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Joel Orchard named Northern Rivers Volunteer of the Year

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The co-founder of Wardell CORE, Joel Orchard, has been named the 2026 Northern Rivers Volunteer of the Year, recognising his contribution to community connection, disaster preparedness and food relief through the Wardell Neighbourhood Centre.
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National News

Motorcycle Awareness Month puts rider safety in the spotlight

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Motorcyclists are being urged to continue to take every opportunity to protect themselves on the road this Motorcycle Awareness Month, while drivers are being reminded to stay alert and look out for riders to help prevent serious crashes.
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Sport

Karate success for young locals

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Three young karate students from Ewingsdale's Jin Wu Koon Karate have qualified for the AMAC Australian Championship following competition in Queensland.
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Discovering the best of Byron with The Byron App

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Suzie Bradley, Adhere Marketing founder, has taken her long-standing knowledge of Byron’s visitor economy and turned it into a digital space with The Byron App.
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Celebrating George Feros’s 123rd birthday

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Residents and staff at George’s Cottages in Byron Bay celebrated George Feros’s 123rd birthday on 16 September.
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National News

New pilot backs youth through tough transition

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The NSW government is partnering with Charlotte’s Wish, BREED Australia and The Step into Action Foundation to support a preventative mentoring and wellbeing pilot program for students in Years 6 to 8.
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National News

Three in four people in households reliant on JobSeeker live in poverty

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Australia’s income support system is leaving large numbers of people below the poverty line, according to new research from the ACOSS and UNSW Sydney-led Poverty and Inequality Partnership released at the start of Anti-Poverty Week.
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Local News

Cinema under the stars brings dragons to Lismore

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The dragons are coming as Newcastle Permanent's renowned Cinema Under the Stars (CUTS) program returns to Lismore this November.
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Local News

Byron Bay march calls for peace in Gaza

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A peaceful march through Byron Bay on Sunday morning brought people together in solidarity with Palestinians and to call for an end to the continuing violence in Gaza.
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Local News

Police go APES on the Gold Coast

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A field of more than 3,600 competitors are on the Gold Coast to take part in this week’s Australasian Police and Emergency Services Games (APES).
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Vale Rumpel Stiltskin

Kol Dimond - 0
I first met Rumpel Stiltskin (legal name Jolly Goodfellow) performing at a late night trippers ball at Tuntable Community Hall in the late ‘80s. We remained friends ever since.
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Man’s body found after bush party at Drake

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NSW Police say an investigation is underway after a man’s body was found on a rural property at Drake on the weekend.
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Driver charged over alleged pursuit after fatal Eungella shooting

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A man wounded in a fatal shooting near Murwillumbah last year has been charged after allegedly pursuing and running over another man as he fled the scene.
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Janet Swain launches Labor campaign for Ballina

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Byron Shire councillor Janet Swain has officially launched her campaign as Labor’s candidate for the state seat of Ballina at the March 2027 NSW election.
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Tow or bury? Tweed seeks public views on dead whale disposal

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What should happen to a dead whale when it washes up on a Tweed beach?
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Local News

Wallum court appeal abandoned but fight goes on

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Save Wallum has abandoned plans to appeal the Federal Court’s dismissal of its bid to protect the Brunswick Heads development site, but says the community campaign will continue through other avenues.
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Local News

Flood survivors’ lost homes recreated in Ballina exhibition

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As floodwater rose through her Lismore home in 2022, artist Antoinette O’Brien watched her unfired ceramic pieces turn back into mud.
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Local News

Local sculptor exhibits in Mudgee

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Local artist Damien Lucus has a piece of his work that will be displayed at the prestigious Sculptures in the Garden event in Mudgee from 10 to 25 October.
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Editorial

Editorial – Keeping the fire at bay

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While the federal and NSW governments continue to approve and extend coal and gas mines, that regardless of where the fossil fuels are burnt will have negative impacts on all our futures, there are a few things you can do to prepare. 
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Byron Echo

Far Northern Futsal team wins

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The U16 boys Far Northern NSW Futsal team won the Futsal National School Championships on Thursday, 1 October, held in Coomera, beating teams from...
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Local News

16-year-old Livi Eddington from Byron receiving treatment in US

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The family of Livi (Oliver) Eddington, a 16-year-old from Byron Bay, are asking for help from the community as he undergoes experimental treatment for an extremely rare and aggressive brain cancer.
Read more
Local News

Joel Orchard named Northern Rivers Volunteer of the Year

The Echo - 0
The co-founder of Wardell CORE, Joel Orchard, has been named the 2026 Northern Rivers Volunteer of the Year, recognising his contribution to community connection, disaster preparedness and food relief through the Wardell Neighbourhood Centre.
Read more
National News

Motorcycle Awareness Month puts rider safety in the spotlight

The Echo - 0
Motorcyclists are being urged to continue to take every opportunity to protect themselves on the road this Motorcycle Awareness Month, while drivers are being reminded to stay alert and look out for riders to help prevent serious crashes.
Read more
Sport

