing strategy designed to 'attract even more visitors, boost local businesses and create jobs across Regional NSW'.
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Local News

Protecting the Daintree from Mullumbimby 

From a small office in Mullumbimby, a local conservation organisation is helping protect one of the most extraordinary places on Earth, more than 1,500 kilometres to the north. 
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Local News

Council keeps Lavertys Gap option alive despite mounting concerns

Byron Shire Council has voted to continue investigating the use of Lavertys Gap as a water supply for Mullumbimby despite staff advice that the scheme faces major regulatory hurdles, water quality concerns, and increasing costs.
Paul Bibby - 0
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