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Lismore wants a a safe, accessible and long-term home for the Hannah Cabinet

The Hannah Cabinet was created by Lismore master craftsman Geoff Hannah OAM over six-and-a-half years and is widely regarded as one of Australia’s most significant pieces of contemporary decorative furniture.

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Tweed Shire Council presents flood resilience series – part one

Over the coming weeks, Tweed Shire Council will present a flood resilience series, which looks at how 'Tweed's story is different from the standard flood recovery narrative and what happened next'.

The Roast returns!

A sold-out show. A two-minute standing ovation. Melia Naughton returns for an encore performance of Amalfi Roast.

Digital age

When travelling these days there is a lot of cards come and go. They are like a business card...

Humanity together

Dale Emerson’s letter last week expanding on Chris Hanley’s attitude to The Echo, and to our world, was impressive....

Burn After Dark: Three Blue Ducks

Following a sold-out debut in 2025, Burn After Dark returns to Three Blue Ducks on Thursday, 2 July from...

Dancing and fundraising for our children’s future

The recent premeditated killings of several children in Australia by their fathers has raised the issue of filicide (the deliberate act of a parent killing their own child) alongside the issue of domestic violence (DV) and femicide (the intentional murder of women or girls) as key areas that need research to help understand why these things happen.


Smooth, sultry and savvy old school vibes, with a new school twist. This is Righteously Soulful.

Righteous Voodoo is a soul-infused, seven-piece extravaganza of sound, who will be sure to get even the most conservative toes tapping. Their sound is forged in groove and founded in roots music – real music, played by real musicians.

rightteous voodooThey have shared a stage with the likes of Stan Walker and Paulini as a covers band, and headlined the Basement twice in 2012. The band has supported the likes of Directions in Groove, King Tide, Mike Champion, Thandiwe Phoenix, Vtribe and Suite Az at such venues as the Vanguard, Notes and the Sydney live Brewhouse.

If you haven’t caught them yet, check them out; your groove shoes will thank you later.

Thursday November 14 – Nimbin Hotel 6pm 
Friday November 15 – Southport Sharks 9pm
Saturday November 16 – Treehouse on Belongil 7.30pm

 

Find this and many other great gigs in Echonetdaily’s North Coast Gig Guide.

 

 

 



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Facing the River in chapters

Tweed Shire Council is telling the full story of how the Tweed community has rebuilt since the 2022 floods, and further damage from the 2024 floods and Ex-Tropical Cyclone Alfred.

Putting their money where their mouth and conscience is

Climate action group Rising Tide say they will disrupt business at Tweed City ANZ today, as local long-term customers withdraw their life savings from the bank.

Bird flu reaches Western Australia

H5 avian flu has officially arrived in Western Australia, first discovered days ago in a dead migratory seabird near Esperance (700 km south-east of Perth), and since found in numerous other birds.

Momentum hosts free skate workshop for girls and women

Whether you are stepping on a skateboard for the first time, sharpening your skills or getting ready to compete, a free school holiday workshop is being offered to all female skaters up to 25 years.