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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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Letters

Disappointed in Council

Carole Gamble - 0
We attended a Council public access meeting recently which I found extremely disappointing and distressing. Only Cr David Warth took notes (that I could see)...
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Cartoons

Cartoon of the week – 24 September, 2025

Hans Lovejoy - 0
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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Letters

Where is Byron’s heritage?

Raphael Lee Cass, Byron Bay - 0
Sad that the Byron Shire Visitor Centre closed. The old stationmaster’s cottage was such a cute building with great volunteers and great services. It...
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Local News

NSW govt vibrancy reforms spruiked

Hans Lovejoy - 0
The 'Hospitality and Racing Regulatory Roadshow' visited Ballina on Tuesday (today) to outline how licensed venues can benefit from the NSW government’s ‘vibrancy reforms’.
Read more
Local News

Large 50-unit proposal slated for Mullum’s CBD

Hans Lovejoy - 0
A large development for 50 units is being proposed at 115-119 Stuart Street, Mullumbimby. The location is a large residential block near the corner of...
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Local News

Drill Hall dips into death

Hans Lovejoy - 0
A new production commences this week at the Mullumimby Drill Hall – Ghosting the Party. Written by award-winning Australian playwright, Melissa Bubnic, and directed by...
Read more
Local News

Lismore museum downgraded, moves to Goonellabah

Hans Lovejoy - 0
One of the oldest historical society in the region has been forced to down grade and move from its Lismore HQ to Goonellabah.
Read more
Local News

Third teen charged into alleged fatal Grafton stabbing

Hans Lovejoy - 0
Grafton Police say they have charged a third teen during an investigation into an alleged fatal stabbing near Grafton earlier this week.
Read more
Byron Echo

Vale Bruns stalwart, Kim Rosen

Hans Lovejoy - 0
It is with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of Kim Rosen on Saturday, September 6, 2025.
Read more
Local News

Mullum residents reject large Landcom/Council DA

Hans Lovejoy - 0
Residents have come out overwhelmingly against a proposal by NSW government development corporation Landcom, and Council, to plonk oversized ‘affordable housing’ units on a busy Mullumbimby carpark near the town’s entrance.
Read more
Local News

New Deputy Mayor for Tweed Shire

Hans Lovejoy - 0
Tweed Shire councillors have elected a new Deputy Mayor: Reece Byrnes.
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National News

JobSeeker increase $6.25 per week deeply inadequate, says ACOSS

Hans Lovejoy - 0
With the routine indexation of JobSeeker lifting the payment by $6.25 per week to $401 for a single person, ACOSS has highlighted the support payments...
Read more
National News

Fed govt ‘bananas’ on possible imports 

Hans Lovejoy - 0
A review into banana imports could devastate the industry and lead to putting the nation’s biosecurity at risk, the peak body representing NSW farmers says. 
Read more
Local News

Labor’s reforms to EP&A Act a ‘gift to developers’ says Greens MLC

Hans Lovejoy - 0
The NSW Labor government say it has consulted with the opposition over major reforms to the state’s main law that governs development – The Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 (EP&A Act).
Read more
Local News

Woodburn’s Riverside Festival returns

Hans Lovejoy - 0
The Woodburn event team say they are thrilled to announce the return of the much-anticipated annual Riverside Festival on September 27.
Read more
Local News

Lismore flood buybacks sold at auction

Hans Lovejoy - 0
Twenty-four bidders attended a flood buyback house auction on Wednesday, as part of the NSW government’s Resilient Homes Program NSW Minister for Recovery, Janelle Saffin...
Read more
Local News

Tweed man’s body found after search

Hans Lovejoy - 0
Police say a body has been located during a search for a man missing from the Tweed Valley region today (Friday).
Read more
Local News

Craig Parry scoops win at international ocean photographer awards

Hans Lovejoy - 0
Congratulations Byron Bay photographer Craig Parry, who has been awarded first place in the Human Connection Award: People & Planet Ocean category at the internationally renowned Ocean Photographer of the Year Awards.
Read more
Local News

Protest at local MP’s office as Palestinian genocide confirmed by UN body

Hans Lovejoy - 0
A local group of Palestinian human rights activists again scaled the rooftop of the Tweed Heads office of local federal Richmond MP Justine Elliot to protest the ongoing genocide in Gaza.
Read more
Local News

Lismore mayor welcomes new citizens 

Hans Lovejoy - 0
A record 80 new citizens were welcomed to Lismore City on Citizenship Day, says Mayor Steve Krieg.
Read more
Local News

Grafton teen charged with murder

Hans Lovejoy - 0
A teen has been charged with murder after an alleged fatal stabbing near Grafton. Police say around 1am on Wednesday 17 September, emergency services were...
Read more
Letters

Disappointed in Council

Carole Gamble - 0
We attended a Council public access meeting recently which I found extremely disappointing and distressing. Only Cr David Warth took notes (that I could see)...
Read more
Cartoons

Cartoon of the week – 24 September, 2025

Hans Lovejoy - 0
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.
Read more
Letters

Where is Byron’s heritage?

