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Rail trail: who wins?

Christopher Sheridan, Ewingsdale - March 5, 20260

Our councillors are supposed to advocate for the area, being responsible for services to meet local needs. There has been little or no evidence that...

Local News

Echo crosswords – passing the baton

Ziggi Browning - January 23, 20260

The Echo would like to heartily thank the talented wordsmith, Stephen Clarke, for so generously offering his crosswords for us to publish over the last couple of years. We wish him all the best enjoying his freedom from the relentless task of feeding us a new puzzle every week.

Byron Echo

Bull dust

Dr Desmond Bellamy, Byron Bay - January 8, 20260

Bruce Porter (antisemitism’, Echo 23/12/2025) has discovered an ‘elephant in the room’ that is the cause of the vicious hatred directed at Jews this...

Byron Echo

Spot the sign

Roger Seccombe, Ballina - November 28, 20250

Larry Hoofs’ letter (19 Nov) made me smile. As a retired traffic engineer, I remember ‘worrying’ about the apparent discrepancy. In this state, the Department of...

Byron Echo

Young woman’s death in Mullumbimby

Burkhard Schulze Waltrup, Crabbes Creek - October 3, 20250

Regarding the front page headline in last week’s edition of The Echo – I am aware that DV is a highly emotional subject, but...

Local News

Vale Stefano Canuto

Norm Appel and Stefano’s family - July 23, 20250

Byron Shire, indeed, the world, lost one of our most loved and colourful characters recently.

Byron Echo

Mullum win the local league derby

Ross Kendall - May 29, 20250

The Mullumbimby Giants celebrated 40 years of rugby league at their Les Donnelly Field, last Sunday, with wins across three of four grades against the Byron Bay Red Devils.

Byron Echo

Bluedogs on winning streak

Ross Kendall - May 29, 20250

The Bangalow Bluedogs division three women’s soccer team had a tight 1-0 win over Goonellabah last weekend. The win on their home ground put them into second place on the table, behind the Burringbar Bandits.

Richmond Electorate

The good, the bad, and the ugly: 2025 election senate voting guide

Ziggi Browning - April 24, 202525

The unwieldy senate ballot paper can be a bit tricky to navigate with its many obscure political parties that may sound benign. The savvy...

Byron Echo

Team Albo

Terry Sharples, Tweed Heads - April 24, 20253

Justine has won Richmond for Labor seven times. However, the ballot positions this time have Justine’s nemesis Mandy Nolan (Greens) in the number one...

Byron Echo

Crossword solver’s guide: Stephen Clarke’s Crossword #36

Stephen Clarke - December 31, 20240

This solvers guide is to Stephen Clarke’s Crossword #36, published in The Byron Shire Echo Issue 39.30, 1 January 2025.

Byron Echo

Crossword solver’s guide: Stephen Clarke’s Crossword #35

Stephen Clarke - December 20, 20240

This solvers guide is to Stephen Clarke’s Crossword #35, published in The Byron Shire Echo Issue 39.29, 23 December 2024.

Byron Echo

Crossword solver’s guide: Stephen Clarke’s Crossword #34

Stephen Clarke - December 17, 20240

This solvers guide is to Stephen Clarke’s Crossword #34, published in The Byron Shire Echo Issue 39.28, 18 December 2024.

Byron Echo

Mullum propaganda

Simon Alderton, Ballina - September 30, 202413

When my otherwise peaceful, progressive mate from Mullum starts sprouting militarist, right-wing Russian propaganda that Russia’s invasion of Ukraine was ‘all the West’s fault’,...

Byron Echo

Guess who?

James Wright, Byron Bay - September 30, 20240

I am home to native animals; I have prevented mass extinction and every national park is birthed from my womb. I use three per...

Byron Echo

Hate and war

Kol Dimond, West Mullum - September 30, 20240

Whatever your personal views regarding the Criminal Code Amendment (Hate Crimes) Bill 2024, the one thing that stood out to me was those most...

Byron Echo

Death of a river

Paul Brecht, Maclean - September 27, 20240

The Darling River (Barka is it’s Indigenous name) has been polluted and drained to the point that the great Murray cod were floating dead,...

Byron Echo

Council election

Liz Levy, Suffolk Park - September 27, 20240

On at least two occasions I have been grateful for the assistance given by Duncan Dey in important community crusades. Shock and disappointment therefore...

Byron Echo

Is anyone from Venus anymore?

Graham Bassett, Suffolk Park - September 27, 20241

I suspect the answer is ‘yes’ to your query about whether Labor are serious about MAD legislating (Backlash, September 18). The bureaucracy I find myself...

Byron Echo

Global Imams Council

Duncan Shipley-Smith, Byron Bay - September 27, 20244

Regarding M McCormack’s letter quoting the Global Imams Council (GIC). While the deaths of hostages is to be condemned by all humanitarian standards, we...