Karate success for young locals

The Echo - 0
Three young karate students from Ewingsdale's Jin Wu Koon Karate have qualified for the AMAC Australian Championship following competition in Queensland.
Read more
Uncategorised

Discovering the best of Byron with The Byron App

The Echo - 0
Suzie Bradley, Adhere Marketing founder, has taken her long-standing knowledge of Byron’s visitor economy and turned it into a digital space with The Byron App.
Read more
Local News

Celebrating George Feros’s 123rd birthday

The Echo - 0
Residents and staff at George’s Cottages in Byron Bay celebrated George Feros’s 123rd birthday on 16 September.
Read more
National News

New pilot backs youth through tough transition

The Echo - 0
The NSW government is partnering with Charlotte’s Wish, BREED Australia and The Step into Action Foundation to support a preventative mentoring and wellbeing pilot program for students in Years 6 to 8.
Read more
National News

Three in four people in households reliant on JobSeeker live in poverty

The Echo - 0
Australia’s income support system is leaving large numbers of people below the poverty line, according to new research from the ACOSS and UNSW Sydney-led Poverty and Inequality Partnership released at the start of Anti-Poverty Week.
Read more
Local News

Cinema under the stars brings dragons to Lismore

The Echo - 0
The dragons are coming as Newcastle Permanent's renowned Cinema Under the Stars (CUTS) program returns to Lismore this November.
Read more
Local News

Byron Bay march calls for peace in Gaza

The Echo - 0
A peaceful march through Byron Bay on Sunday morning brought people together in solidarity with Palestinians and to call for an end to the continuing violence in Gaza.
Read more
Local News

Police go APES on the Gold Coast

The Echo - 0
A field of more than 3,600 competitors are on the Gold Coast to take part in this week’s Australasian Police and Emergency Services Games (APES).
Read more
Local News

Vale Rumpel Stiltskin

Kol Dimond - 0
I first met Rumpel Stiltskin (legal name Jolly Goodfellow) performing at a late night trippers ball at Tuntable Community Hall in the late ‘80s. We remained friends ever since.
Read more
Local News

Man’s body found after bush party at Drake

The Echo - 0
NSW Police say an investigation is underway after a man’s body was found on a rural property at Drake on the weekend.
Read more
Local News

Driver charged over alleged pursuit after fatal Eungella shooting

The Echo - 0
A man wounded in a fatal shooting near Murwillumbah last year has been charged after allegedly pursuing and running over another man as he fled the scene.
Read more
Local News

Janet Swain launches Labor campaign for Ballina

The Echo - 0
Byron Shire councillor Janet Swain has officially launched her campaign as Labor’s candidate for the state seat of Ballina at the March 2027 NSW election.
Read more
Local News

Tow or bury? Tweed seeks public views on dead whale disposal

The Echo - 0
What should happen to a dead whale when it washes up on a Tweed beach?
Read more
Local News

Wallum court appeal abandoned but fight goes on

The Echo - 0
Save Wallum has abandoned plans to appeal the Federal Court’s dismissal of its bid to protect the Brunswick Heads development site, but says the community campaign will continue through other avenues.
Read more
Local News

Flood survivors’ lost homes recreated in Ballina exhibition

The Echo - 0
As floodwater rose through her Lismore home in 2022, artist Antoinette O’Brien watched her unfired ceramic pieces turn back into mud.
Read more
Local News

Local sculptor exhibits in Mudgee

The Echo - 0
Local artist Damien Lucus has a piece of his work that will be displayed at the prestigious Sculptures in the Garden event in Mudgee from 10 to 25 October.
Read more
Editorial

Editorial – Keeping the fire at bay

The Echo - 0
While the federal and NSW governments continue to approve and extend coal and gas mines, that regardless of where the fossil fuels are burnt will have negative impacts on all our futures, there are a few things you can do to prepare. 
Read more
Byron Echo

Far Northern Futsal team wins

The Echo - 0
The U16 boys Far Northern NSW Futsal team won the Futsal National School Championships on Thursday, 1 October, held in Coomera, beating teams from...
Read more
Local News

16-year-old Livi Eddington from Byron receiving treatment in US

The Echo - 0
The family of Livi (Oliver) Eddington, a 16-year-old from Byron Bay, are asking for help from the community as he undergoes experimental treatment for an extremely rare and aggressive brain cancer.
Read more
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Joel Orchard named Northern Rivers Volunteer of the Year

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The co-founder of Wardell CORE, Joel Orchard, has been named the 2026 Northern Rivers Volunteer of the Year, recognising his contribution to community connection, disaster preparedness and food relief through the Wardell Neighbourhood Centre.
Read more
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Dingo Festival goes off

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The inaugural Dingo Festival wrapped on Sunday, with multiple events happening in Bangalow and Byron Bay. Happy punters celebrated a new festival anchored in jazz and programmed through a contemporary lens.
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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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National News

Motorcycle Awareness Month puts rider safety in the spotlight

The Echo - 0
Motorcyclists are being urged to continue to take every opportunity to protect themselves on the road this Motorcycle Awareness Month, while drivers are being reminded to stay alert and look out for riders to help prevent serious crashes.
Read more

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