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‘Waves Without Limits’ launches in Bruns

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Saturday saw the launch of ‘Waves Without Limits’ wheelchairs on Torakina Beach that has seen a chair, wheelie walker and hoist available for community use to access the beach and water.
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Local News

Sign up for the Chinny Charge and summer stroll

Aslan Shand - 0
As I turned into my road recently, I saw someone running down it with their torch bobbing in the dark night. I quickly stopped, wound down my window, and asked if they were okay?
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Local News

Dabke and Tatreez – keeping Palestinian music alive

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The Dabke and Tatreez ensemble were the first ever Palestinian music performance at the Sydney Opera House on 6 July last year, and they will be performing at the Bangalow A&I Hall on Saturday, 5 September at 6.30pm.
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Local News

Byron businesses shine at tourism awards

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Crystalbrook Byron and Better By Bike took out three gold awards at the recent  2026 North Coast Regional Tourism Awards in Coffs Harbour.
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Local News

A Splash of Colour for Bangalow

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A Splash of Colour was launched on Friday, 28 August at the Ninbella Gallery in Bangalow bringing the history of Bangalow to life. 
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Arrest runners

Gareth W R Smith, Byron Bay - 0
Palestinian activist and poet, Bassem Tamimi had his visa cancelled just as he was about to depart on an Australian speaking tour. The government...
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War in Iran

Peter Olson, Goonengerry - 0
The reasons given to justify the war in Iran are quite illogical and hence entirely false: in fact, it’s simply a war for resources....
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Student protest

Margot Hays, Bangalow - 0
It is with a heavy heart that I comment on the student protest against Pauline Hanson reported in The Echo. When I was at school...
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Shooting brumbies is inhumane

Dr Desmond Bellamy, PETA Australia - 0
People across the country have been outraged by the ongoing aerial and ground shooting of brumbies in Australia’s national parks. Killing these animals from...
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Musical visionaries

Simon Alderton, Byron Bay - 0
Sydney is a funny place. When recently at Warringah Mall, I was randomly asked to take part in a poll on whether there’s too...
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Mullum wins the grand final in Lismore

Mark Quinn - 0
Mullumbimby Brunswick Valley Football Club (BVFC) Grade 15, Division 1 soccer team won the grand final by defeating Alstonville FC 2-0 at Oakes Oval in Lismore last Saturday, 29 August.
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Local News

Save Wallum judgment to be handed down on Monday

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On Monday, 7 September, the community is invited to come together at Bayside Park, Brunswick Heads to hear Federal Court Justice Perry deliver judgment in the Save Wallum case.
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Flora, fauna, and funga

Mike Balson, Upper Wilsons Creek - 0
Last week, science added a new branch to the Tree of Life. Instead of just flora and fauna, the world of fungi (all 250,000 of...
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Bird Lake begins

Kelly Minahan, Suffolk Park Community Association - 0
There are times when a community needs to stop, acknowledge what has been achieved and simply say thank you. For Suffolk Park and Bird Lake,...
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Save Byron’s farmland

BC Melville, Highland Park, Qld - 0
Doug Foskey (Letters,26 August) asks why the state government is taxing farmers for ‘services’ he never sees. Indeed, why? The traditional dairy, cane, horticultural, and...
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Council: appoint an administrator

Hilary Bone, Federal - 0
Numerous letters have appeared in The Echo expressing grave concerns with regard to the administration of Byron Shire Council (BSC). I have monitored Council...
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Unnecessary rate rise

Sharon Kelly, Ocean Shores - 0
The proposed unnecessary rate rise doesn’t get decided until 27 February, 2027 by IPART. Make an objection: [email protected] Council needs to go if they can’t...
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Check your rates

John Lazarus, Byron Bay - 0
Check your Council rates notice. If you are the 44 per cent part of the community charged a ‘Minimum Rate’, you are subsidising both...
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We don’t just need more housing: we need it where it’s needed most

Sunil Badami - 0
With news that the last of Byron Shire’s pod villages will be closed by the end of the year, both residents and the wider community are asking: where will they go in a region where vacancy rates are less than 0.5 per cent?
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Local News

Celebrating 120 years of the Billinudgel Pub

Aslan Shand - 0
The Billinudgel Pub has stood its ground through floods, fires and more for the last 120 years and the unveiling of three recreated historic mirrors on the front verandah last Friday kicked off the celebrations.
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Council: rate rise

Jude Fanton, Byron Bay - 0
Firstly, do note that Byron Shire Council (BSC) put the rates up less than ten years ago. As for us two, who’ve lived here 34...
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Time for a bed tax

Raphael Cass, Byron Bay - 0
Bed tax. No rate rise. Tax the tourists. No rate rise. Tax the tourists. Insert plausible argument here to no avail because the NSW...
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Forests – INFM best option

Jan Barham, Broken Head - 0
Apologies, a correction to my article last week. In a fuzzy head cold state I wrongly referred to Great Koala National Park and Great...
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Gambling advertising

