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June 26, 2026

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26-room Mullum seniors hostel on exhibition

A proposal to build a 26-room seniors hostel in Mullumbimby is back on the table, after being rejected by Byron Shire Council in December 2025.
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Other News

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Science in the Pub, Lismore, 16 July

An engaging and informative Science in the Pub event is planned on Thursday, 16 July, from 5pm at Two Mates Brewing, South Lismore.
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National NewsThe Echo - 0

Citizen science last line of defence for threatened species

Native forest logging is again in the spotlight in NSW, following Monday night’s Four Corners investigation into Forestry Corporation NSW’s failure to protect nationally endangered species.
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The Good LifeThe Echo - 0

Highwayman’s Winter Whisky Feast

Highwayman’s Dan Woolley has been working with whisky for over 20 years, and started to fill his own barrels...
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The NT intervention laws that shape lives

This Sunday marks 19 years since the then Howard Government announced the Northern Territory Intervention laws – ‘The Intervention’ began with a media release by Mal Brough, Minister for Indigenous Affairs, on June 21, 2007.
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LettersSean Houlahan, Booyong - 0

Booyong Abattoir II

The ongoing discussion surrounding the Booyong Abattoir is about more than a single DA application. It raises broader questions...
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The Good LifeThe Echo - 0

Local farming legend retires after 23 years

Thursday, 25 June marks the end of an era for local farmer Kenrick Riley who is retiring from Byron...
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Housing & Building Supplements

Finance & Property Outlook

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Living Now appeared as part of The Byron Shire Echo issue 40.45.

Living Now

The art of living in the Northern Rivers.

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Living Now appeared as part of The Byron Shire Echo issue 40.08.

Building Dreams

A guide for first home buyers in the Northern Rivers.

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Building Dreams appeared as part of The Byron Shire Echo issue 35.19.

Big Ideas, Tiny Houses

Whether as a lifestyle choice or a solution for secondary accommodation or income, the evolution of tiny home design has captured our imagination. The ability to live comfortably in a compact space speaks not only to innovative design but to a feeling of being safe and cosy.

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Big Ideas, Tiny Houses appeared as part of The Byron Shire Echo issue 34.21.

Local News

Schools Roadshow heads to Lismore

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The Rivers Secondary College Lismore High Campus will host 80 principals and public school leaders from across the North Coast and New England on Friday 26 June as part of the 2026 Schools Roadshow.
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Editorial

Could you be a better councillor?

Aslan Shand - 0
I had the opportunity to speak to the NSW Reconstruction Authority (NSW RA) last month. One of the matters I brought up was the proposed 57 Station Street, Mullumbimby development. It was clear that the only ‘community feedback’ they would be listening to supported housing development on that site.
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Letters

Discursion on ‘reserve’

Robert Podhajsky, Ocean Shores - 0
Reserve is a word with many meanings. What is the Reserve Bank of Australia? Does it have a ‘reserve’? Reserve means: To keep back or...
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Letters

Economics of rail trail

Louise Doran, Ocean Shores - 0
Byron Shire and the North Coast is one of the fastest-growing regions on NSW’s east coast with millions of tourists, not a dying country...
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