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Arrest runners

Gareth W R Smith, Byron Bay - September 4, 20260

Palestinian activist and poet, Bassem Tamimi had his visa cancelled just as he was about to depart on an Australian speaking tour. The government...

Byron Echo

War in Iran

Peter Olson, Goonengerry - September 4, 20260

The reasons given to justify the war in Iran are quite illogical and hence entirely false: in fact, it’s simply a war for resources....

Byron Echo

Student protest

Margot Hays, Bangalow - September 4, 20260

It is with a heavy heart that I comment on the student protest against Pauline Hanson reported in The Echo. When I was at school...

Byron Echo

Shooting brumbies is inhumane

Dr Desmond Bellamy, PETA Australia - September 4, 20260

People across the country have been outraged by the ongoing aerial and ground shooting of brumbies in Australia’s national parks. Killing these animals from...

Byron Echo

Musical visionaries

Simon Alderton, Byron Bay - September 4, 20260

Sydney is a funny place. When recently at Warringah Mall, I was randomly asked to take part in a poll on whether there’s too...

Byron Echo

Flora, fauna, and funga

Mike Balson, Upper Wilsons Creek - September 3, 20260

Last week, science added a new branch to the Tree of Life. Instead of just flora and fauna, the world of fungi (all 250,000 of...

Byron Echo

Bird Lake begins

Kelly Minahan, Suffolk Park Community Association - September 3, 20260

There are times when a community needs to stop, acknowledge what has been achieved and simply say thank you. For Suffolk Park and Bird Lake,...

Byron Echo

Save Byron’s farmland

BC Melville, Highland Park, Qld - September 3, 20260

Doug Foskey (Letters,26 August) asks why the state government is taxing farmers for ‘services’ he never sees. Indeed, why? The traditional dairy, cane, horticultural, and...

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Council: appoint an administrator

Hilary Bone, Federal - September 3, 20260

Numerous letters have appeared in The Echo expressing grave concerns with regard to the administration of Byron Shire Council (BSC). I have monitored Council...

Byron Echo

Unnecessary rate rise

Sharon Kelly, Ocean Shores - September 3, 20260

The proposed unnecessary rate rise doesn’t get decided until 27 February, 2027 by IPART. Make an objection: [email protected] Council needs to go if they can’t...

Byron Echo

Check your rates

John Lazarus, Byron Bay - September 3, 20260

Check your Council rates notice. If you are the 44 per cent part of the community charged a ‘Minimum Rate’, you are subsidising both...

Byron Echo

Council: rate rise

Jude Fanton, Byron Bay - September 2, 20260

Firstly, do note that Byron Shire Council (BSC) put the rates up less than ten years ago. As for us two, who’ve lived here 34...

Byron Echo

Time for a bed tax

Raphael Cass, Byron Bay - September 2, 20260

Bed tax. No rate rise. Tax the tourists. No rate rise. Tax the tourists. Insert plausible argument here to no avail because the NSW...

Byron Echo

Forests – INFM best option

Jan Barham, Broken Head - September 2, 20260

Apologies, a correction to my article last week. In a fuzzy head cold state I wrongly referred to Great Koala National Park and Great...

Byron Echo

Gambling advertising

Jim Ewan, Main Arm - September 2, 20260

I watch The Voice Australia and Australian Idol, not for the hype and competition but to see the performances of the contestants. This year both...

Byron Echo

Height limits in Byron Bay

Charles MacFarland, Ewingsdale - September 2, 20260

I think it was Mark Twain who said, ‘If something is beautiful, and money can be made by destroying it, someone will come along...

Byron Echo

Council: civil unrest

Horst Tietze, Montecollum - September 2, 20260

Let’s support our local businesses – it’s time to plan bigger. Not only struggling shopkeepers in Mullum but literally thousands of us have been expressing...

Cartoons

Cartoon of the week – 2 September, 2026

The Echo - September 2, 20260

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.

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Cinema : Three screen divas in nun’s habits

The Echo - September 1, 20260

What could possibly go wrong? Judy Davis as Sister Agnes, Miriam Margolyes as Sister Luke and Jacki Weaver as Sister Mary Clare are tossed into the rugged landscapes of 1970s New Zealand in Holy Days.

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Byron Bay Public School presents:

The Echo - September 1, 20260

The Great School Art Show Off! – Byron Bay Public School invites the community to celebrate creativity at a spectacular afternoon of art, music, dance and community spirit on Wednesday, 9 September from 4pm to 6pm.

Entertainment News

Three screen divas in nuns habits

The Echo - September 1, 20260

After what felt like an unusually cold winter, get ready to celebrate warm spring nights with a packed September program at Brunswick Picture House. And what better way to sort out your Father’s Day with some good old-fashioned live entertainment?

Byron Echo

Arrest runners

Gareth W R Smith, Byron Bay - September 4, 20260

Palestinian activist and poet, Bassem Tamimi had his visa cancelled just as he was about to depart on an Australian speaking tour. The government...

