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October 20, 2026

Hans Lovejoy

In addition to his role as the editor of the Byron Shire Echo since 2010, Hans is an accomplished musician. A graduate of the Canberra School of Music, Hans has played the double bass and electric bass for more than 20 years, in all styles and at most of Australia's premier festivals. See www.hanslovejoy.com for more.
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Drip, drip, drip

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With the US and Israel’s war on Iran unlikely to end soon, Australia’s lack of fuel security is worth a closer look.
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Wallum crunch time – where is the legal advice?

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With the community-led effort to protect rare ecological and protected wetlands in Brunswick Heads from urbanisation coming to a conclusion in the courts soon, Save Wallum have appealed to Greens Mayor Sarah Ndiaye to support the release of Council’s confidential legal advice.
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Fire ant eradication methods questioned by academics

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A new international study published in Austral Ecology warns the massive ‘broadcast baiting’ campaign currently used to combat red imported fire ants (RIFA) in South-East Queensland may be doing more harm than good.
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Screening tonight raising funds for next Cuba film

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Local filmmaker David Bradbury is leaving soon for Cuba with his two children, Nakeita, 23, and Omar, 16, to shoot social media posts and a feature-length doco they will be sending back to the Byron community via The Echo online as Trump’s next plans unfold to take over the island.
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Night-time economy program announced for Byron

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Byron Bay is one of four north coast towns chosen by the NSW government for a Regional Night-Time Economy Program pilot.
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Police reject LECC recommendations after Ballina DV death investigation

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The time taken to respond to a Ballina domestic violence (DV) incident has been defended by the Counsel to the Commissioner of NSW Police.
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Flood resilient info sessions in Mullum

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Next week, the NSW Reconstruction Authority (RA) will be hosting an information session in Mullumbimby as part of a series of events across the...
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Police Counsel rejects LECC recommendations around Ballina DV death investigation

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The long-time frame it took to attend a Ballina domestic violence (DV) incident has been defended by the Counsel to the Commissioner of NSW Police.
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Local News

Byron’s Badass Women of Business, March 6

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Byron Bay Chamber of Commerce are inviting local women in business to attend a ‘fresh take on International Women’s Day’ with a 'Byron’s Badass...
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Is Byron’s SEP dead?

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Byron Council staff have recommended to withdraw from the Special Entertainment Precinct (SEP) trial.
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Regional water at dire risk: NSW Auditor-General

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Water security in rural and regional NSW is in need of urgent investment of at least $1 billion in water infrastructure, according to the latest report by the state’s Auditor-General.
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BayFM offers broadcaster course

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Do you want to be a broadcaster? BayFM Community Radio is running a radio broadcast course, from January 31 till February 21. The course runs over...
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Local News

Flood resilient rebuild of Lismore school begins

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The turning of the sod to mark the start of construction on the flood resilient rebuild of Rivers Secondary College Richmond River High Campus was carried out today, with Janelle Saffin, Minister for Recovery and Minister for North Coast and Principal Luke Woodward, taking part.
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North Lismore Plateau housing estate refused in court – again

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A long running court case involving the developers of the North Lismore Plataeu and Lismore City Council was handed down today.
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Concerns raised over protecting large camphors in Tweed Council’s draft DCP

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While camphor laurel is recognised by the NSW Department of Primary Industries as an invasive weed, the Chair of the Far North Coast Branch of the NSW Farmers Association says Tweed Shire Council (TSC) is proposing to protect them while having ‘no plan to remove or control them’.
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Local News

Circular economy report released – what’s inside?

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On Friday last week, the Productivity Commission’s (PC) final report on the circular economy was released, which outlines Australia’s ‘opportunities to lift materials productivity and reduce waste’.
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Local News

Pursuing of true independence through localisation

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Last week, local activist and author, Helena Norberg-Hodge, celebrated a milestone – her 80th birthday!
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Editorial

Editorial – Oil is back, baby!

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Which country is next? Quagmires ahoy! Yabbering about his next move is what the 79-year-old US reality TV president loves.
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Editorial – Let’s unpack that court loss for Council (and Mullum residents)

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Mullumbimby residents fought hard for a better outcome than what was proposed by developer Callum Sked on low lying land near the showgrounds. As has...
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Court approves 25 dwellings on flood-prone Mullum land

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A contentious, large development application (DA) for 25 multi-dwellings on flood-prone land next to Mullumbimby Showground will go ahead, after Byron Shire Council lost their second case against developer Callum Sked in court on December 22, 2025.
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Councillor replies over Mullum car park deal

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Former mayor Michael Lyon has ‘taken issue’ with last week’s reporting of the terms of the nonbinding agreement between Council and NSW government development agency Landcom over a much used Mullum carpark.
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Editorial

Drip, drip, drip

Hans Lovejoy - 0
With the US and Israel’s war on Iran unlikely to end soon, Australia’s lack of fuel security is worth a closer look.
Read more
Local News

Wallum crunch time – where is the legal advice?

