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A disappointed dog
It’s taken a whole week for my dog to read to page 21 in last week’s Echo. She’s been...
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Inspiration
I’m reading a densely written, absolutely beautiful book – Overstory by Richard Powers – an important, environmentally sensitive novel...
Candidates against the train
Bruce Clarke, Mark Swivel and Asren Pugh have officially stated they do not believe it’s worth trying to get...
Realistic, local agendas!
On Saturday 4 December we need to vote for people who focus on issues that can be controlled by...
Byron Supper Club
Bryce Hallett
The Byron Supper Club is set to return and transport audiences to a magical and exciting realm akin...
Fake Greens
This is a strange election.
Michael Lyon, Jeanette Martin (and retired Simon Richardson) all rode the Greens ticket to get...
Telling girls they don’t like STEM halves their involvement at any age
Even children as young as six can develop ideas that girls don’t like computer science and engineering as much as boys – stereotypes that carry over into teenagerhood and contribute to gender gaps at university, according to a study published in PNAS.
Byron Echo
Realistic, local agendas!
On Saturday 4 December we need to vote for people who focus on issues that can be controlled by Council. Candidates claiming they can,...
National News
Coal shame for Queensland and Australian
Local Whitsundays resident Paul Jukes took action this morning against the continued development of the Adani Carmichael Coal Mine.
Local News
Wilsons River flood peak and flooding not expected for Tweed, Rouse, Brunswick River catchments
The prediction provided by the Bureau of Meteorology expects that locals around the Wilsons River at Lismore will see the river peak this afternoon at 4.20m. However, ‘Flooding is no longer expected in the Tweed, Rouse, Brunswick River catchments.
Byron Echo
Vote for community
From 2007 to 2020, I lived in Byron Bay. I worked as a community-based coastal and marine researcher and writer. I wrote about this...
