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Calls on NRPP to defer consent for Mullumbimby’s 57 Station Street DA on Monday

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At Thursday’s Byron Shire Council meeting there were multiple calls for a deferral of the 57 Station Street, Mullumbimby car park development application.
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Editorial

Editorial – Time for a little respect

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In 2020 unpaid care was estimated at three million unpaid carers in Australia that provide approximately $80 billion of unpaid care a year, that is $1.5 billion a week.
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Suffolk residents raise concerns over Clifford Street DA

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Last Tuesday saw around 40-50 Suffolk Park residents come together to discuss the latest development application (DA 10.2026.476.1) for 9-15 Clifford Street, Suffolk Park. Two previous DAs from Denwol have been refused by the Land and Environment Court and this is the fifth public meeting addressing development at this site over the last four-and-a-half years.
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Found –Missing Robert Craig, last seen at South Golden Beach

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Police are searching for 72yo, Robert Craig, last seen on a bush track at Helen Street, South Golden Beach, about 7.30am this morning.
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Bruns residents and Reflections struggle to find common ground

Aslan Shand - 0
Brunswick Heads residents called on their local MP Tamara Smith for a meeting to discuss the fences that Reflections Holiday Parks have erected around the park area where the community planted native cypress pines commemorating the Battle of Lone Pine in WWI, which has been utilised by the community for over 60 years for recreation.
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Concerns raised over security at Wallum

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A number of locals have approached The Echo raising issues concerned with intimidation and filming on Crown and public land near the Wallum site in Brunswick Heads.
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Do you want to speak to the NRPP on the 57 Station Street development decision?

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The development application (DA.10.2025.212.1) for the 57 Station Street carpark site is going before the Northern Rivers Planning Panel on Monday, 19 October at 2pm.
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Return our public land say Bruns locals

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There has been a long and frustrating history between Brunswick Heads locals and Reflections Brunswick Heads Caravan Park, as the state-run holiday park has encroached on more and more public land to enable an increase in campers at the site.
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All eyes and ears on the Dingo

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This is a region that has birthed multiple festivals and now a new festival, Dingo, springs into life this Thursday bringing an exciting mix of local and international music to the community.
Read more
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Ron and Liz exhibition coming to Mur’bah

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Ron Curran and Liz Friend have been a fixture of the Northern Rivers art scene since they started Dynamic Drawing classes in 1999 in Byron Bay, Mullumbimby, and Lismore.
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Greens councillor Elia Hauge elected Byron’s deputy mayor

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Mayor Sarah Ndiaye (Greens) sought to have the election of the deputy mayor position be voted on at the latest Byron Shire Council meeting on Thursday, 17 September.
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Editorial

Does Byron’s bum look too big?

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Byron Shire Council charges more for residential rates, farmland rates, water, sewer, and waste when compared to Ballina, Lismore, Clarence and Richmond shires. Only Byron’s business rates are lower.
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Challenge of mobile market wash stations

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Byron Shire Council (BSC) introduced the mobile market wash stations in 2024 as they looked to phase out single-use food and beverage packaging at events held on Council-managed land.
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Councillors split over withdrawing Council support for 57 Station Street DA

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The raw debate that took place over the 57 Station Street carpark development in Mullumbimby at the end of yesterday’s council meeting was enlightening, not only for the public, but also for the councillors.
Read more
Editorial

Editorial – Time for free oral

Aslan Shand - 0
Most of us have had a toothache. It is bloody painful and at times I’ve fantasised taking a pair of pliers and ripping the agonising tooth out while I wait for attention from a dentist to help me – please just help me with the pain!
Read more
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Inspiring our future – Climate 200 comes to Bangalow

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With 35,000 members Australia-wide and 1,500 of those in the Northern Rivers, Climate 200 is bringing the conversation about ‘how to restore integrity to politics’ to Bangalow on Friday, 25 September at the Bangalow A&I Hall.
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Rally with Bangalow to reclaim the Bowlo

