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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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Clarence Catchment at risk of mining contamination, says community group

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The Clarence Catchment, an important tributary which runs from the Great Dividing Range to the coast at Yamba/Iluka, is under threat from mining and the NSW Labor government is ignoring calls for its protection, says community group Clarence Catchment Alliance (CCA).
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Mullumbimby’s carpark ‘sold for $1’ for housing

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Freedom of information documents released to The Echo have revealed that Byron Shire Council (BSC) agreed with government development agency Landcom to sell the much-used Mullumbimby car park at 57 Station Street to a yet-to-be confirmed community housing provider (CHP) for $1. Council will also get units under the deal.
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Say hello to the Australian owlet-nightjar

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Have you ever ventured into an open-wooded forest in the Northern Rivers at twilight?
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New Executive Director for Arts Northern Rivers

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Rosie Dennis has been appointed new Executive Director Arts Northern Rivers. In a statement, Arts Northern Rivers said, ‘Rosie brings more than two decades of leadership...
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Screenworks celebrates 25

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Screenworks held their 25th year celebration at the Brunswick Picture House last Monday with some of the industry’s top actors and writers.
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‘Regressive and foolish’ – Lismore Council staff to move back into flood plain

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Lismore councillors vote back in October to relocate Council employees back into the Lismore CBD has been described as ‘regressive and foolish’ by councillor Jasmine Knight-Smith (Labor).
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Was proper process followed on the Wallum DA?

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In short: Save Wallum, a group of residents which formed to fight a large urban development slated on highly sensitive ecological land in Brunswick...
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Still no timeframe to re-home Cabbage Tree Island residents

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A Cabbage Tree Island resident, who has been living at the emergency housing pod village in Wardell since the 2022 flood, has told The Echo they are now being forced to pay rent/licences fees, despite them agreeing to accepting the accommodation on the basis they wouldn't pay rent.
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Large Saltwood@Kinvara development in Lennox – have your say

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With a $69m development application (DA 2025/418.1) lodged with Ballina Council for 300 new homes just north west of Lennox Head, residents previously have raised concerns around the proposal’s potential for increased flooding and the import of large amounts of fill – among other issues.
Read more
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Participation in council meetings under threat – have your say

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With public participation in council meetings under threat, former Greens mayor, Jan Barham addressed Council in October and proposed amendments to the Code of Meeting Practice to retain the current level of public access.  
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NSW parliament member review assesses $13.8 million in entitlements

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A new report by the Audit Office of NSW claims 35,151 payments totalling $26.4 million was paid to NSW members of parliament in the 2024–25 financial year.
Read more
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Councillors losing DA powers based on discussion paper, not recommendations, say ICAC

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It has been revealed that the NSW Labor government’s decision to remove the powers of regional elected councillors to determine development applications (DAs) is not based upon ICAC recommendations, as claimed by the minister, and appears to be based upon a discussion paper that is eight years old.
Read more
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NSW Labor govt strips councillors of DA approval powers

Hans Lovejoy - 0
Recent amendments to the state’s main planning law just adopted by NSW Labor will result in councillors losing their powers to approve development applications (DAs).
Read more
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Alleged creek destruction near Bellingen under investigation

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The alleged unlawful destruction of waterway near Bellingen – a major tributary of the Bellinger River – is under investigation by regulators, with claims by residents it has impacted the drinking water supply for all municipal water users from Bellingen to Urunga.
Read more
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East Lismore build to rent units underway

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Fifty new 'build to rent' units are underway in East Lismore, say the NSW government. In a statement, they say, ‘These homes will help to...
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Federal Nats abandon net zero, call for socialised coal power

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Local Federal Member for Page, Kevin Hogan (Nationals) has backed his party’s abandonment of Net Zero by 2050, a policy aimed at reducing carbon emissions which are scientifically linked to climate change.
Read more
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What’s in the latest police oversight body report?

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The independent NSW body that provides oversight of the NSW Police Force and the NSW Crime Commission says in their latest report that their work has ‘been busier than usual’, with ‘a 27.5% increase in the number of complaints’ being assessed.
Read more
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Kingscliff have their say with large aged care DA

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The NSW Independent Planning Commission (IPC) held a community meeting last Tuesday as part of the process to consider Uniting’s planned redevelopment of its Kingscliff aged care home.
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NSW Labor ‘lacks vision’ with drug summit response

Hans Lovejoy - 0
The NSW government’s response to the NSW Drug Summit Report, tabled this week, has been roundly criticised by many frontline workers and experts, with...
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Questions remain over bungled Mullum affordable housing project

Hans Lovejoy - 0
Byron Shire Council staff are refusing to answer questions around the cost to ratepayers around plans to develop, along with government-run developer Landcom, the 57 Station Street carpark into ‘affordable housing’ units.
Read more
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Tweed Council meeting roundup Oct 23

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The Tweed Shire Council meeting from October 23 was mostly uniform in voting patterns, with the majority of items seeing a unanimous vote. Issues addressed included development applications, roadworks, adoptions of committee meetings, financials and questions with notice.
Read more
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Clarence Catchment at risk of mining contamination, says community group

Hans Lovejoy - 0
The Clarence Catchment, an important tributary which runs from the Great Dividing Range to the coast at Yamba/Iluka, is under threat from mining and the NSW Labor government is ignoring calls for its protection, says community group Clarence Catchment Alliance (CCA).
Read more
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Mullumbimby’s carpark ‘sold for $1’ for housing