Byron Echo

Ecocide, koalas

Jo Faith, Newtown - September 26, 20240

Climate change-affected Pacific Islanders have taken the issue of ecocide to the international arena. Whilst ecocide is recognised as extremely harmful to nature/habitat/sentient beings its...

Letters

Rail trail: who wins?

Christopher Sheridan, Ewingsdale - March 5, 20260

Our councillors are supposed to advocate for the area, being responsible for services to meet local needs. There has been little or no evidence that...

Local News

Echo crosswords – passing the baton

Ziggi Browning - January 23, 20260

Byron Echo

Bull dust

Dr Desmond Bellamy, Byron Bay - January 8, 20260

Bruce Porter (antisemitism’, Echo 23/12/2025) has discovered an ‘elephant in the room’ that is the cause of the vicious hatred directed at Jews this...

Byron Echo

Spot the sign

Roger Seccombe, Ballina - November 28, 20250

Larry Hoofs’ letter (19 Nov) made me smile. As a retired traffic engineer, I remember ‘worrying’ about the apparent discrepancy. In this state, the Department of...

Byron Echo

Young woman’s death in Mullumbimby

Burkhard Schulze Waltrup, Crabbes Creek - October 3, 20250

Regarding the front page headline in last week’s edition of The Echo – I am aware that DV is a highly emotional subject, but...

Local News

Vale Stefano Canuto

Norm Appel and Stefano’s family - July 23, 20250

Byron Shire, indeed, the world, lost one of our most loved and colourful characters recently.

Byron Echo

Mullum win the local league derby

Ross Kendall - May 29, 20250

The Mullumbimby Giants celebrated 40 years of rugby league at their Les Donnelly Field, last Sunday, with wins across three of four grades against the Byron Bay Red Devils.

Byron Echo

Bluedogs on winning streak

Ross Kendall - May 29, 20250

Richmond Electorate

The good, the bad, and the ugly: 2025 election senate voting guide

Ziggi Browning - April 24, 202525

The unwieldy senate ballot paper can be a bit tricky to navigate with its many obscure political parties that may sound benign. The savvy...

Byron Echo

Team Albo

Terry Sharples, Tweed Heads - April 24, 20253

Justine has won Richmond for Labor seven times. However, the ballot positions this time have Justine’s nemesis Mandy Nolan (Greens) in the number one...

Byron Echo

Crossword solver’s guide: Stephen Clarke’s Crossword #36

Stephen Clarke - December 31, 20240

This solvers guide is to Stephen Clarke’s Crossword #36, published in The Byron Shire Echo Issue 39.30, 1 January 2025.

Byron Echo

Crossword solver’s guide: Stephen Clarke’s Crossword #35

Stephen Clarke - December 20, 20240

This solvers guide is to Stephen Clarke’s Crossword #35, published in The Byron Shire Echo Issue 39.29, 23 December 2024.

Byron Echo

Crossword solver’s guide: Stephen Clarke’s Crossword #34

Stephen Clarke - December 17, 20240

This solvers guide is to Stephen Clarke’s Crossword #34, published in The Byron Shire Echo Issue 39.28, 18 December 2024.

Byron Echo

Mullum propaganda

Simon Alderton, Ballina - September 30, 202413

When my otherwise peaceful, progressive mate from Mullum starts sprouting militarist, right-wing Russian propaganda that Russia’s invasion of Ukraine was ‘all the West’s fault’,...

Byron Echo

Guess who?

James Wright, Byron Bay - September 30, 20240

I am home to native animals; I have prevented mass extinction and every national park is birthed from my womb. I use three per...

Byron Echo

Hate and war

Kol Dimond, West Mullum - September 30, 20240

Whatever your personal views regarding the Criminal Code Amendment (Hate Crimes) Bill 2024, the one thing that stood out to me was those most...

Byron Echo

Death of a river

Paul Brecht, Maclean - September 27, 20240

The Darling River (Barka is it’s Indigenous name) has been polluted and drained to the point that the great Murray cod were floating dead,...

Byron Echo

Council election

Liz Levy, Suffolk Park - September 27, 20240

On at least two occasions I have been grateful for the assistance given by Duncan Dey in important community crusades. Shock and disappointment therefore...

Byron Echo

Is anyone from Venus anymore?

Graham Bassett, Suffolk Park - September 27, 20241

I suspect the answer is ‘yes’ to your query about whether Labor are serious about MAD legislating (Backlash, September 18). The bureaucracy I find myself...

Byron Echo

Global Imams Council

Duncan Shipley-Smith, Byron Bay - September 27, 20244

Regarding M McCormack’s letter quoting the Global Imams Council (GIC). While the deaths of hostages is to be condemned by all humanitarian standards, we...

Byron Echo

Ecocide, koalas

Jo Faith, Newtown - September 26, 20240

Climate change-affected Pacific Islanders have taken the issue of ecocide to the international arena. Whilst ecocide is recognised as extremely harmful to nature/habitat/sentient beings its...

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