It has been like riding on the back of a bumblebee in the attempt to find sweet nectar and consciousness that legally outlaws development on floodplains. First of all the buzzing journey began when the previous coalition government representatives...
Saturday, 13 May marked the 75th anniversary of the founding of the state of apartheid Israel and no doubt Australian diplomats and politicians were celebrating at the Israeli embassy. Palestinians will not be celebrating though. For them this occasion...
The Germans have finally pulled the plug on atomic energy after so many decades of using it as an energy source. The push for atomic energy in this country is madness. Two examples why we shouldn’t go that way for...
Australia’s Foreign Minister, Penny Wong, recently gave a lengthy and discursive speech at the National Press Club, the transcript of which is available on the minister’s website. In her speech, Ms Wong opined that strategic competition across multiple domains...
Recently my daughter had a major medical issue. The two ambulance paramedics arrived within minutes and were so competent. The ten different people that helped us, or attended her at Lismore Base Hospital, were superb. The wonderful Westpac helicopter crew...
Shame to hear that because I support rail and trail together that Dave Lisle and John Scrivener say I’m a fantasist. I strongly support bus service upgrades and total system overhaul too (as in my letter) as well as cycleways....
As a nation, we are a fairly compliant lot. The Rum Rebellion in 1808 was probably an exception; it was the first time that Australian military force was used to overthrow a government.
Byron firefighters will hold an open day this weekend which is just as much about fun as it is about the serious issues of fires.
President Ronald Reagan stood before the Berlin Wall and said Mr Gorbachev, ‘tear down this wall’. Kennedy stood before it and said ‘Heute ich bin ein Berliner’ (today I am a Berliner). I would like to see Biden stand on the...
Dingoes or wild dogs, it depends on how it impacts you. Locally, wild dogs have 50 to 75 per cent dingo heritage. They massacre sheep by the dozens as if for sport, leaving them to die slow, painful deaths....
A successful request by Byron Shire Council to reclassify itself from ‘Regional Rural’ to ‘Regional Centre’ may well pave the way for an increase in pay for councillors and the mayor.
DEAR ROSE, YOU SOUND PRETTY CHEERFUL NOW THAT YOU HAVE OBVIOUSLY RESOLVED YOUR RELATIONSHIP WITH MARK AND GOT YOUR REVENGE BY SPENDING A FORTUNE ON THE ECHO AD (May 10). AS THE JUNGLE GIANTS JUNE 9 SHOW IS NOW SOLD OUT,...
State Member for Lismore, Janelle Saffin, says the NSW Country Women’s Association (CWA) voted at its recent AGM to oppose waste-to-energy incinerators.
Residents are again up in arms over Reflections Holiday Parks blocking public access along Simpsons Creek in Brunswick Heads.
Don’t know what he did but doubt he’ll do it again! Peter Walters, Ballina
There is a man sitting in the street. He is homeless and he has a hat out, asking for donations. The cardboard sign is crudely drawn and says ‘I am not a bad person. Bad things happened to me.’...
While I agree not wearing leg ropes is dangerous, a far greater and increasing danger are electric bikes being ridden on the beaches. Recently at Clarkes Beach an electric bike nearly hit my grandson. They go too fast and are...
Chumpy Charlie sits behind a palatial wall, Obscuring his view from the reality of it all, Bemoaning the absence of public excitement, Charlie enlarges his pompous entitlement, Commiserating, for his heavenly heart be a bleeding, Ascending accountability, through centuries of inbreeding, Lamenting on Earth’s pre-eminent...
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Victoria Cosford I’ve long believed that a green salad goes with most meals and nearly every night that’s what I’ll have. Now Greens On The Farm have a stall at the market I couldn’t be happier because green salad mixes...
Anna Coelho It’s on a quaint little corner in the village of Bangalow. With a light and bright atmosphere, Corner Cartel is a New Mexican and Latin food restaurant, offering inside, al fresco and takeaway dining. Don’t be fooled into thinking...
Not many families can say they have a town named after them, but for local farmer David Trevor-Jones that’s the case. In fact, his maternal great-grandfather, JJ Hayter, became one of the first landowners in Byron Bay after establishing...
Calling all young musicians! Don’t miss out on the opportunity to join the Northern Rivers Youth Orchestra in Lismore this July. Early Bird pricing is due to finish on 18 May. Hosted by the esteemed Northern Rivers Conservatorium, this orchestra...
Composer, arts activist and founder of Pianos for the People, Yantra de Vilder, is bringing Credo, a multi-arts performance, to the 50th Aquarius Festival on Saturday 20 May at 5pm at the Church of Aquarius. With over 15 members of...
Laughter is our coping mechanism Shehan Karunatilaka, on writing brutal tales with a comic twist The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida tells the story of Maali Almeida, a war photographer who has woken up dead in what seems to be a...
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