I find it very strange that in the New Epoch, 2022, which heralded record-breaking ‘unforeseen, unpredicted floods’, along the east coast of Australia, has puzzled and confused many state bureaucrats and state/local politicians. When addressing predictions for future floods,...
Further to Maggie Brown’s letter regarding the incident on Tallow Beach of a wallaby having to be shot by WIRES owing to dog-induced stress myopathy: as a daily walker along the trails in the Arakwal National Park at Tallow...
Is your local physiotherapist informed about the impacts of natural-disaster-related trauma on 8 to 12-year-olds?
I have just discovered the solution to avoid parking fees in Byron Bay. Simply buy a motorcycle and park on the footpath! Works a treat ! And Byron Council parking officers seem to turn a blind eye, even when they’ve...
Since 2001, the Byron Writers Festival Residential Mentorship has been inspiring writers on the path to publication. This year saw four writers spend a week in Possum Creek being mentored by Walkley Award-winning journalist and author, Sarah Armstrong.
Oh, dearest Hannah! (Letters, Hannah Grace, Echo 9 Nov). I am so glad that my very, very good friend Raphael sent me your advertisement from Australia’s Echo Magazine. My dear friend Rupert knows about advertising very, very, very well...
In a blatantly political move, the Tweed Chamber of Commerce is flogging an online petition calling for the appointment of an administrator to replace the Tweed Shire Council on the confected charge of delays in processing development applications. They...
The Bowlo, a treasured community asset in Bangalow very popular with young families, is now destined to be part of Norths Collective, a big city franchise with a business model based on property development and gaming machines, a potent...
The couple of letters under the headline of ‘In Defence of Julian Assange’ contained some curious statements in an attempt to justify the unjustifiable. Marc Westley brings up the old classic, that of a ‘rarely cited quirk’ in Swedish law...
An emergency radio tower is proposed for Teales Lookout, Koonyum Range. It is proposed by the telco authority via Catalyst One Pty Ltd, via Amalgamotion Pty Ltd to build a large tower, in a high fire danger area, on top...
A recent Echo article regarding Rous County Council’s plans to access Alstonville ground water through bores for its Future Water Project 2060 via an ‘Alstonville Water Treatment Plant’ should ring alarm bells for the people of Ballina Shire. Just where...
When it comes to the art of complaining, I’m among the best. Ask my friends, my partner, my mum-in-law – the cat…
What a privilege it was as an older resident to be able to participate and enjoy the annual Mullumbimby Show. The grounds are a credit to those who maintain and care for this special facility, the mowing and the planting...
Israel has a long tradition of targeting journalists and since 2000 has killed 45 according to the Palestinian Ministry of Information. During Israel’s 10 – 21 May blitzkrieg on Gaza in 2021, they killed 260 and bombed the offices of...
Dozens of local rescue dogs are ending up at the pound, and some are having to be euthanised, owing to a critical shortage of people willing to adopt or foster them.
At the Council meeting on 13/10/2022, Council decided to approve a DA in a low-density residential, ‘environmentally sensitive’ zoned area in Ocean Shores (the most protected policy area of Ocean Shores). So apparently, six dwellings of three storeys that...
William ‘Will’ Burnett served in the RAAF for ten years in logistics and ended his career as a well-established physical training Instructor. After his discharge, on his return from the Middle East, his mental health declined and he struggled through the clinical health system.
Driving past our new-ish Hollywood-inspired ‘LOVE’ sign on the way into Mullum had me reflect on the reality that despite being a fit and healthy, hardworking male, I’ve so far gone six years in this area since I was...
While we certainly share the concerns of Christopher Wright (Echo 9 Nov, 2022), as long time anti-war, peace activists, we feel the need to elaborate on the presence of US war fighting/spy facilities. For a long time now, we have...
What an outrageous scandal that already stressed-out refugees, living for years in limbo after been held in detention centres for years, have received letters telling them that they will not be able to stay here any longer and they...
Local identity Dave Howard passed away in the arms of his wife Libby and surrounded by the six children they share on Monday 14 November.
The impacts of landslides have been a little lost in the conversations around the devastating floods that took place in the Northern Rivers in February and March this year, but it is essential that we recognise the impact they have had, and will continue to have.
The recognition of loss and damage at COP27 is a cause for celebration by those countries, especially developing countries, already experiencing the impacts of climate change.
People are advised to check the poppy seeds in their kitchens following a nationwide recall of poppy seed products linked to poisoning.
Byron Shire Council Mayor, Michael Lyon, will attempt to have a large part of the Linnaeus Estate given a new Environmental Living zoning in a bid to prevent further applications for development there.
