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The Coast Road – short story comp entry

Short story by Edie Foxglove. Lu hates parties. Well, she hated that party, anyway. She dreams of attending big-city parties, far away from these people, this town...

Pages of a Book – short story comp entry

Short story by Pearl Bannister. I read a book once; it was a book about a man, he was lonesome and lost. I read half the book before turning the light off at a quarter to one...

Calling young writers for the Echo Short Story Competition!

Telling stories is how we make meaning. It is a kind of social glue – a way we understand and experience the perspectives of another.

On your mark, get set, write!

The Echo and Creative Mullum’s Short Story Competition is off to a great start with submissions so far in both the over and under 18-year-old categories.

Vale Eve Sinton 20/11/52–30/06/26

In February this year, Eve Sinton was admitted to Tamworth Hospital. All tests and biopsies were taken. Before announcing the diagnosis to Eve, the doctor asked ‘First Please tell me what was your occupation?’ Eve replied, ‘I am a journalist’.

Positive future for Byron’s visitor economy

Last Thursday saw Destination Byron bring together over 150 attendees looking at the future of Byron and its visitor economy.

Pet adoption day – 4 July in Ballina

Northern Rivers Animal Services Inc (NRAS) are hoping the sun will be out for their monthly adoption day on Saturday, 4 July from 10am until 1pm at the NRAS Rescue Shelter at 61 Piper Drive, Ballina.

Artists sought to transform factory space into multi-artform event

Expressions of Interest (EOI) are now open for artists to transform a former factory in Lismore – The Joinery – through performance, installation and site-responsive art.