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Bay FM community radio celebrates digital upgrade

Volunteers from Byron and across the Northern Rivers celebrated nearly $100,000 worth of new studio equipment at Bay FM Community Radio station on the weekend.

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Editorial – Let’s do the development dance!

Some good questions were raised by residents at last week’s Council meeting – and were ‘taken on notice’ by Mayor, Michael Lyon.

Mullum and Byron locals lock on at Ewingar State Forest

Byron Bay and Mullumbimby locals Emma Briggs and Bassi Brown locked onto machinery at Ewingar State Forest, in the Upper Clarence area, yesterday as they called for an end to native forest logging. 

Youth crime increase across Ballina, Tweed and Byron needs community engagement

Ballina has seen two meetings this month on the increase of youth crime and there has also been increasing reports of youth crime in some areas of the Tweed and Byron Shires. 

Got a creative theatre idea?

Mullumbimby’s The Drill Hall Theatre Company (DHTC) is offering two creative development opportunities for local independent artists to develop new performance piece concepts.

Cartoon of the week – 20 March, 2024

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.

Interview with Ian Moss for Bluesfest

If you love Australian music, then you know Ian Moss – with nine Cold Chisel albums and eight solo albums under his belt, Moss is one of Australia’s iconic musicians, delivering an unforgettable sound – not only as a telling soloist on guitar but especially with his silken voice, ringing with clarity and resonating with pure soul. Seven caught up with Ian at home in Sydney to talk about his latest record and Bluesfest 2024.

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Photo ASP – Will Hayden-Smith.

Gold Coast surfer Bede Durbidge won his Round 2 heat at Teahupo’o  during the Billabong Pro Tahiti on Monday.

Durbidge suffered some heavy wipeouts today and yesterday, but still managed to pull through some heavy barrels to advance into Round 3.

The Billabong Pro Tahiti, stop No. 7 of 11 on the 2014 Samsung Galaxy ASP World Championship Tour was called ON today for Round 1.

The event is is webcast LIVE via www.aspworldtour.com.


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