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September 22, 2026

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All the results from the 2026 Chinny Charge

After another epic race on the one day of the year Mullum's iconic Mount Chincogan opens to the public, here are the complete results of the 2026 Chinny Charge.

Swap the classroom for the trenches?

History teachers from the Northern Rivers are being encouraged to apply for the new NSW History Teachers Anzac Scholarship,...

Uniquely Byron Business Awards

The Byron Bay Uniquely Byron Business Awards are now open.

The Pocket Road to close later this month

The Pocket Road will be closed for several months from 28 September to repair a culvert originally built in 1960.

Ross Lane to be closed for at least two months

Lennox locals and visitors have reacted with dismay to the announcement that Ross Lane will be completely closed from...

Mandy Nolan

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.

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.

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. 

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.  

Entertainment

Cinema: & Sons

The estranged sons of a reclusive novelist are called to meet him after he becomes convinced he is about to die – is he?

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!

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.

All the results from the 2026 Chinny Charge

After another epic race on the one day of the year Mullum's iconic Mount Chincogan opens to the public, here are the complete results of the 2026 Chinny Charge.

Tony Burke and the immigration iceberg

In a speech to the National Press Club, Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke has attempted to redefine the immigration debate. But what lies beneath?

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.

Featured

Making is better together

There is something that happens when people sit around a table and make something together.

DV peak body responds to horror weekend

Domestic Violence NSW (DVNSW) has released a statement responding to what has been a particularly tragic weekend, even by NSW standards, noting that domestic violence doesn’t have an age limit, and it doesn’t stop being a national emergency because it happens behind closed doors.

Ross Lane to be closed for at least two months

Lennox locals and visitors have reacted with dismay to...

Solar panel recycling in NSW

The NSW government is consulting on Australia's first mandatory solar panel recycling scheme to ensure valuable solar panel materials are recovered, reused and recycled rather than sent to landfill.

Letters

Wallum judgment

In The Echo online (8 September) a story titled ‘Wallum judgment – devastated, but not giving up!’ appeared. This article...

E-bikes

I’m a regular visitor from Melbourne staying at Suffolk Park. One recent change puzzles me: the seeming lack of...

More Than a Café: The Swampy Heaven Sofie Created at Highway Myocum 

What started as a roadside caravan on the way to the tip has become so much more than a place to stop for a coffee or mouth watering crumpet.  

Immigration

I think migrants overall enrich our communities. I have an idea! For every new immigrant, we exile a bogan!...

Climate change: not a hoax

Living in Byron Shire I often encounter friends who believe climate change is a hoax – a deep state...

Cartoon of the week – 16 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.

Local News

Tyagarah’s slow and gentle treasure – from their hive to your home

When Michael Howes left Sydney in the mid-1990s, he wasn’t chasing a business. He came north to visit a friend, got lost somewhere in the ranges, fell for the country and stayed. He started keeping bees in 1996...

Swimmer drowns at Cabarita Beach

A man has died after being pulled from the water on the weekend.

Free community BBQ for men and their families in Lismore

Parenting can be a challenging experience, with parents often expected to know the answers or how to respond. And sometimes it’s not so simple. Lismore’s Men & Family Centre is inviting Northern Rivers men and their families to a free Community BBQ and forum.

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.

Current Print Edition

Mark ‘Mono’ Stewart wins US Open in California

Mark ‘Mono’ Stewart has won another US Open in California.

Cartoon of the week – 16 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.

Byron rail trail a ‘gem’

The section of the proposed ‘rail trail’ between old...

Crossing overdue

Calling the crossing ‘from nowhere to nowhere’ gets it...

Sport

All the results from the 2026 Chinny Charge

After another epic race on the one day of the year Mullum's iconic Mount Chincogan opens to the public, here are the complete results of the 2026 Chinny Charge.

Mark ‘Mono’ Stewart wins US Open in California

Mark ‘Mono’ Stewart has won another US Open in California.

Byron Bay Football Club grand final super Saturday

Byron Bay Football Club (BBFC) went into Football Far North Coast’s (FFNC) grand final...

Chris Graham recognised for his service to golf

Chris Graham was presented with his ten-year service award by the North Coast Academy...

Good Life

Spring by the glass at Bar Heather

Spring has a way of coaxing us all back out into the world. In...

Fresh from the boat to the farmers’ market

Allie Godfrey When it comes to seafood, freshness is everything, and at JJ Seafood, the...

Young growers shine at Mullum Farmers Market’s ‘Grow Your Own Lunchbox Challenge’

Allie Godfrey Local school kids proved just how exciting growing and cooking your own food...

In The Pink is now … PINK

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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Something from the last seven days

Challenge of mobile market wash stations

Byron Shire Council (BSC) introduced the mobile market wash stations in 2024 as they looked to phase out single-use food and beverage packaging at events held on Council-managed land.

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.

Student protest

It is with a light heart that I respond...