Jim Ewan, Main Arm - 0
I watch The Voice Australia and Australian Idol, not for the hype and competition but to see the performances of the contestants. This year both...
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Height limits in Byron Bay

Charles MacFarland, Ewingsdale - 0
I think it was Mark Twain who said, ‘If something is beautiful, and money can be made by destroying it, someone will come along...
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Council: civil unrest

Horst Tietze, Montecollum - 0
Let’s support our local businesses – it’s time to plan bigger. Not only struggling shopkeepers in Mullum but literally thousands of us have been expressing...
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Cartoons

Cartoon of the week – 2 September, 2026

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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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Mandy Nolan’s Soapbox: Warning: Choking Hazard

Mandy Nolan - 0
There is no safe way of choking someone.
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Entertainment News

Cinema : Three screen divas in nun’s habits

The Echo - 0
What could possibly go wrong? Judy Davis as Sister Agnes, Miriam Margolyes as Sister Luke and Jacki Weaver as Sister Mary Clare are tossed into the rugged landscapes of 1970s New Zealand in Holy Days.
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Entertainment News

Byron Bay Public School presents:

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The Great School Art Show Off! – Byron Bay Public School invites the community to celebrate creativity at a spectacular afternoon of art, music, dance and community spirit on Wednesday, 9 September from 4pm to 6pm.
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Entertainment News

Three screen divas in nuns habits

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After what felt like an unusually cold winter, get ready to celebrate warm spring nights with a packed September program at Brunswick Picture House. And what better way to sort out your Father’s Day with some good old-fashioned live entertainment?
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Entertainment News

Give these men a cigar!

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Since their formation in 2019, No Cigar has rapidly established themselves as one of New Zealand’s most promising musical acts, captivating audiences with their infectious grooves and compelling storytelling. The release of their first single ‘Tickets To Space’ at the end of that year was just the beginning.
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Entertainment News

They’re back!

The Echo - 0
Nudge Nudge Wink Wink launches Season 11 and they’re still dancing, still giving back!
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The Good Life

In The Pink is now … PINK

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After 38 years of ‘In The Pink Byron Bay’ it's time for an exciting change. This local family business is welcoming a new chapter with a complete renovation of the shop and a rebrand to ‘PINK’.
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The Good Life

School lunchbox inspiration

Allie Godfrey - 0
Forget the soggy sandwich and packaged snack – some of our local school kids are showing us just how exciting a healthy lunchbox can be.
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Local News

Protecting forests – no perfect solution

Jan Barham - 0
The current challenge is the delivery framework for the Greater Koala National Park and the NSW ALP promise is now contingent on its proposal to the federal government for the protection of state forests under the Improved Forest Management Method using Australian Carbon Credit Units which feels abhorrent.
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Cartoons

Cartoon of the week – 26 August, 2026

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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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Local News

Future of the Northern Rivers Wildlife Hospital under threat

Aslan Shand - 0
The Northern Rivers Wildlife Hospital is calling for urgent support as ongoing underfunding threatens the region’s only purpose-built wildlife hospital at a time when local wildlife need it more than ever.
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Local News

Mullum CWA celebrates 100 years

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The Mullumbimby Country Women’s Association has played a pivotal role in the local community for the last 100 years.
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Editorial

Editorial – Drug-checking saves lives

Aslan Shand - 0
No-one would tolerate killing six teenagers with methanol-laced alcohol in Australia, as occurred recently in Laos. But in Australia, you can’t check your drugs to see if they’re safe.
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Local News

Bangalow community rallying for the Bowlo

Aslan Shand - 0
A major town rally for Bangalow is planned for Saturday, 19 September at 2pm as the next phase of action to have the Bowlo reopened and back in community hands.
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Proposed rate rises Byron Shire Council

Paul Gannon, Coopers Shoot - 0
In yesterday’s mail on 18 August I received a letter/brochure from Byron Shire Council (BSC) dated 11 August titled Byron Shire’s Financial Future. Ostensibly...
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Local News

Sexual abuse counselling helping children heal in Northern Rivers

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A child sexual abuse counselling service has expanded to Northern Rivers NSW, ready to offer specialised support to children and families.
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Local News

Planting project grows from strength to strength

The Echo - 0
Lismore City Council says more than 17,000 native plants are now in the ground across Lismore, as the Rainforest to River project continues to transform important rainforest, wetland and riverbank habitat across the city.
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Articles & Columns

Government sells out Pacific, NT, Australia

David Lowe - 0
Last week the government demonstrated its flagrant disregard for science and common sense; from Washington to Palau, and from Canberra to Darwin.
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National News

Greater gliders following thylacine into extinction?

The Echo - 0
An alarming report released by the Natural Resources Commission (NRC) in the leadup to National Threatened Species Day (today), identifies the extent of state forests occupied by endangered greater gliders has declined by two-thirds over 27 years, and within the remaining occupied habitat populations have collapsed by a similar amount.
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