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Local NewsZakai Sparkes - 0

Murwillumbah rezoning proposal open for feedback

The Northern Rivers Community is invited to have their say on the NSW Government’s Resilient Lands Program residential flood rezoning proposal.
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NSW state electionThe Echo - 0

Ballina councillor Michelle Bailey preselected as National Party candidate for seat of Ballina

Michelle Bailey had her soft launch as the National Party candidate for the NSW state seat of Ballina, which covers Byron and Ballina Shires, at last month’s Lismore Show.
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Entertainment NewsThe Echo - 0

How high? How dizzy?

Spaghetti Circus teens put circus to the test in Wait, What? The teenage performers of Spaghetti Circus will flip, juggle, spin, jump and balance their way through a playful circus experiment this month, when Wait, What? comes to the Spaghetti Circus Back Shed at Mullumbimby Showground for two performances on Friday, 20 and Saturday, 21 November.
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CartoonsThe Echo - 0

Cartoons of the week – 11 November, 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.
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Byron EchoMandy Nolan - 0

Mandy Nolan’s Soapbox: How to bee

We need bees. Simple tiny little bees. When it comes to pollinators, keeping our planet’s food supply flourishing, turns out bees are the best tech available. In fact, the bee’s knees. When it comes to pollinating our food crops, AI can’t save us. We need Bee-I. Small-winged tech. And it creates honey. Insanely sweet, antibiotic, preserving, immune- boosting honey. That’s crazy bee magic. Only nature could create something so insanely perfect and beautiful. Bees had drones way before we did.
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Local NewsThe Echo - 0

Are you a Northern Rivers creative?

Regional Arts NSW CEO, Tracey Callinan will be at the Byron Community Centre from 12 noon tomorrow to hear about the needs and experiences of local artists and all Northern Rivers creatives are invited to attend. 
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Byron EchoSimon Chance, Richmond Hill - 0

Flood-ready?

So Lismore heritage treasures have been restored at a cost of over $100 million. Just in time for the next...
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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 9th Nov 2026

BYRON BAY

Tuesday 10th Nov 2026

BYRON BAY

Wednesday 11th Nov 2026

BANGALOW

BYRON BAY

ELTHAM

MULLUMBIMBY

Thursday 12th Nov 2026

BROADWATER

BRUNSWICK HEADS

BYRON BAY

LISMORE

Friday 13th Nov 2026

BRUNSWICK HEADS

BYRON BAY

CHINDERAH

LENNOX HEAD

MULLUMBIMBY

MURWILLUMBAH

SUFFOLK PARK

TWEED HEADS

TWEED HEADS (QLD TIME)

WILSONS CREEK

Saturday 14th Nov 2026

BALLINA

BILLINUDGEL

BROADWATER

BRUNSWICK HEADS

BYRON BAY

LENNOX HEAD

MULLUMBIMBY

MURWILLUMBAH

SUFFOLK PARK

TWEED HEADS

TWEED HEADS (QLD TIME)

Sunday 15th Nov 2026

BALLINA

BILLINUDGEL

BRUNSWICK HEADS

BYRON BAY

ELTHAM

LENNOX HEAD

MULLUMBIMBY

SUFFOLK PARK

TWEED HEADS

UKI

 

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

Are you a Northern Rivers creative?

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Regional Arts NSW CEO, Tracey Callinan will be at the Byron Community Centre from 12 noon tomorrow to hear about the needs and experiences of local artists and all Northern Rivers creatives are invited to attend. 
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Local News

Lest we forget – a time to remember

The Echo - 0
On Wednesday, 11 November the Mullumbimby RSL Sub-Branch conducted a Remembrance Day Service at the Mullumbimby Cenotaph joining similar events in Byron Bay, Ballina, Lismore and around the country.  
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Local News

Where dance meets art

The Echo - 0
Making Contact is a collective exhibition bringing together artists from the Mullumbimby Contact Improvisation community.
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Editorial

Editorial – Defining the future of Byron

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Visiting friends had two things to say about Byron, it was smaller than they were expecting and wasn’t it amazing that the buildings were so low and you could still see the sky.
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