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National Reconciliation Week starts tomorrow
National Reconciliation Week (NRW) is a time for all Australians to learn about our shared histories, cultures, and achievements, and to explore how each of us can contribute to achieving reconciliation in Australia.
Thank you from the top of our heads to the bottom of our well-dressed feet
Saturday's annual Bell & Ford vintage clothes garage sale fundraiser for the SHIFT Project was an incredible success with $36,500 being raised at the Byron Surf Club – this year’s effort was up about $7,500 on the last event.
Labor Government committed to the demerger of Murwillumbah Education Campus
The significant issue of a merger of several Murwillumbah schools has been ongoing since 2020 when the then State Government announced via Sarah Mitchell MP that four public schools would be amalgamated into a single Kindergarten to Year 12 campus at Murwillumbah High.
The humpbacks are heading north
Multiple pods of whales have been spotted off the coast from Seal Rocks to Coffs Harbour in recent days as the northern migration humpback plods its way to warmer waters.
Art Pharmacy’s art trail and Lismore Base Hospital
Art Pharmacy in collaboration with Health Infrastructure NSW has commissioned 36 artworks by nine artists local to the Northern...
Mandy Nolan
Mandy Nolan’s Soapbox: When your home is a prison
When a 95-year-old woman is tasered in her nursing home, it’s clear our aged care system is broken. It’s clear also that our policing methods aren’t far behind. Clare Nowland was on a walking frame, she has dementia, and she was clearly frail. Somehow the police ascertained she was a violent threat and tasered her.
General Interest
Tong stands with Torres Strait over climate action
Former President of Kiribati, Anote Tong, has been visiting communities in the Torres Strait between to stand alongside Uncle Paul Kabai on Saibai island and Uncle Pabai Pabai on Boigu island as they bring the landmark Australian Climate Case against the Australian government.
Call for Labor government to reinstate logging moratorium – now
North East Forest Alliance’s Dailan Pugh has pointed out that a Minns NSW Labor government has given no commitment to quick and decisive action on behalf of our forests – but we need action 'now' he says.
Climate change: It’s here, says Australia’s peak science orgs
Climate change is impacting Australia today and will further impact human lives.
That’s the takeaway from the biennial State of the Climate report published by the nation’s leading scientific organisations, the CSIRO and the Bureau of Meteorology.
Entertainment
Interview with Hiatus Kaiyote
Held on Gumbaynggirr country, Storyland is a brand spanking...
Cinema: FCK 2020, Two and a Half Years with Scooter
https://vimeo.com/772454980
We’ve just passed the half-way point of the German...
Retrospective
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.
Thank you from the top of our heads to the bottom of our well-dressed feet
Saturday's annual Bell & Ford vintage clothes garage sale fundraiser for the SHIFT Project was an incredible success with $36,500 being raised at the Byron Surf Club – this year’s effort was up about $7,500 on the last event.
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Mandy Nolan’s Soapbox: When your home is a prison
When a 95-year-old woman is tasered in her nursing home, it’s clear our aged care system is broken. It’s clear also that our policing methods aren’t far behind. Clare Nowland was on a walking frame, she has dementia, and she was clearly frail. Somehow the police ascertained she was a violent threat and tasered her.
Planet will likely clear 1.5°C barrier for the first time before 2027
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The prospect of a...
Labor Government committed to the demerger of Murwillumbah Education Campus
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The significant issue of a merger of several Murwillumbah schools has been ongoing since 2020 when the then State Government announced via Sarah Mitchell MP that four public schools would be amalgamated into a single Kindergarten to Year 12 campus at Murwillumbah High.
University of Queensland: Botox could save your life
Pretty much what the general public knows about Botox is what we see on the emotionless faces of the rich and famous – but coming out of the University of Queensland is a study that might see Botox save lives.
What about the young peeps?
The Byron Shire is a popular place to live, and a sought after tourist destination, however it lacks infrastructure to accommodate young people.
Letters
Israel’s 75th
Gareth Smith is right about one thing, yes, we along with Australian diplomats and politicians are celebrating the amazing...
Voice. Let’s get real
Let’s get real. If we are to rewrite history to make right, there is some mighty righting to do,...
Koalas
Don’t rely on any regime to save anything that’s endangered because their mates the miners and developers pay them...
Building waste
Surely Byron Council can do something about the lack of recycling at building sites in Byron Shire? In the...
Everyone reads The Echo! – 24 May 2023
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.
Rail trail?
Byron Shire Council has sanctioned another report on the feasibility of reinstating a rail service between Bangalow and Yelgun,...
Local News
20 years on – how community and Council saved Byron’s precious Paterson Hill
With bright yellow petals, the Byron Orchid is only as big as the tip of your small fingernail, longtime local, Veda Turner, says.
Facing Up to climate and ecological crises
The latest in a series of discussion events called Facing Up will feature Tim Hollo, Krysta McMah and Cate McQuillen.
National Reconciliation Week starts tomorrow
National Reconciliation Week (NRW) is a time for all Australians to learn about our shared histories, cultures, and achievements, and to explore how each of us can contribute to achieving reconciliation in Australia.
Art Pharmacy’s art trail and Lismore Base Hospital
Art Pharmacy in collaboration with Health Infrastructure NSW has commissioned 36 artworks by nine...
Current Print Edition
Byron Shire Echo issue 37.50 – May 24, 2023
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Paul McDermott: Unafraid. Unbelievably Funny. Unmissable.
By Mandy Nolan
That is how I would describe a...
Everyone reads The Echo! – 24 May 2023
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.
Posturing politicians
While Greens in the Senate endure the irony of...
Sport
Rainbow Dragons Abreast scoop international win
Seventeen members of Ballina-based Rainbow Dragons Abreast joined ‘Aussie Dragonfly’ teams= to race at...
Byron Magpies fly to top of the AFL table
The Byron Magpies have flown to the top of the ladder after a convincing...
World’s biggest surf festival wants you
Surfing Australia will launching the world’s biggest female surf competition and festival ‘Seas the...
U/15 footballers making strides under new coach
The Mullumbimby Brunswick Valley FC’s U/15s mixed team has been charging all season, but...
Good Life
Best Byron happy hour just got better
Introducing the new Loft Happy Hour! Sit back, relax and sip your way through...
No Bones: a plant-based restaurant for a new future
No Bones is a vegan restaurant that opened five years ago in Byron Bay...
Mount Chowan Organics
Victoria Cosford
Lance Powell’s stall is a glorious tumble of mostly bananas, barely blemished, all...
New stall: Greens on the Farm
Victoria Cosford
I’ve long believed that a green salad goes with most meals and nearly...
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Emergency Services training at Lismore today
From 10am to 1pm today you may well hear and see lots of sirens and flashing lights at the Lismore Regional Airport.
Mount Chowan Organics
Victoria Cosford
Lance Powell’s stall is a glorious tumble of...
20 years on – how community and Council saved Byron’s precious Paterson Hill
With bright yellow petals, the Byron Orchid is only as big as the tip of your small fingernail, longtime local, Veda Turner, says.
