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Man dies following single-vehicle crash – Chinderah

A man has died following a single-vehicle crash near Chinderah today.
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Call for the community to join the Mullumbimby clean up

The Mullumbimby Chamber of Commerce and Community (MCCC) are calling on local businesses and the community to join them in cleaning up the main street of town on Sunday, 25 October from 8am to 10am.
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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.
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The climate crisis is here – what do we do?

As we watch the climate crisis accelerate around us Lismore-based resilience practitioner Dr Jean Renouf and Murwillumbah academic Professor Richard Hil will be joining former Byron Shire councillor Cate Coorey in conversation this Friday.
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Byron Bay wins Wallace Shield

For the past 63 years Byron Bay and Ballina lady golfers have had a fierce but friendly rivalry for the Wallace Shield. Even COVID couldn't spoil the party, although the competition was played with certain restrictions.
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Music overtones at Byron Bay International Film Festival

From the extraordinary life and legacy of Marianne Faithfull to the raw energy of Australia’s 1995 Summersault tour, a larrikin road trip through the Australian bush and the next generation of music video makers, music runs through this year’s Byron Bay International Film Festival. 
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Culvert remediation works

Byron Shire Council says repairs to the damaged culvert on Coolamon Scenic Drive, between Dudgeons Road and Synotts Lane, will commence tomorrow (20 October 2026). The remediation works will address damage that has restricted traffic to one lane through the affected section.
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North Coast Gig Guide

Plan your night out with our comprehensive NSW North Coast Gig Guide.
Click on the days below to reveal the gig listings or jump to the following weeks.

Gig listings were accurate at the time of publishing but may have changed without notification – please check with venues for more information.

Monday 19th Oct 2026

BYRON BAY

Tuesday 20th Oct 2026

BYRON BAY

Wednesday 21st Oct 2026

BYRON BAY

ELTHAM

MULLUMBIMBY

MURWILLUMBAH

Thursday 22nd Oct 2026

BALLINA

BROADWATER

BRUNSWICK HEADS

BYRON BAY

COORABELL

GOONELLABAH

LISMORE

Friday 23rd Oct 2026

BRUNSWICK HEADS

BYRON BAY

CHINDERAH

COOLANGATTA

FINGAL HEAD

GOONELLABAH

KINGSCLIFF

LENNOX HEAD

MULLUMBIMBY

MURWILLUMBAH

SCU LISMORE

SUFFOLK PARK

TWEED HEADS

TWEED HEADS (QLD TIME)

Saturday 24th Oct 2026

BALLINA

BANGALOW

BRUNSWICK HEADS

BYRON BAY

FINGAL HEAD

GOONELLABAH

KINGSCLIFF

LENNOX HEAD

LISMORE

MULLUMBIMBY

MURWILLUMBAH

SUFFOLK PARK

TWEED HEADS

TWEED HEADS (QLD TIME)

Sunday 25th Oct 2026

BALLINA

BANGALOW

BILLINUDGEL

BRUNSWICK HEADS

BYRON BAY

LENNOX HEAD

MULLUMBIMBY

OCEAN SHORES

TWEED HEADS

 

Whatever music you’re in to, or entertainment you’re after, we have the most shows and gigs listed in one convenient place for the northern rivers. To see what’s on in Byron Bay to Murwillumbah, Nimbin to Lennox Head, Kingscliff to Mullumbimby, Tweed Heads to Bangalow, Ballina to Coolangatta, Lismore and beyond, The Echo‘s Gig Guide has the local pubs, clubs, venues, DJs and bands covered!

Email gigs[at]echo.net.au to have your gig listed here free of charge!

The printed Byron Echo Gig Guide is distributed on Wednesdays and lists gigs from this guide Thursday to Wednesday. Please submit your gigs by Friday COB at least a whole week before your gig runs to make print deadline.

Local News

Oh Byron Shire, the pipes, the pipes are calling…

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Byron Shire Council largely does not know the condition of its $114 million underground stormwater network, with a draft infrastructure plan warning that limited inspections are creating a risk of pipe failure.
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Editorial

Editorial – The rise of the machines

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When the last switchboard operator became extinct and the filing assistant closed the cabinet for the last time to join the lamplighters and ratcatchers we were, perhaps, mollified with the knowledge that newer, more interesting careers would open up before us.
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Deadline extended for Uniquely Byron Business Awards

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Byron businesses have until midnight tomorrow, Saturday, October 24, to enter this year’s Uniquely Byron Business Awards after organisers extended the application deadline.
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Flash flooding advice follows days of heavy Northern Rivers rain

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The NSW State Emergency Service has advised Northern Rivers residents to monitor conditions for possible flash flooding after more than 117mm of rain fell at Cape Byron and Ballina Airport over four days, with further falls overnight.
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