Two ideas put forward by Byron Council to help locals at risk of homelessness have hit a fatal speed bump in the form of a Council staff report, suggesting they are unfeasible.
Alan Veacock, Cumbalum With the possibility of an early Federal election the voters of the Northern Rivers, before deciding, need to seriously consider the appalling record of Ministerial accountability, allegations of rorting, corruption, sexual misconduct and self-indulgence displayed by this Lib/Nat...
David Temple, East Lismore Australia’s crisis of housing affordability and availability is probably at its most extreme in the Byron Shire. Efforts to provide new or affordable housing in the Shire are invariably met with opposition from local residents determined to protect...
A new addition to the Mullum Sculpture Walk will be chosen this weekend at the Ingenuity Maquette Exhibition.
The NSW Legislative Council’s Environment and Planning Committee have announced an inquiry into the government’s biodiversity offsetting scheme.
John Donnellan, Ocean Shores Dean Jeffery’s blase and simplistic explanation of Covid transmission is worrying. At last count 3.9 million of our fellow human beings have died of this horribly contagious disease. This was growing exponentially until the creation of a handful...
There’s a new group of locals putting themselves forward for the upcoming Council elections, to be held September 4.
Keith Duncan, Pimilco Surprise surprise, the hopelessly divided Nationals are once again tearing themselves apart, bugger the country, over-inflated egos and grandiose illusions seem more important. Intellectual ability and common sense have never been among the Nationals strengths. Their ‘strength’ comes...
Nirala Jacobi, Lower Wilsons Creek As a resident of Alidenes Road, I strongly object to the rezoning of the Wilsons Creek and Alidenes Rd area. Though I understand housing shortage is critical in the Shire, do we really want to start carving...
Andrew Hall, Ocean Shores Wow, life does sneak up on you. Here I am strongly disapproving of Adani (rebranded as Bravus) and NSW coal mining and I am missing out on a chance to support one of my heroes. Which hero? Bob...
Gwyn Hooper, Uki Can anyone tell me what benefit we get from federal party members standing in local Council elections? Personally the only reason for people standing in Council election under a federal party is to try and capture the entrenched vote...
Obi McDonald-Saint, Wilsons Creek I write to you in response to your article (Echo 23 June) about Council staff backing the Wilsons Creek rezoning proposal. This is a complete absurdity. 15–30 dwellings on less than 13 hectares is a ridiculous proposal and...
Matthew Lambourne, Mullumbimby Barnaby is back, and the Government’s laughable ‘climate policy’ could, believe it or not, get even worse. Meanwhile, in the real world, a study published a couple of weeks ago Satellite and Ocean Data Reveal Marked Increase in Earth’s Heating...
Steve Rollison, Lennox Head I have just had a flick through this week’s Echo. I was distracted by Paul Bibby’s ‘local news’ article about an idea hatched by a local bar owner regarding the creation of a ‘show’ done by ‘locals’. This person is...
Rod Murray, Ocean Shores Well, it looks like another rate rise is in the wind for Byron Shire ratepayers with no sign of paid parking in Brunswick Heads or Mullumbimby on the horizon. You have to wonder what it will take for...
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Byron Writers Festival is a three-day feast for the brain and soul. With more than 150 speakers appearing in 115 sessions over three days (6–8 August).
Legendary band member of The Living End, one of Australia’s foremost musical exports, Scott Owen can usually be seen climbing the heights of his double bass on stage during high octane live sets
Ross Kendall Former surf champion and Kingscliff local, Chelsea Hedges, was a successful recipient of Sport Australia’s 2021 Women Leaders in Sport (WLIS) Program. Chelsea is among 160 participants who went through the six-week course that aims to support and empower...
Ross Kendall Angela Smith of Byron Bay and Carmen Watson of Lennox Head have received Dragon Boat New South Wales 2021 Recognition Awards for their achievements and contributions to their dragon boat community. Angela is 80 and was deemed the Senior...
Ross Kendall Four local clubs are preparing to host the NSW 2021 Golf Croquet, division three, doubles and singles championships from Wednesday 14 till Sunday, 18 July. The contests are being co-hosted by Ballina Cherry Street Croquet, Ballina Croquet, Byron Bay...
Radhika and Rahul Thacker are passionate about high quality, authentic food. Their family-owned restaurant has been bringing diverse Indian flavours from Gujurat and beyond to the heart of Ballina since 2019. Since opening, they have had to deal with natural...
The easiest place to shop during Plastic Free July is your local farmers’ market, where plastic-free shopping is no big deal. Regular shoppers have been practising Plastic Free July every month for years, before KeepCups were even a thing....
Harvest is now open for lunch, seven days a week, and are open for dinner Wednesday to Saturday. The team is excited to be able to finally offer lunch all week long. Although the restaurant is open for dinners...
Byron’s first and only organic natural wine bar has new owners at the helm. The cosy little enclave in Bay Lane is being reinvigorated with fresh energy from local music producer and entrepreneur, Grant Weatherburn, and his photographer partner,...
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