Victims of Holiday Letting (VOHL) have been analysing all documents and meeting transcripts provided by the Independent Planning Commission’s (IPC) recent inquiry into Byron Shire’s proposal for a 90-day cap for STRA. VOHL is concerned that recalcitrant and dishonest STRA...
I’m in my 60th year – I’m loving it! For example, I love all the ‘old timers’ that I know and love who are coming to Bluesfest, artists who are still going strong I might add
Some issues that parliamentarians have to vote on transcend partisan political positions. Oftentimes the issues relate to deeply-held moral, religious, or ethical views. In my view the Voice is such an issue. All parliamentarians should have a conscience vote...
It’s been a wonderful run up to the 2023 Bluesfest – the festival folk have been really great lining up awesome artists to be interviewed for our entertainment pages.
The Byron Shire lost a much-loved resident with the death of Joanne (Jo) Walsh on 14 March 2023.
The Brunswick Valley Historical Society is hosting a screening of Sharon Shostak’s Mullumbimby docos at the Drill Hall, Mullumbimby, on Saturday April 15 and Sunday April 16.
With ATO whistleblower, Richard Boyle, facing jail for accusing his former employer of aggressively pursuing debts from taxpayers, The Echo asked local federal MP, Justine Elliot (Labor), if she is supportive of his actions
The Mullumbimby community is invited to a community picnic on Saturday May 6, between 4 and 8pm.
Over the border, the Queensland Labor government is behaving so erratically in the sphere of law reform and criminal justice that it is hard to know whether to laugh or cry.
Henrietta Fraser’s letter last week raises some common questions about the breakwaters and rock walls at Brunswick Heads. These works were done in the early 1960s to provide a safe harbour for the local fishing fleet, which was nearly...
Will Byron Council add its voice to the growing chorus of opposition to the proposed waste-to-energy incinerator at Casino?
An elderly Mullumbimby grandmother has been warned by Council staff that her regular questions around what flood mitigation works are planned for her street could result in ‘restrictions on your contact with our office’.
It seems our elected councillors are at odds with non-elected Council staff over the future of Mullum’s water supply. My concern is that there is no consideration in the current arrangements for environmental flow in the Wilsons Creek/River below Lavertys...
A resident of Upper Main Arm, I’m appalled at the attitude of Council’s Director of Infrastructure Services, Phil Holloway, when he says: ‘I’m not making any excuses for the road network, but the same people who are wanting the...
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I stopped drinking. It was nine months ago. I feel great. Less anxious. Happier. I have more energy. I sleep better. I am more present in my relationships. I ask questions and listen rather than talk over the top of other people. I have lost weight. My skin looks good. In fact people ask me all the time ‘What have you done?’ Like there’s some magic answer. It’s not what I have done, it’s what I have stopped doing.
S. Haslam Only in Byron will you find such a unique experience; a genuinely dedicated crystal gallery integrated with a luscious cocktail lounge. It’s like a luxe cosmic cave in the centre of Byron. The room itself is painted black but...
After the success of last year’s sold-out Nose-To-Tail Beef Celebration event, Frida’s Field are doing it again over the last weekend in April! A homage to their holistically-reared Angus-Wagyu cattle, the event showcases all parts of the animal to...
Victoria Cosford They’re her strongest seller, and for Easter, Sarah Wheeler is turning her LoveBites into Easter eggs. As if Easter isn’t pretty much her busiest time of the year anyway, I mean – chocolate! Sarah’s chocolate, for those (surely few)...
Get yourself ready for the transformative healing power of laughter when the best of comedy from the National and International circuit hits Byron Bay, 1–4 June.
The Long Sunset will feature four time Hottest 100 featured band, Lime Cordiale, who will bring their suave grooves to the Scenic Rim’s favourite annual event on 29 April. It was while playing a gig in Vienna, Austria, that Oli...
Bigger and better than ever, Flaming Heart Fest at The Billinudgel Hotel presents an afternoon full of incredible indie rock and psychedelic rock.
Byron Bay Easter Record fair returns to Ewingsdale hall. Now in its 13th year the Byron Bay Easter record fair is one of the biggest and best in this country. Matt the Vinyl Junkie has spent years going on buying trips to the USA and Japan, scouring dusty warehouses, shops, flea markets and private collections, and offers an astounding 30,000 records in one place, covering most genres.
We can’t believe the Brunswick Picture House is turning seven years young this Easter! The venue opened in 2016 with a wild, indescribable little show called the Cheeky Cabaret, and they haven’t looked back since.
The Byron Bay U/12s cricket team lifted the championship trophy, after beating Tintenbar-East Ballina in a hard fought grand final played at the Cavanbah centre on Saturday March 25. The team had a successful regular season that set them up...
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