Raphael Lee Cass, Byron Bay - 0
Sad that the Byron Shire Visitor Centre closed. The old stationmaster’s cottage was such a cute building with great volunteers and great services. It...
Read more
Local News

NSW govt vibrancy reforms spruiked

Hans Lovejoy - 0
The 'Hospitality and Racing Regulatory Roadshow' visited Ballina on Tuesday (today) to outline how licensed venues can benefit from the NSW government’s ‘vibrancy reforms’.
Read more
Local News

Large 50-unit proposal slated for Mullum’s CBD

Hans Lovejoy - 0
A large development for 50 units is being proposed at 115-119 Stuart Street, Mullumbimby. The location is a large residential block near the corner of...
Read more
Local News

Drill Hall dips into death

Hans Lovejoy - 0
A new production commences this week at the Mullumimby Drill Hall – Ghosting the Party. Written by award-winning Australian playwright, Melissa Bubnic, and directed by...
Read more
Local News

Lismore museum downgraded, moves to Goonellabah

Hans Lovejoy - 0
One of the oldest historical society in the region has been forced to down grade and move from its Lismore HQ to Goonellabah.
Read more
Local News

Third teen charged into alleged fatal Grafton stabbing

Hans Lovejoy - 0
Grafton Police say they have charged a third teen during an investigation into an alleged fatal stabbing near Grafton earlier this week.
Read more
Byron Echo

Vale Bruns stalwart, Kim Rosen

Hans Lovejoy - 0
It is with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of Kim Rosen on Saturday, September 6, 2025.
Read more
Local News

Mullum residents reject large Landcom/Council DA

Hans Lovejoy - 0
Residents have come out overwhelmingly against a proposal by NSW government development corporation Landcom, and Council, to plonk oversized ‘affordable housing’ units on a busy Mullumbimby carpark near the town’s entrance.
Read more
Local News

New Deputy Mayor for Tweed Shire

Hans Lovejoy - 0
Tweed Shire councillors have elected a new Deputy Mayor: Reece Byrnes.
Read more
National News

JobSeeker increase $6.25 per week deeply inadequate, says ACOSS

Hans Lovejoy - 0
With the routine indexation of JobSeeker lifting the payment by $6.25 per week to $401 for a single person, ACOSS has highlighted the support payments...
Read more
National News

Fed govt ‘bananas’ on possible imports 

Hans Lovejoy - 0
A review into banana imports could devastate the industry and lead to putting the nation’s biosecurity at risk, the peak body representing NSW farmers says. 
Read more
Local News

Labor’s reforms to EP&A Act a ‘gift to developers’ says Greens MLC

Hans Lovejoy - 0
The NSW Labor government say it has consulted with the opposition over major reforms to the state’s main law that governs development – The Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 (EP&A Act).
Read more
Local News

Woodburn’s Riverside Festival returns

Hans Lovejoy - 0
The Woodburn event team say they are thrilled to announce the return of the much-anticipated annual Riverside Festival on September 27.
Read more
Local News

Lismore flood buybacks sold at auction

Hans Lovejoy - 0
Twenty-four bidders attended a flood buyback house auction on Wednesday, as part of the NSW government’s Resilient Homes Program NSW Minister for Recovery, Janelle Saffin...
Read more
Local News

Tweed man’s body found after search

Hans Lovejoy - 0
Police say a body has been located during a search for a man missing from the Tweed Valley region today (Friday).
Read more
Local News

Craig Parry scoops win at international ocean photographer awards

Hans Lovejoy - 0
Congratulations Byron Bay photographer Craig Parry, who has been awarded first place in the Human Connection Award: People & Planet Ocean category at the internationally renowned Ocean Photographer of the Year Awards.
Read more
Local News

Protest at local MP’s office as Palestinian genocide confirmed by UN body

Hans Lovejoy - 0
A local group of Palestinian human rights activists again scaled the rooftop of the Tweed Heads office of local federal Richmond MP Justine Elliot to protest the ongoing genocide in Gaza.
Read more
Local News

Lismore mayor welcomes new citizens 

Hans Lovejoy - 0
A record 80 new citizens were welcomed to Lismore City on Citizenship Day, says Mayor Steve Krieg.
Read more
Local News

Grafton teen charged with murder

Hans Lovejoy - 0
A teen has been charged with murder after an alleged fatal stabbing near Grafton. Police say around 1am on Wednesday 17 September, emergency services were...
Read more
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Cinema: NAZA

The Echo - 0
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

Eve Jeffery - 0
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

The Echo - 0
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

The Echo - 0
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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