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The Bangalow community are coming out in all their colour, uniforms, and fury this Saturday, 19 September from 2pm to raise their voice in protest at their treatment by Norths Collective who, they say, have not met the commitments they made to the Bangalow Bowlo, and the community, when they took over the club.
Read more
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Celebrate 50 years of the Billi-Ocean Shores RFS

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Billinudgel is celebrating as the Billinudgel and Ocean Shores Rural Fire Brigade turns 50.
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Editorial

Pill testing: just a small step

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The NSW Minns Labor government has recognised that drug and pill testing is effective in reducing risks and harms associated with illicit drug use, including for festival attendees.
Read more
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Is there a better site for affordable housing than 57 Station Street?

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The Mullumbimby Residents Association is calling a public meeting to discuss an alternative site for Byron Shire Council’s 57 Station Street affordable housing project on Monday, 28 September at 6pm at the Ex-Services Club in Mullumbimby
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Byron Echo

Regional tennis camp comes to Mullumbimby

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Aslan Shand Young women and girls across regional NSW were recently given the opportunity to come together as part of a three-day tennis camp in...
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Calls on NRPP to defer consent for Mullumbimby’s 57 Station Street DA on Monday

Aslan Shand - 0
At Thursday’s Byron Shire Council meeting there were multiple calls for a deferral of the 57 Station Street, Mullumbimby car park development application.
Read more
Editorial

Editorial – Time for a little respect

Aslan Shand - 0
In 2020 unpaid care was estimated at three million unpaid carers in Australia that provide approximately $80 billion of unpaid care a year, that is $1.5 billion a week.
Read more
Local News

Suffolk residents raise concerns over Clifford Street DA

Aslan Shand - 0
Last Tuesday saw around 40-50 Suffolk Park residents come together to discuss the latest development application (DA 10.2026.476.1) for 9-15 Clifford Street, Suffolk Park. Two previous DAs from Denwol have been refused by the Land and Environment Court and this is the fifth public meeting addressing development at this site over the last four-and-a-half years.
Read more
Local News

Found –Missing Robert Craig, last seen at South Golden Beach

Aslan Shand - 0
Police are searching for 72yo, Robert Craig, last seen on a bush track at Helen Street, South Golden Beach, about 7.30am this morning.
Read more
Local News

Bruns residents and Reflections struggle to find common ground

Aslan Shand - 0
Brunswick Heads residents called on their local MP Tamara Smith for a meeting to discuss the fences that Reflections Holiday Parks have erected around the park area where the community planted native cypress pines commemorating the Battle of Lone Pine in WWI, which has been utilised by the community for over 60 years for recreation.
Read more
Local News

Concerns raised over security at Wallum

Aslan Shand - 0
A number of locals have approached The Echo raising issues concerned with intimidation and filming on Crown and public land near the Wallum site in Brunswick Heads.
Read more
Local News

Do you want to speak to the NRPP on the 57 Station Street development decision?

Aslan Shand - 0
The development application (DA.10.2025.212.1) for the 57 Station Street carpark site is going before the Northern Rivers Planning Panel on Monday, 19 October at 2pm.
Read more
Local News

Return our public land say Bruns locals

Aslan Shand - 0
There has been a long and frustrating history between Brunswick Heads locals and Reflections Brunswick Heads Caravan Park, as the state-run holiday park has encroached on more and more public land to enable an increase in campers at the site.
Read more
Local News

All eyes and ears on the Dingo

Aslan Shand - 0
This is a region that has birthed multiple festivals and now a new festival, Dingo, springs into life this Thursday bringing an exciting mix of local and international music to the community.
Read more
Local News

Ron and Liz exhibition coming to Mur’bah

Aslan Shand - 0
Ron Curran and Liz Friend have been a fixture of the Northern Rivers art scene since they started Dynamic Drawing classes in 1999 in Byron Bay, Mullumbimby, and Lismore.
Read more
Local News

Greens councillor Elia Hauge elected Byron’s deputy mayor

Aslan Shand - 0
Mayor Sarah Ndiaye (Greens) sought to have the election of the deputy mayor position be voted on at the latest Byron Shire Council meeting on Thursday, 17 September.
Read more
Editorial

Does Byron’s bum look too big?

