Since 1986 The Byron Shire Echo has been the voice of the Byron Shire. This independent free weekly newspaper covers the news and events of a thriving, unique and colourful north coast community. Offering much more than just local news, The Echo is home to a rich selection of quality content, including political and legal commentary from an array of experienced political and legal figures, a lively selection of letters to the editor, thought-provoking articles, Mandy Nolan’s popular Soapbox commentary and a comprehensive entertainment coverage in Seven. For Byron Bay restaurant reviews (and food, wine and travel news from outside the Byron bubble) check out The Good Life. There is also the Good Taste restaurant guide, service directory, classified ads, real estate and much more.
The Byron Shire is full of vibrant towns and villages. Byron Bay, Mullumbimby, Bangalow, Suffolk Park, Brunswick Heads, Billinudgel, Ocean Shores, New Brighton – they all have their own distinctive character – a diversity that is reflected in the pages of their community newspaper. We also distribute to nearby towns such as Lennox Head, Skennars Head, East Ballina and through the hinterland towns such as Federal, Eureka, Clunes up to Kingscliff, Pottsville, and even Murwillumbah in the north, where many residents either work and play in the Byron Shire, or just want to keep up with the fun, and the issues.
For more on the history of The Echo see About The Echo.
Everyone reads The Echo!
In print: The Byron Shire Echo has a weekly readership of over 56,000 people*. Print circulation is 24,500 copies each week (March 2023).
*Comparing the March 2013 Roy Morgan National Readership survey results with national circulation statistics, the readership of a newspaper is approximately 2.3 times its circulation, which gives the readership figure of over 56,000 per week.
Online: In addition to those people reading the printed copies of the Byron Echo, it is also found in an online format and as part of Echonetdaily. In the 12 months to March 2023 The Echo online was visited by 1,036,267 individual users, generating 4,852,552 page views (source – Google Analytics). Echonetdaily is emailed to around 10,000 subscribers daily Monday-Friday.
The Echo also posts selected stories on Facebook and has a Twitter feed.
For further proof of The Echo‘s far reaching appeal see our Everyone reads The Echo! page.
