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The Toad, the Whale and the Sun

Filmmaker and environmental activist Dean Jefferys will be hosting the world premiere of his epic feature documentary The Toad, the Whale and the Sun, at the Byron Community Centre on Friday, 31 May at 5pm and again at 8pm, with a panel discussion and Q+A after both screenings.

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Women’s Giving Circle empowering locals

A collective of passionate women taking action to tackle local disadvantage have seen essential local projects funded, and the...

Murwillumbah Bridge lights up on road safety

San Francisco might have the Golden Gate Bridge but Murwillumbah is glowing gold to highlight the importance of road safety this week. 

Lighthouse walkway

Soon most of the lighthouse walk that National Parks are responsible for will be top shelf. Could the Byron...

Almost ten years since the Northern Rivers made history at Bentley

With hundreds of riot police expected to confront thousands of protectors on site at the Bentley blockade, west of Lismore, it was a great relief to many when the NSW government suspended Metgasco's Petroleum Exploration Licence on 15 May 2014, effectively handing a historic win to the community.

Xavier Rudd joins Save Wallum campaign

Popular musician Xavier Rudd has publicly backed the Save Wallum campaign against a controversial housing estate at Brunswick Heads in the Byron Shire.

Back, bigger and better than ever

Stone & Wood’s annual Festival of the Stone is back, bigger and better than ever on Saturday, 1 June. This year is shaping up to be a huge celebration of community, music and delicious food – all for a good cause.

Re your letter (21/6/23). On the back page of The Echo (22/7/23) there was an article about Alibaba trading in child and baby sex abuse dolls – some as small as 65cm, the size of a six-month-old baby. Sick, disgusting, depraved bastards.

Some time ago on the ABC there was a program ‘about women’. I’m very aware that the world is male centric, but when I hear how the first rape laws came into being I was absolutely furious. Really not sure how long ago these first laws came into being.

If a woman was raped; some bloke’s mother or sister or female cousin, it wasn’t a crime because she’d been raped, it was a property crime against him; his property had been damaged.

You know what I reckon Sunflower – fuck that! To me, all females and all males are equal and there’s no way I’ve ever been some bloke’s property – never was, never will be.

Stand up for your rights all of you girls and stay strong.

Hannah Grace, Ocean Shores


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10 days of fab food

Caper Byron Bay Food & Culture Festival returns for its second iteration and kicks off this Friday, running until Sunday, May 26 – and is there a lot to pack in.

Once Upon A Time

Local artist Michelle Ansoul’s sepia-toned photographic prints reflect moments of her hometown Byron Bay over the course of four decades in the exhibition ‘Once...

Hola Amigxs!

Organisers are really excited to announce the second installment of the Mahico Festival at the home of the Blues Festival, The Green Room, on Saturday, June 8, over the King’s birthday long weekend.

Back, bigger and better than ever

Stone & Wood’s annual Festival of the Stone is back, bigger and better than ever on Saturday, 1 June. This year is shaping up to be a huge celebration of community, music and delicious food – all for a good cause.