Byron Echo

War in Iran

Peter Olson, Goonengerry - September 4, 20260

The reasons given to justify the war in Iran are quite illogical and hence entirely false: in fact, it’s simply a war for resources....

Byron Echo

Student protest

Margot Hays, Bangalow - September 4, 20260

It is with a heavy heart that I comment on the student protest against Pauline Hanson reported in The Echo. When I was at school...

Byron Echo

Shooting brumbies is inhumane

Dr Desmond Bellamy, PETA Australia - September 4, 20260

People across the country have been outraged by the ongoing aerial and ground shooting of brumbies in Australia’s national parks. Killing these animals from...

Byron Echo

Musical visionaries

Simon Alderton, Byron Bay - September 4, 20260

Sydney is a funny place. When recently at Warringah Mall, I was randomly asked to take part in a poll on whether there’s too...

Byron Echo

Flora, fauna, and funga

Mike Balson, Upper Wilsons Creek - September 3, 20260

Last week, science added a new branch to the Tree of Life. Instead of just flora and fauna, the world of fungi (all 250,000 of...

Byron Echo

Bird Lake begins

Kelly Minahan, Suffolk Park Community Association - September 3, 20260

There are times when a community needs to stop, acknowledge what has been achieved and simply say thank you. For Suffolk Park and Bird Lake,...

Byron Echo

Save Byron’s farmland

BC Melville, Highland Park, Qld - September 3, 20260

Doug Foskey (Letters,26 August) asks why the state government is taxing farmers for ‘services’ he never sees. Indeed, why? The traditional dairy, cane, horticultural, and...

Byron Echo

Council: appoint an administrator

Hilary Bone, Federal - September 3, 20260

Numerous letters have appeared in The Echo expressing grave concerns with regard to the administration of Byron Shire Council (BSC). I have monitored Council...

Byron Echo

Unnecessary rate rise

Sharon Kelly, Ocean Shores - September 3, 20260

The proposed unnecessary rate rise doesn’t get decided until 27 February, 2027 by IPART. Make an objection: [email protected] Council needs to go if they can’t...

Byron Echo

Check your rates

John Lazarus, Byron Bay - September 3, 20260

Check your Council rates notice. If you are the 44 per cent part of the community charged a ‘Minimum Rate’, you are subsidising both...

Byron Echo

Council: rate rise

Jude Fanton, Byron Bay - September 2, 20260

Firstly, do note that Byron Shire Council (BSC) put the rates up less than ten years ago. As for us two, who’ve lived here 34...

Byron Echo

Time for a bed tax

Raphael Cass, Byron Bay - September 2, 20260

Bed tax. No rate rise. Tax the tourists. No rate rise. Tax the tourists. Insert plausible argument here to no avail because the NSW...

Byron Echo

Forests – INFM best option

Jan Barham, Broken Head - September 2, 20260

Apologies, a correction to my article last week. In a fuzzy head cold state I wrongly referred to Great Koala National Park and Great...

Byron Echo

Gambling advertising

Jim Ewan, Main Arm - September 2, 20260

I watch The Voice Australia and Australian Idol, not for the hype and competition but to see the performances of the contestants. This year both...

Byron Echo

Height limits in Byron Bay

Charles MacFarland, Ewingsdale - September 2, 20260

I think it was Mark Twain who said, ‘If something is beautiful, and money can be made by destroying it, someone will come along...

Byron Echo

Council: civil unrest

Horst Tietze, Montecollum - September 2, 20260

Let’s support our local businesses – it’s time to plan bigger. Not only struggling shopkeepers in Mullum but literally thousands of us have been expressing...

Cartoons

Cartoon of the week – 2 September, 2026

The Echo - September 2, 20260

Entertainment News

Cinema : Three screen divas in nun’s habits

The Echo - September 1, 20260

Entertainment News

Byron Bay Public School presents:

The Echo - September 1, 20260

Entertainment News

Three screen divas in nuns habits

The Echo - September 1, 20260

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Woman charged after body located – Ballina

The Echo - September 4, 2026 0

A woman has been charged after the body of a man was allegedly located on a property near Ballina.

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Peter Noble puts Bluesfest site up for sale

The Echo - September 4, 2026 0

Following the cancellation of the 2026 Bluesfest and subsequently two Bluesfest companies going into administration, the site has now been listed for sale.

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Short-stay boost for Ballina hospital, but bigger service gaps remain

The Echo - September 4, 2026 0

Ballina District Hospital is set to get a new four-bay emergency short-stay unit before the end of the year, providing a modest boost to a hospital that remains limited in the range of specialist and higher-level care it can provide.

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Ewingsdale Rd pedestrian crossing back on the agenda

Paul Bibby - September 4, 2026 0

The developers behind the massive West Byron housing project are back for round two in their bid to install a pedestrian crossing on Ewingsdale Road, just weeks after councillors rejected a traffic-light version of the proposal.