The corona investigative committee is moving forward. Time is needed to assimilate the proceedings of this very important investigation, by Grand Jury The Court of Public Opinion. The model proceedings can be found online. Robert Podhajsky, Ocean Shores
How much of these pro-developer actions by Council are we supposed to put up with? Council give away land to developers and the developer puts through a controversial development application (DA). Then the developer cashes in and sells it....
Want a fun day of netball, rugby league, soccer, skateboarding, BMX, baseball 5, or tennis? The Active Fest is coming to the Cavanbah Centre in Byron on July 14.
Byron Council will aim to give local First Nations people a role in its decision-making process by September 2024, echoing the newly-elected federal government’s pledge to honour the Uluru Statement from the Heart.
The Northern Regional Planning Panel (NRPP) recently gave a determination for a Bioenergy Facility to be built within the award-winning Byron Wetlands. But it’s not over yet! The newly elected Byron Shire Council (BSC), as the developer, still needs to...
We are delighted to share the news that Australia will attend the first Meeting of State Parties to the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons, in Vienna, as an observer. Federal Member for Macquarie, Susan Templeman MP, will head...
Thanks Council, for the advertisement on page 5 letting us know that you co-hosted a conference. It is good to know our locals received awards. But why is it that the NSW government lets us know on page 6...
Row upon row Lest we forget the rows of trees they planted to recall the rows of boys they sent to die in the war Jon Paul Summers, Suffolk Park
The foulest crime against the planet was committed secretly in the heart of Brunswick Heads during the pandemic lockdown. The rarest and most iconic tree in Byron Shire, under which the Arakwal, Minyangbal, and other Bundjalung people celebrated life,...
The heavy rain on 28–30 March 2022 resulted in flooding of Lake Ainsworth at Lennox Head to about 2m above its normal level. Impacts elsewhere were much worse, but Lake Ainsworth still deserves our concern and attention. Twelve weeks later...
Olympic golden girl Cate Campbell claims to have wrestled long and hard with herself before passionately promoting a ban on trans women in elite swimming to the FINA delegates. Perhaps she could have asked a transgender person what it...
The operations manager of the Byron Music Festival says her attempts to run the event this year were cruelled by Byron Council staff, who allegedly provided organisers with false information and spoke to them like they were ‘idiots’.
In the wake of the collapse of local green energy retailer, Enova, the NSW government say they are considering underwriting small energy retailers who face unfair market competition from large retailers who also generate electricity.
Did you know it’s been six months since councillors were elected? They have another two years to go, and while a usual term is a gruelling four years, this time, it’s shorter, owing to a disrupting bat virus.
Who are the visionary architects and planners that will protect and enhance this ramshackle surf town’s social fabric and built environment of Byron Bay?
Byron Writers Festival is again offering Sunday locals’ passes, supported for the third time by partners, Stone & Wood.
While jailed Australian citizen and journalist, Julian Assange, waits for the new Labor government to act on his behalf with US extradition orders from the UK, another whistleblower and his lawyer face court behind closed doors on Australian soil.
A controversial decision by Byron Council to approve a mixed-use development in Brunswick Heads could be overturned, after a group of councillors who oppose the plan got the numbers for a rescission motion.
I do not wish to condemn politicians for the state of corruption in this country. However, I do wish to condemn bribery that surfaced when big business and filthy rich people were allowed to make political donations. Plus, lobbyists,...
It’s fair to say residents of Mullumbimby have seen a steady increase in the number of vehicles visiting the town over recent years; a mixed blessing depending on your circumstances. For businesses it has undoubtedly meant an increase in...
The right to safe abortion is the cornerstone of the women’s movement. It’s the ground on which we stand to become lawyers and academics and policy writers and journalists and activists. It’s allowed us reproductive freedom and put us on equal footing with those without wombs; mainly cis men who, for centuries, saw our bodies as countries to rape and pillage. Our wombs were colonised – the cock was the flag that ploughed deep into our stolen earth.
Letters to the editor 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,...
The Nimbin Art Fair is on again after many postponements owing to covid and the floods. Hosted by Nimbin Artists Gallery, a not-for-profit organisation supporting local creatives, the Fair allows you to see the whole gamut of creative art from the vibrant arts community that is Nimbin and its surrounds.
Victoria Cosford It’s my latest obsession; native thyme infused vinegar. Herby, a little sweet – it’s a knockout – a gutsy dimension added to my most-nightly salads. And the strawberry gum, a generous scatter into a recent raspberry muffin mix,...
The Diner Lennox is a true community-based restaurant run by a couple of guys who love hospitality, and get a kick out of people enjoying what they do. If you’ve been to the Diner, chances are you’ve chatted to...
