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Lismore rallies to save homes from demolition

Around hundred residents met at the Lismore Quad on Saturday to demand the demolitions of heritage homes cease, the flood recovery promised is delivered, and that every person be housed.

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Prayers For Peace at Durrumbul Hall, 21 June

A Winter Solstice concert will be held Sunday 21 June, from 6.30pm at Durrumbul Hall, Main Arm.

E-bikes rule

Teenage gangs on e-bikes now rule our roads at night in Byron Bay. Driving, or even walking, in the hours...

Load limit increased for Byron Creek Bridge

The load limit for Byron Creek Bridge has been increased to 24 tonnes, say Byron Shire Council, following structural analysis of the bridge.

Cartoon of the week – 10 June, 2026

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Catalano’s twin Wategos mansion DA wins court approval

A controversial dual-mansion development at Wategos Beach has been approved by the NSW Land & Environment Court, ending an 18-month battle between media entrepreneur Antony Catalano's company and Byron Shire Council.

Avoiding ‘great reset’

Energy is the lifeblood of civilisation. When the energy powering our civilisation is disrupted for an extended time, it...

Shybaby

Shybaby are four friends with more experience than they may care to admit, who love great rock songs and have heaps of fun sharing it around.

Lead vocalist Shiney cut her teeth on seminal Sydney rock bands such as the Modern Primitives but found enlightenment (and much more) in Byron Bay.

Guitarist Mick is also a product of the Sydney rock scene and a guitar-blaster of the highest order.

Drummer Mel comes from Toowoomba by way of Newcastle, but that could just as easily read The Palladium by way of Detroit. Hitting harder than most and channelling the spirit of John Bonham, Mel locks, loads and delivers, on time, every time. She is loved!

Bass player Greg combines with Mel to make a rhythm section that just keeps on giving. With a pedigree including the Vinyl Dolls and Shake Appeal alt-country act Thujone, Greggy is the quiet one of the band, laying down with no frills but attitude simmering under the surface.

If you like rock and roll and good times, you’ve found the right band.

See Shybaby at the Billinudgel Hotel New Years Eve.

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



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Men’s Health Week: simple conversations

This National Men’s Health Week experts from Triple P – Positive Parenting Program are encouraging dads, granddads and father figures to embrace something simple but powerful: everyday conversations that support their own wellbeing and their family’s wellbeing.

Peace in our time?

While details remain scant, there are claims from multiple sources that a peace deal has finally been reached in the war between Iran and the United States, after nearly four months of fighting.

How to stop the erosion of our human rights

Let’s celebrate Refugee Week, 15–21 June, which was initiated in Australia 40 years ago and now observed worldwide.

Appeal to locate wanted man Adam Richards

Police are appealing for assistance to locate a man wanted on outstanding warrants in the Casino area.