What a foolish letter by J Rose (19 July). It is surprising and alarming that J Rose thinks it’s okay to have a suburban street called effectively Boong Street or Nigger Street, as long as there’s a plant with the...
The Greens’ propaganda pamphlet recently distributed in the Cumbalum area shows once again they are the party of populism, an ideology that pits sections of society against each other. By purporting to not stop fighting for renters and home...
Backlash’s dig at Reserve Bank (RB) Governor Phillip Lowe is by no means the first in the media but it’s really blaming the messenger. Far be it from me to defend Lowe but I do think many people forget...
Bellingen Council has been developing an eco-village pilot project over the past few years.
A new outbreak of the highly invasive and potentially deadly fire ants has been discovered 5.5km from the NSW border at a pony club in Tallebudgera, says the Invasive Species Council (ISC).
Imagine trust being the guiding intent – instead of fear and ‘power-over’ – when the tall ships arrived on Australia’s shores. Imagine if the arrivals had listened to the example from the First Nations people who received them with...
Much has been made in the press about the imminent rise of artificial intelligence (AI). But let’s not forget that there has never been so many humans on this planet. Our species population currently stands at eight billion. While it’s...
I note his reference to the loss of the residents’ car park just left of the roundabout from the railway crossing. Residents are aghast at Byron Council’s secret decision to sell that car park for a really large...
The banning of books is not all that uncommon – it’s done for political, legal, religious or ‘moral’ censorship reasons.
With so many failures of government to be angry at this month, it is hard to know where to start. An anger management course?
With the warmest week being recorded globally, RMIT’s Dr Trivess Moore is encouraging home owners to prepare.
More than four in five renters are in housing stress, with homelessness the leading impact of the housing crisis, a report by national housing campaign Everybody’s Home has revealed.
Last week’s Echo contained statements on holiday letting (HL) by NSW Planning Minister Paul Scully, which reveal his failure to understand the recent Independent Planning Panels (IPP) report. The state government previously attempted to shoehorn HL into the housing...
Justine Elliot calls the Greens liars three times in last week’s Echo article on social housing, and further warns on the opposite one-page ad that she authorised, that the Greens ‘put people’s lives at risk.’ Poor Justine. Here’s Labor who...
There is still no timeframe for when the February/March 2022 flood data levels will be made public by the NSW Department of Planning and Environment.
Byron Shire Council has carried out its promise to close a public carpark in Brunswick Heads, where a group of van dwellers were reportedly engaging in anti-social behaviour.
Perry Cornish’s letter (5 July) was about the wording of the proposed alteration of our Commonwealth of Australia Constitution. The Voice proposal says the new body to be set up ‘may make representations to Parliament’, however, all Australian people...
Black helicopters will arrive and bring the US under the control of the United Nations. Water condensation trails contain biological and chemical agents sprayed on the population to lower fertility, give them cancer and make them compliant. International elites control governments, industry and media. These include Jewish people, and NGOs such as The World Economic Forum.
Sorry Louise Andrews (Letters, 12 July), but Mandy has been on her soapbox for a long time. Please leave her alone. Her forum is no more or less political, thought-provoking, self-aggrandising, or self- deprecating, offensive, or funny than it...
I read with dismay about experienced architect David Brown, who has resigned from Council’s Affordable Housing Committee in frustration because his advice is being ignored. Sadly, this is a story I am hearing over and over again from valuable members...
The letters deadline for The Echo is noon Friday. Letters longer than 200 words may be cut. The publication of letters is at the discretion of the letters editor.
I’d often come across ‘jaggery’ – lovely word – in Indian recipes and was aware it was a sweetener. Except, after talking to Aner Yeffet, I now know it’s evaporated cane juice.
Bowling clubs are one of Australia’s great historic institutions, and Byron Bay Bowling and Recreation Club (also known as Club Byron since 2017) was established in 1923.
Oppenheimer is the story of American scientist J Robert Oppenheimer and his role in the development of the atomic bomb.
Stone & Wood announce their mini beer festival, Murbah Open Day, is back for another year at their Murwillumbah Brewery on Saturday 5 August.
