What a pity the Australian Short Term Rental Association didn’t use their two columns in their full-page ad in The Echo (28 September) for a direct comparison between Council’s claims and theirs. That’s probably because they will use any...
A group of former employees/contractors from local conservation group, Byron Rangers, have approached The Echo saying they are concerned that the organisation is operating unethically by not paying wages or superannuation for its employees.
I am a resident of more than 35 years in the Byron Shire. I have lived in many suburbs and witnessed first-hand the destructive nature of a whole-house Airbnb. The people in the continual whole house rental are not...
Has enough time passed for comment on the ‘service’ Queen Elizabeth granted England over 70 years? Probably not, but I’m not one to stand on ceremony. My recollection is of a monarch who was, unlike her son Charles, devoid of...
When did the community centre change to Byron Theatre and was there any public information shared as to this change? I am a very happy member of the elder beats, a drumming circle for elderly people that was based at...
Flickerfest and One Vision Productions have joined forces to facilitate a workshop and free film screening that has brought flood-affected youth together to tell their stories.
A group of residents committed to the return of rail services to the area say the first stage of planning is underway ‘to bring our tracks back to life and extend a climate-friendly train service to Mullumbimby, with the second stage to provide rail services to Bangalow’.
TEDxByronBayWOMEN is about the power of women and girls to be creators and change-makers.
Thanks for a great article about the stupid reaction of our premier to the recommendations of the NSW Ice Inquiry. Wasting over two years to react, which caused so much pain, suffering, and death in the community, it is...
Apart from organic shiraz, my latest investment in health is this mini-stepper, or ‘massage stepper’ as they call it in the country of origin.
Phew. Last week, federal Labor introduced legislation into parliament that would hopefully stiffen the spines across the Commonwealth public sector.
A 35ha Myocum residential rezoning/subdivision proposal, located near the McAuleys Lane and Mullum Road intersection, has some neighbours anxious about the potential for traffic accidents, given the precarious intersection and busy road.
The perennial push by Council to deploy pay parking in Brunswick Heads and Mullumbimby was voted through at last week’s meeting – all with the support of every councillor except Alan Hunter.
In 2021 a group of local musicians were given Council permission to hold a ‘once only’ festival in Dening Park, owing to covid restrictionss. Now, this week, we have the same group, calling themselves the Byron Music Festival, applying to...
Will Liley’s letter was profoundly disturbing. While I worked with Amnesty International, I met many Chilean refugees seeking asylum. It is well documented – the human rights abuses under the Pinochet regime. The terrible trauma of people I met still...
Byron Shire Council have recognised 1,454 flood-affected homes in Byron Shire that could benefit from the government’s much touted assistance via its Northern Rivers Reconstruction Corporation.
Auntie’s Cafe has now opened in Broken Head Holiday Park and is serving a delicious menu inspired by local native foods.
I like myself. It’s taken a long time to realise that I’m okay; to stop measuring myself against benchmarks where I always come up short. Obviously not literally. I’m a tall person. Tall people are perceived as confident and powerful and capable. It’s how I see myself.
The year 2030 is an important year for climate targets. It is also the year that my two oldest grandchildren will turn eighteen with all the rights and responsibilities that age brings. Gulp. And I will turn eighty. A fitting present...
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Surfing is a central part of Byron Bay’s identity and this year’s surf films are certain to bring the whole community together in a celebration of athleticism, wild seas and sheer joy in our exquisite environment.
Simon Haslam I don’t know if you can recall one of those luminous moments in your life when it just seemed to be you, perhaps with a loved one or group of friends, in a magical connected space. Perhaps a...
Simon Haslam Lambruk Pantry is a family-owned local gourmet providore based in the heart of the Byron Shire. If you’re looking for something classy, that’s also healthy and made right here, they’re right on the mark. They have a huge range...
‘If you can look after fifty chickens’, Oliver tells me, ‘you might as well look after 500.’ In between a steady stream of customers and friends, I’m chatting to Oliver Bora at his stall. Now in his early twenties,...
The Oceania Cup delivered exciting and close football for the 19 teams that competed across last weekend at the Alstonville FC’s Crawford Park fields. The women’s football event included 41 games, and players ranged in age from 10-60 years. ‘We are...
