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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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Local News

Health Cove celebrates 20 years

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From modest beginnings in 2015 with a team of just four practitioners, a local clinic has grown to a dedicated team of 24 allied health professionals in 2025.
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Articles & Columns

Our collective drift away from truth

Hans Lovejoy - 0
What Is truth? asked Pontius Pilate. According to the Bible, the fifth governor of the Roman province of Judea was in a dilemma. He could...
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Local News

New Ballina SES HQ underway

Hans Lovejoy - 0
Construction of the new SES unit and Emergency Operations Centre in Ballina is commencing this week say Ballina Council staff.  In a media release they...
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Local News

Mullum traffic disaster looming, warns biz

Hans Lovejoy - 0
Mullumbimby Industrial Estate businesses have raised concerns around Council’s roadwork plans to block all traffic from travelling east to the highway, for four months (October to February) during the peak of summer/holiday trade.
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Local News

Public land audit tabled – what’s in the report?

Hans Lovejoy - 0
The long-awaited audit of Council-owned and managed properties has been tabled by staff, with councillors set to vote on the issue at this Thursday’s meeting.
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Editorial

Editorial – Dial before you dig

Hans Lovejoy - 2
So discovering a sewer main underneath a major ‘affordable housing’ development in Mullumbimby – after five years of planning – is was what it took for Council staff to conclude it was an inappropriate site.
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Local News

Large Mullum CBD DA all but ruled out

Hans Lovejoy - 12
The discovery of sewer mains underneath a large ‘affordable housing’ proposal by government-run development corporation Landcom appears to have put a kibosh on the project.
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Local News

Crime spree hits Bruns – community piano destroyed

Hans Lovejoy - 10
The much-loved community piano, located in the Bruns Soundshell, was burnt to the ground last Thursday night.
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Editorial

Editorial – Earth first, then let’s strip mine the other planets later

Hans Lovejoy - 1
Like most modern human endeavours, they originate in pulp science fiction. The idea of deep-sea mining (DSM), for example, dates back to Jules Verne’s 1870 classic, 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea.
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Local News

Apartments proposed for Mullumbimby CBD, next to Landcom proposal

Hans Lovejoy - 6
A mixed-use development comprising ground floor commercial premises, car parking and eight shop-top housing units is now on exhibition on Council’s website.
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Editorial

Editorial – Academic freedumbs under threat

Hans Lovejoy - 5
Academic freedom is the lifeblood of universities – a principle that ensures scholars and students can pursue knowledge, challenge orthodoxy, and engage in open debate without fear of censorship or reprisal.
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New road proposed next to Mullumbimby pre-school, crossing over disused railway 

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Council’s subdivision plans for its Mullumbimby HQ land have become a little clearer, with staff telling The Echo that one parcel of land, ‘relates only to the access road and is unrelated to the creation of a carpark’.
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Editorial

Editorial – ‘One good thing about music, when it hits you, you feel no pain’ – Bob Marley

Hans Lovejoy - 1
There’s an old gag about being a musician:  what’s the difference between a musician and a pizza?
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Local News

A closer look at govcorp’s precedent-setting Mullumbimby DA

Hans Lovejoy - 14
The long-awaited development application (DA) to redevelop a Mullumbimby carpark into 32 small ‘affordable housing’ rental homes and commercial shops has dropped on to Council’s website – submissions close August 31.
Read more
Local News

Outrageous and heartbreaking – neighbour speaks of Council/developer failures with large subdivision

Hans Lovejoy - 11
A controversial large exclusive 38-lot DA, proposed by wealthy developers John Callanan, and Tim Mundy – with help from lead designer and now Deputy...
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Editorial

Editorial – Welcome to Mullumbimby!

Hans Lovejoy - 7
It’s on – NSW government-run development corporation Landcom has lodged its development application for 28 tightly-packed ‘affordable’ units and commercial space, which would replace a very busy Mullumbimby carpark at the town’s entrance.
Read more
Local News

Byron Council’s big budget adopted after some fine tuning

Hans Lovejoy - 0
A large compendium of documents outlining Council’s funding and works programs was adopted on Monday by councillors at their last meeting before the winter break. 
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Local News

Resident pay parking reduced to $30pa

Hans Lovejoy - 6
Pay parking permits for Byron Shire residents will now be reduced from $55 to $30, after councillors haggled over the final number between themselves at Monday’s meeting, the last before the winter break.
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Local News

Planning minister backs Council’s plans for large Mullumbimby carpark redevelopment    

Hans Lovejoy - 11
An e-petition asking the government to explore options other than plans for a three-storey mixed residential and commercial shops on a public carpark at Mullumbimby’s entrance has recieved a response from NSW Planning Minister Paul Scully (Labor).
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Local News

Controversial Mcauleys Lane DA approved near Mullumbimby

Hans Lovejoy - 9
A controversial large exclusive 38-lot DA near Mullumbimby, led by wealthy developers John Callanan, Tim Mundy – and with help from lead designer and now deputy mayor Jack Dods – has been approved by the Northern Regional Planning Panel. 
Read more
Editorial

Editorial – Localisation and the media’s role

Hans Lovejoy - 0
World Localisation Day is being celebrated through the month of June.
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Local News

