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October 23, 2026

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Landscapes and ‘ghosts’ meet at Lone Goat Gallery

A sunlit valley sounds like a pleasant place to spend an afternoon. A pathway to madness, perhaps less so.

Other News

The alchemy of suffering

There is alchemy in the crucible of suffering, if you can surrender to it. I don’t say this glibly and acknowledge the scale of suffering many beings endure is unimaginable.

Police seize 22 e-bikes in Sydney

As part of a crackdown on e-bikes across the state, 22 illegal e-bikes have been seized following a NSW Police Force and Transport for NSW joint operation across southern Sydney and the Illawarra.

Cartoon of the week – 21 October, 2026

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.

Ballina Council fined for pesticide breaches at Lennox Head

Ballina Shire Council has been fined $2,500 after misusing pesticide near a Lennox Head waterway and failing to keep a required application record.

‘Coal mines are writing the laws’

The Minns government has announced it will bypass the independent planning process and legislate an increase in coal production at MACH Energy's Mount Pleasant mine, following the landmark High Court decision that found the mine's expansion approval was invalid because the climate pollution from exported coal had not been properly considered.

Last chance to comment on Brunswick water-extraction overhaul

Locals have until Monday to have their say on a proposed overhaul of Brunswick catchment water-extraction rules, including tighter pumping restrictions aimed at protecting river flows and migrating fish.

Editorial Submissions

The Echo welcomes unsolicited contributions but, given the volume of material we receive, not all submissions will be acknowledged. Email is the preferred means of receipt.

Please see our Contact Us page for details of where to send your contributions.

The quality of a submission will greatly affect the likelihood of us using it. Some helpful tips can be found through the following links:

Submit a press release

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Letters to the editor

We love to receive letters, but not every letter will be published; the publication of letters is at the discretion of the online and print letters editors.

The deadline for the Byron Echo newspaper is noon Friday and letters longer than 200 words may be cut for the paper. However, longer letters are often published online before or after being published in the paper.

Letters already published in other papers will not be considered.

Guidelines on our editorial policy regarding letters to the printed Byron Shire Echo are below.

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To give your gig the best chance of being included in our entertainment section please include a short write up about the event (200 words max) and 2 high resolution photos.

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An example press release can be be downloaded here as a Word doc template:

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Submit a musician’s biography

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Guidelines – editorial policy on letters

We welcome your submissions, comments and letters to the printed Byron Shire Echo and hope that conversations there will be courteous and constructive.

Any such comments, submissions or letters sent to the editor may be published in full. You are fully responsible for their content , for example with regard to your liability under defamation laws.

In general we may edit or refuse to publish:

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In short: please be nice.

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Aston Private: personalised care, close to home

Aston Private has expanded its Northern Rivers services by launching Aston at Home, an outpatient service for people who would benefit from treatment while staying at home and connected to daily life.

Ballina Council fined for pesticide breaches at Lennox Head

Ballina Shire Council has been fined $2,500 after misusing pesticide near a Lennox Head waterway and failing to keep a required application record.

Preschools urged to join Lismore rally over funding concerns

Northern Rivers preschool staff and families are being urged to rally outside Lismore MP Janelle Saffin’s office amid concerns that new state funding rules could threaten community preschool services.

Bangalow Bowlo fight goes to Supreme Court

When Norths Collective decided to breach the memorandum of understanding with the Bangalow Bowlo and the community, and closed the Bangalow Bowlo with no warning, they may not have realised how prepared the community is to fight for the return of their beloved Bowlo.