Hans Lovejoy - 0
Freedom of information documents released to The Echo have revealed that Byron Shire Council (BSC) agreed with government development agency Landcom to sell the much-used Mullumbimby car park at 57 Station Street to a yet-to-be confirmed community housing provider (CHP) for $1. Council will also get units under the deal.
Read more
Local News

Say hello to the Australian owlet-nightjar

Byron Bird Buddies - 0
Have you ever ventured into an open-wooded forest in the Northern Rivers at twilight?
Read more
Local News

New Executive Director for Arts Northern Rivers

Hans Lovejoy - 0
Rosie Dennis has been appointed new Executive Director Arts Northern Rivers. In a statement, Arts Northern Rivers said, ‘Rosie brings more than two decades of leadership...
Read more
Local News

Screenworks celebrates 25

Hans Lovejoy - 0
Screenworks held their 25th year celebration at the Brunswick Picture House last Monday with some of the industry’s top actors and writers.
Read more
Local News

‘Regressive and foolish’ – Lismore Council staff to move back into flood plain

Hans Lovejoy - 0
Lismore councillors vote back in October to relocate Council employees back into the Lismore CBD has been described as ‘regressive and foolish’ by councillor Jasmine Knight-Smith (Labor).
Read more
Local News

Was proper process followed on the Wallum DA?

Hans Lovejoy - 0
In short: Save Wallum, a group of residents which formed to fight a large urban development slated on highly sensitive ecological land in Brunswick...
Read more
Local News

Still no timeframe to re-home Cabbage Tree Island residents

Hans Lovejoy - 0
A Cabbage Tree Island resident, who has been living at the emergency housing pod village in Wardell since the 2022 flood, has told The Echo they are now being forced to pay rent/licences fees, despite them agreeing to accepting the accommodation on the basis they wouldn't pay rent.
Read more
Local News

Large Saltwood@Kinvara development in Lennox – have your say

Hans Lovejoy - 0
With a $69m development application (DA 2025/418.1) lodged with Ballina Council for 300 new homes just north west of Lennox Head, residents previously have raised concerns around the proposal’s potential for increased flooding and the import of large amounts of fill – among other issues.
Read more
Local News

Participation in council meetings under threat – have your say

Hans Lovejoy - 0
With public participation in council meetings under threat, former Greens mayor, Jan Barham addressed Council in October and proposed amendments to the Code of Meeting Practice to retain the current level of public access.  
Read more
Local News

NSW parliament member review assesses $13.8 million in entitlements

Hans Lovejoy - 0
A new report by the Audit Office of NSW claims 35,151 payments totalling $26.4 million was paid to NSW members of parliament in the 2024–25 financial year.
Read more
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Councillors losing DA powers based on discussion paper, not recommendations, say ICAC

Hans Lovejoy - 0
It has been revealed that the NSW Labor government’s decision to remove the powers of regional elected councillors to determine development applications (DAs) is not based upon ICAC recommendations, as claimed by the minister, and appears to be based upon a discussion paper that is eight years old.
Read more
Local News

NSW Labor govt strips councillors of DA approval powers

Hans Lovejoy - 0
Recent amendments to the state’s main planning law just adopted by NSW Labor will result in councillors losing their powers to approve development applications (DAs).
Read more
Local News

Alleged creek destruction near Bellingen under investigation

Hans Lovejoy - 0
The alleged unlawful destruction of waterway near Bellingen – a major tributary of the Bellinger River – is under investigation by regulators, with claims by residents it has impacted the drinking water supply for all municipal water users from Bellingen to Urunga.
Read more
Local News

East Lismore build to rent units underway

Hans Lovejoy - 0
Fifty new 'build to rent' units are underway in East Lismore, say the NSW government. In a statement, they say, ‘These homes will help to...
Read more
Local News

Federal Nats abandon net zero, call for socialised coal power

Hans Lovejoy - 0
Local Federal Member for Page, Kevin Hogan (Nationals) has backed his party’s abandonment of Net Zero by 2050, a policy aimed at reducing carbon emissions which are scientifically linked to climate change.
Read more
Local News

What’s in the latest police oversight body report?

Hans Lovejoy - 0
The independent NSW body that provides oversight of the NSW Police Force and the NSW Crime Commission says in their latest report that their work has ‘been busier than usual’, with ‘a 27.5% increase in the number of complaints’ being assessed.
Read more
Local News

Kingscliff have their say with large aged care DA

Hans Lovejoy - 0
The NSW Independent Planning Commission (IPC) held a community meeting last Tuesday as part of the process to consider Uniting’s planned redevelopment of its Kingscliff aged care home.
Read more
Local News

NSW Labor ‘lacks vision’ with drug summit response

Hans Lovejoy - 0
The NSW government’s response to the NSW Drug Summit Report, tabled this week, has been roundly criticised by many frontline workers and experts, with...
Read more
Local News

Questions remain over bungled Mullum affordable housing project

Hans Lovejoy - 0
Byron Shire Council staff are refusing to answer questions around the cost to ratepayers around plans to develop, along with government-run developer Landcom, the 57 Station Street carpark into ‘affordable housing’ units.
Read more
Local News

Tweed Council meeting roundup Oct 23

Hans Lovejoy - 0
The Tweed Shire Council meeting from October 23 was mostly uniform in voting patterns, with the majority of items seeing a unanimous vote. Issues addressed included development applications, roadworks, adoptions of committee meetings, financials and questions with notice.
Read more
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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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