Health Cove celebrates 20 years

Hans Lovejoy - 0
From modest beginnings in 2015 with a team of just four practitioners, a local clinic has grown to a dedicated team of 24 allied health professionals in 2025.
Read more
Articles & Columns

Our collective drift away from truth

Hans Lovejoy - 0
What Is truth? asked Pontius Pilate. According to the Bible, the fifth governor of the Roman province of Judea was in a dilemma. He could...
Read more
Local News

New Ballina SES HQ underway

Hans Lovejoy - 0
Construction of the new SES unit and Emergency Operations Centre in Ballina is commencing this week say Ballina Council staff.  In a media release they...
Read more
Local News

Mullum traffic disaster looming, warns biz

Hans Lovejoy - 0
Mullumbimby Industrial Estate businesses have raised concerns around Council’s roadwork plans to block all traffic from travelling east to the highway, for four months (October to February) during the peak of summer/holiday trade.
Read more
Local News

Public land audit tabled – what’s in the report?

Hans Lovejoy - 0
The long-awaited audit of Council-owned and managed properties has been tabled by staff, with councillors set to vote on the issue at this Thursday’s meeting.
Read more
Editorial

Editorial – Dial before you dig

Hans Lovejoy - 2
So discovering a sewer main underneath a major ‘affordable housing’ development in Mullumbimby – after five years of planning – is was what it took for Council staff to conclude it was an inappropriate site.
Read more
Local News

Large Mullum CBD DA all but ruled out

Hans Lovejoy - 12
The discovery of sewer mains underneath a large ‘affordable housing’ proposal by government-run development corporation Landcom appears to have put a kibosh on the project.
Read more
Local News

Crime spree hits Bruns – community piano destroyed

Hans Lovejoy - 10
The much-loved community piano, located in the Bruns Soundshell, was burnt to the ground last Thursday night.
Read more
Editorial

Editorial – Earth first, then let’s strip mine the other planets later

Hans Lovejoy - 1
Like most modern human endeavours, they originate in pulp science fiction. The idea of deep-sea mining (DSM), for example, dates back to Jules Verne’s 1870 classic, 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea.
Read more
Local News

Apartments proposed for Mullumbimby CBD, next to Landcom proposal

Hans Lovejoy - 6
A mixed-use development comprising ground floor commercial premises, car parking and eight shop-top housing units is now on exhibition on Council’s website.
Read more
Editorial

Editorial – Academic freedumbs under threat

Hans Lovejoy - 5
Academic freedom is the lifeblood of universities – a principle that ensures scholars and students can pursue knowledge, challenge orthodoxy, and engage in open debate without fear of censorship or reprisal.
Read more
Uncategorised

New road proposed next to Mullumbimby pre-school, crossing over disused railway 

Hans Lovejoy - 0
Council’s subdivision plans for its Mullumbimby HQ land have become a little clearer, with staff telling The Echo that one parcel of land, ‘relates only to the access road and is unrelated to the creation of a carpark’.
Read more
Editorial

Editorial – ‘One good thing about music, when it hits you, you feel no pain’ – Bob Marley

Hans Lovejoy - 1
There’s an old gag about being a musician:  what’s the difference between a musician and a pizza?
Read more
Local News

A closer look at govcorp’s precedent-setting Mullumbimby DA

Hans Lovejoy - 14
The long-awaited development application (DA) to redevelop a Mullumbimby carpark into 32 small ‘affordable housing’ rental homes and commercial shops has dropped on to Council’s website – submissions close August 31.
Read more
Local News

Outrageous and heartbreaking – neighbour speaks of Council/developer failures with large subdivision

Hans Lovejoy - 11
A controversial large exclusive 38-lot DA, proposed by wealthy developers John Callanan, and Tim Mundy – with help from lead designer and now Deputy...
Read more
Editorial

Editorial – Welcome to Mullumbimby!

Hans Lovejoy - 7
It’s on – NSW government-run development corporation Landcom has lodged its development application for 28 tightly-packed ‘affordable’ units and commercial space, which would replace a very busy Mullumbimby carpark at the town’s entrance.
Read more
Local News

Byron Council’s big budget adopted after some fine tuning

Hans Lovejoy - 0
A large compendium of documents outlining Council’s funding and works programs was adopted on Monday by councillors at their last meeting before the winter break. 
Read more
Local News

Resident pay parking reduced to $30pa

Hans Lovejoy - 6
Pay parking permits for Byron Shire residents will now be reduced from $55 to $30, after councillors haggled over the final number between themselves at Monday’s meeting, the last before the winter break.
Read more
Local News

Planning minister backs Council’s plans for large Mullumbimby carpark redevelopment    

Hans Lovejoy - 11
An e-petition asking the government to explore options other than plans for a three-storey mixed residential and commercial shops on a public carpark at Mullumbimby’s entrance has recieved a response from NSW Planning Minister Paul Scully (Labor).
Read more
Local News

Controversial Mcauleys Lane DA approved near Mullumbimby

Hans Lovejoy - 9
A controversial large exclusive 38-lot DA near Mullumbimby, led by wealthy developers John Callanan, Tim Mundy – and with help from lead designer and now deputy mayor Jack Dods – has been approved by the Northern Regional Planning Panel. 
Read more
Editorial

Editorial – Localisation and the media’s role

Hans Lovejoy - 0
World Localisation Day is being celebrated through the month of June.
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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