I’ve been enjoying walking to the Byron Farmers Markets, or sitting in the shade on one of the wooden benches on a hot and lazy afternoon within the new railway precinct – the only thing that’s missing are the...
Federal Community Children’s Centre director, Mandala Diehl, says the Centre's unique Bush Tucker Living Classroom and community-based centre received a high commendation from the Department of Education in November 2021.
To supporters of Gladys, can you please bear in mind that we are still waiting for the results of the inquiry regarding her relationship with ex-minister Maguire, to see if it was corrupt or not. Also, it has recently...
Byron Bay wildlife film-maker, David Warth, has announced his intention to run as an Independent candidate for the federal seat of Richmond.
Thanks to those who are writing in to help us all raise our thoughts and remind us about the power of gratitude. I am especially grateful we have The Echo, an independent, inclusive voice that informs and brings our...
With the announcement of a federal election expected at any time, Hanabeth Luke has put her hand up for the Division of Page, a seat currently held by Kevin Hogan of the Nationals.
With the new Rous County Council (RCC) being made up of 6:2 pro-dam councillors there is now a demand for RCC to shelve the current Integrated Water Cycle Management Strategy (IWCM) and put the Dunoon Dam (DD) back on...
The NSW Government has announced a funding boost of nearly $20 million over four years to help more victim-survivors of domestic violence stay in their homes.
Two councillors who have penned a motion for the upcoming February 24 Council meeting are asking for public feedback around how to improve DA processing by Council staff.
Regional Planning Panels were introduced in NSW in 2009. They determine ‘regionally significant development applications (DAs) and other planning matters’. There are four regional Planning Panels in NSW. They are the middle tier of planning assessment. Council does ‘little...
The Shire’s RAT (rapid antigen test) upcycling project has taken a significant step forward, with a local OP shop and a well-known sculptor putting their hands up to take part.
Nutritious meals, essential items and lots of love is being dished out by Queers on Wheels to the local LGBTQIA+ community affected by COVID-19 and isolation.
I enjoyed Simon Haslam’s groundbreaking report in last week’s Echo on Dave Osborn’s remarkable achievement; that of parking in all the parking spots in Mullum’s Woolies. That he also impressed a teenage daughter is even more amazing. For a moment...
And so the rot sets in. Yet another out-of-town developer considers it has the right to annex protected Kingscliff agricultural land for some Orwellian concept of a private ‘health and education’ complex. Local Member Geoff Provest has, to his credit,...
A request by The Echo for the report that underpins advice around contamination of Butler Street Reserve has been refused by Byron Shire Council staff.
When my ancestors’ family landed in Brisbane in 1863, they settled in Coorparoo, close to the lagoons at Woolongabba. They played with the local kids there, who taught them how to swim, how to make and use a spear...
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American environmentalist ‘Lady Bird’ Johnson once famously said: ‘Where flowers bloom, so does hope.’ That was decades ago, but never has it been more evident. While many businesses have suffered during the COVID-19 pandemic, local flower farmer, George Singh, says...
In October last year the Ballina RSL Club lost one of their chefs, Minh Griffiths, to a sudden and tragic massive heart attack in a gym. Following this death, the club’s Executive Chef Stephen Mills pulled together a team of...
When New Brighton and Mullumbimby Farmers Markets began in 2007 and 2010 respectively, Rainforest Foods were one of the founding market stalls. Now, many years later, their products speak to the fundamentals of the farmers’ market community. ‘A bit before...
Over the last weekend in March, Frida’s Field restaurant and farm will pay homage to their holistically reared Angus-Wagyu cattle by hosting a special nose-to-tail beef celebration. Located just ten minutes from Bangalow in the Byron Bay Hinterland, the...
Many people know about the popular Kingscliff brewery, Earth Beer Company. But what you may not know is that the founders, Richie Foreman, Tom Lee Lewes and Zeke Hower have a long history of serving the Tweed and Byron...
Men love ‘nice’ girls. We laugh at their dumb jokes, we ignore their boozy hands, we smile when they say something creepy. Nice girls don’t make a big deal. Nice girls ask what they could have done differently. They blame themselves. They swallow their narrative. Nice girls don’t make trouble.
Steve Tyson’s stories are his life Steve Tyson is a singer-songwriter based in the Byron Bay hinterland. His music has taken him around the world for over fifty years. His stories are his life – tales of war, love, murder,...
CROWDED HOUSE A family day out at Bluesfest Formed in Melbourne in 1985, out of the ashes of New Zealand’s Split Enz, by Neil Finn, Paul Hester and Nick Seymour, Crowded House’s eponymous debut album went on to global success with...
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