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Earth to stars

Is the world we live in, more than what we understand? Theories challenge the known facts, so does any...

Murwillumbah biz networking breakfast cancelled

Join the Murwillumbah business community for their June Business Murwillumbah Networking Breakfast, to be held at at Crystal Creek Estate.

Byron’s Main Beach reopened

Byron Bay’s Main Beach was officially reopened to the public for water activities at midday today (Monday) after an earlier shark sighting.

Echo celebrates 40 with awards night tomorrow

Tickets are selling fast! Come join a fun-filled night of community celebration – This Saturday (tomorrow) The Echo is set to mark its 40th year in style with a ’30s swing-era style party and community awards night featuring the dynamic sounds of the Melbourne Ska Orchestra.

More than a pantry – helping feed our community

Neighbourhood Centre has been running a low-cost community pantry? And over the last few years it’s really expanded.

Agency over AI

Albert Einstein said, ‘I don’t know what World War III will be fought with… but World War IV will...

You will not hear much about the following information in the so called mainstream Aussie media as this is a very, very inconvenient truth. A small pro-farmers party has swept provincial elections in the Netherlands to become the biggest in the senate by channelling wide dissatisfaction with the Dutch government, in a sharp challenge to Prime Minister Mark Rutte’s administration. 

Some Dutch voters said they viewed the party’s success as a victory against the country’s elites as well as government. The voters rebelled against proposed government takeovers of farms, allegedly to reduce the output of nitrogen. A misguided leftist green agenda pushed by the socialist government. 

They are too stupid to realise the farmers feed their nation, a typical socialist green oversight we are so used to witnessing. There is a huge message here that our own socialist government should heed, good honest hard working farming people will only take so much before striking back. An example of the next battle will be Albo and his misguided rabble of socialist Greens ordering farmers to reduce methane levels on their properties. 

G MacDonald, Pimlico

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Marooned yacht on rocks near Ballina

A local photographer has shot a marooned yacht at Flat Rock, in Ballina Shire. It's the second boat to be washed ashore in recent months

Echo celebrates 40 with awards night tomorrow

Tickets are selling fast! Come join a fun-filled night of community celebration – This Saturday (tomorrow) The Echo is set to mark its 40th year in style with a ’30s swing-era style party and community awards night featuring the dynamic sounds of the Melbourne Ska Orchestra.

Author Tristan Bancks follows up with Two Wolves sequel

Local author Tristan Bancks launched his new book for readers 10+, Raised By Wolves, at Byron Book Room last night (Thursday 4 June).

Lismore City Council recognised for environmental leadership at LG awards

Lismore City Council has been recognised for outstanding achievement in environmental leadership, resilience and community infrastructure at the 2026 LG Professionals NSW Local Government Excellence Awards.