Aslan Shand - 0
Byron Shire Council charges more for residential rates, farmland rates, water, sewer, and waste when compared to Ballina, Lismore, Clarence and Richmond shires. Only Byron’s business rates are lower.
Read more
Local News

Challenge of mobile market wash stations

Aslan Shand - 0
Byron Shire Council (BSC) introduced the mobile market wash stations in 2024 as they looked to phase out single-use food and beverage packaging at events held on Council-managed land.
Read more
Local News

Councillors split over withdrawing Council support for 57 Station Street DA

Aslan Shand - 0
The raw debate that took place over the 57 Station Street carpark development in Mullumbimby at the end of yesterday’s council meeting was enlightening, not only for the public, but also for the councillors.
Read more
Editorial

Editorial – Time for free oral

Aslan Shand - 0
Most of us have had a toothache. It is bloody painful and at times I’ve fantasised taking a pair of pliers and ripping the agonising tooth out while I wait for attention from a dentist to help me – please just help me with the pain!
Read more
Local News

Inspiring our future – Climate 200 comes to Bangalow

Aslan Shand - 0
With 35,000 members Australia-wide and 1,500 of those in the Northern Rivers, Climate 200 is bringing the conversation about ‘how to restore integrity to politics’ to Bangalow on Friday, 25 September at the Bangalow A&I Hall.
Read more
Local News

Rally with Bangalow to reclaim the Bowlo

Aslan Shand - 0
The Bangalow community are coming out in all their colour, uniforms, and fury this Saturday, 19 September from 2pm to raise their voice in protest at their treatment by Norths Collective who, they say, have not met the commitments they made to the Bangalow Bowlo, and the community, when they took over the club.
Read more
Local News

Celebrate 50 years of the Billi-Ocean Shores RFS

Aslan Shand - 0
Billinudgel is celebrating as the Billinudgel and Ocean Shores Rural Fire Brigade turns 50.
Read more
Editorial

Pill testing: just a small step

Aslan Shand - 0
The NSW Minns Labor government has recognised that drug and pill testing is effective in reducing risks and harms associated with illicit drug use, including for festival attendees.
Read more
Local News

Is there a better site for affordable housing than 57 Station Street?

Aslan Shand - 0
The Mullumbimby Residents Association is calling a public meeting to discuss an alternative site for Byron Shire Council’s 57 Station Street affordable housing project on Monday, 28 September at 6pm at the Ex-Services Club in Mullumbimby
Read more
Byron Echo

Regional tennis camp comes to Mullumbimby

Aslan Shand - 0
Aslan Shand Young women and girls across regional NSW were recently given the opportunity to come together as part of a three-day tennis camp in...
Read more
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Calls on NRPP to defer consent for Mullumbimby’s 57 Station Street DA on Monday

Aslan Shand - 0
At Thursday’s Byron Shire Council meeting there were multiple calls for a deferral of the 57 Station Street, Mullumbimby car park development application.
Read more
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McAuleys estate changes approved, but pet ban and cycle path stay

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Developers have secured approval for changes to a contentious Myocum subdivision, but requirements banning pets and providing a cycle path and vehicle turnaround will remain.
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New koala strategy leaves local priorities to later implementation plan

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Northern Rivers residents are being invited to help shape a new NSW koala conservation strategy, with specific local actions and investment priorities to be detailed in a separate implementation plan.
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Fish kill follows Belongil Creek opening as Council reviews protocols

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A fish kill at Belongil Creek has prompted warnings to avoid the affected area, with Byron Shire Council and government agencies investigating the incident following an artificial opening of the creek.
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