Hans Lovejoy - 0
With the community-led effort to protect rare ecological and protected wetlands in Brunswick Heads from urbanisation coming to a conclusion in the courts soon, Save Wallum have appealed to Greens Mayor Sarah Ndiaye to support the release of Council’s confidential legal advice.
Read more
Local News

Fire ant eradication methods questioned by academics

Hans Lovejoy - 0
A new international study published in Austral Ecology warns the massive ‘broadcast baiting’ campaign currently used to combat red imported fire ants (RIFA) in South-East Queensland may be doing more harm than good.
Read more
Local News

Screening tonight raising funds for next Cuba film

Hans Lovejoy - 0
Local filmmaker David Bradbury is leaving soon for Cuba with his two children, Nakeita, 23, and Omar, 16, to shoot social media posts and a feature-length doco they will be sending back to the Byron community via The Echo online as Trump’s next plans unfold to take over the island.
Read more
Local News

Night-time economy program announced for Byron

Hans Lovejoy - 0
Byron Bay is one of four north coast towns chosen by the NSW government for a Regional Night-Time Economy Program pilot.
Read more
Local News

Police reject LECC recommendations after Ballina DV death investigation

Hans Lovejoy - 0
The time taken to respond to a Ballina domestic violence (DV) incident has been defended by the Counsel to the Commissioner of NSW Police.
Read more
Local News

Flood resilient info sessions in Mullum

Hans Lovejoy - 0
Next week, the NSW Reconstruction Authority (RA) will be hosting an information session in Mullumbimby as part of a series of events across the...
Read more
Local News

Police Counsel rejects LECC recommendations around Ballina DV death investigation

Hans Lovejoy - 0
The long-time frame it took to attend a Ballina domestic violence (DV) incident has been defended by the Counsel to the Commissioner of NSW Police.
Read more
Local News

Byron’s Badass Women of Business, March 6

Hans Lovejoy - 0
Byron Bay Chamber of Commerce are inviting local women in business to attend a ‘fresh take on International Women’s Day’ with a 'Byron’s Badass...
Read more
Local News

Is Byron’s SEP dead?

Hans Lovejoy - 0
Byron Council staff have recommended to withdraw from the Special Entertainment Precinct (SEP) trial.
Read more
Local News

Regional water at dire risk: NSW Auditor-General

Hans Lovejoy - 0
Water security in rural and regional NSW is in need of urgent investment of at least $1 billion in water infrastructure, according to the latest report by the state’s Auditor-General.
Read more
Local News

BayFM offers broadcaster course

Hans Lovejoy - 0
Do you want to be a broadcaster? BayFM Community Radio is running a radio broadcast course, from January 31 till February 21. The course runs over...
Read more
Local News

Flood resilient rebuild of Lismore school begins

Hans Lovejoy - 0
The turning of the sod to mark the start of construction on the flood resilient rebuild of Rivers Secondary College Richmond River High Campus was carried out today, with Janelle Saffin, Minister for Recovery and Minister for North Coast and Principal Luke Woodward, taking part.
Read more
Local News

North Lismore Plateau housing estate refused in court – again

Hans Lovejoy - 0
A long running court case involving the developers of the North Lismore Plataeu and Lismore City Council was handed down today.
Read more
Local News

Concerns raised over protecting large camphors in Tweed Council’s draft DCP

Hans Lovejoy - 0
While camphor laurel is recognised by the NSW Department of Primary Industries as an invasive weed, the Chair of the Far North Coast Branch of the NSW Farmers Association says Tweed Shire Council (TSC) is proposing to protect them while having ‘no plan to remove or control them’.
Read more
Local News

Circular economy report released – what’s inside?

Hans Lovejoy - 0
On Friday last week, the Productivity Commission’s (PC) final report on the circular economy was released, which outlines Australia’s ‘opportunities to lift materials productivity and reduce waste’.
Read more
Local News

Pursuing of true independence through localisation

Hans Lovejoy - 0
Last week, local activist and author, Helena Norberg-Hodge, celebrated a milestone – her 80th birthday!
Read more
Editorial

Editorial – Oil is back, baby!

Hans Lovejoy - 0
Which country is next? Quagmires ahoy! Yabbering about his next move is what the 79-year-old US reality TV president loves.
Read more
Editorial

Editorial – Let’s unpack that court loss for Council (and Mullum residents)

Hans Lovejoy - 0
Mullumbimby residents fought hard for a better outcome than what was proposed by developer Callum Sked on low lying land near the showgrounds. As has...
Read more
Local News

Court approves 25 dwellings on flood-prone Mullum land

Hans Lovejoy - 0
A contentious, large development application (DA) for 25 multi-dwellings on flood-prone land next to Mullumbimby Showground will go ahead, after Byron Shire Council lost their second case against developer Callum Sked in court on December 22, 2025.
Read more
Local News

Councillor replies over Mullum car park deal

Hans Lovejoy - 0
Former mayor Michael Lyon has ‘taken issue’ with last week’s reporting of the terms of the nonbinding agreement between Council and NSW government development agency Landcom over a much used Mullum carpark.
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Cinema: NAZA

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A must-see, award-winning documentary investigating AI warfare in Gaza. Fresh from winning the Special Jury Prize at the 2026 Venice International Film Festival, NAZA, the latest documentary from Academy Award-winning filmmakers Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor (No Other Land), examines artificial intelligence and surveillance in Israel’s military operations in Gaza.
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Interview with Genevieve Clay-Smith, director of Boss Cat showing at the Byron Bay Film Festival

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When Sonja (Olivia Hargroder) loses her mother without warning, the only steady presence left in her life is her grandmother, Doris. But Doris’s idea of stability means dismantling everything Sonja has built. For Sonja, who lives with Trisomy 21 (Down syndrome) and has spent her life fighting to be underestimated by no one, Doris’ plan feels less like protection and more like erasure. Directed by Genevieve Clay-Smith, Boss Cat is a vibrant, big-hearted Australian dramedy about independence, family and self-determination, anchored by a fearless lead performance.
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Something for everyone at the Picture House

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From Australian superstar musos, to brand new documentaries, to comedians at the top of their game, there really is something for everyone at the Brunswick Picture House.
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Thirty-six unmissable films

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The 2026 Russell Hobbs British Film Festival features an unmissable line up 36 films, including five retrospectives which will screen from 28 October to 29 November at Palace Byron Bay and Ballina Cinemas.
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