My oldest 88-year-old friend entered Feros Village for ongoing care. After paying a large amount of money, she was told after three weeks to move out ‘as she could find herself sleeping in a room that was being destroyed...
I cannot believe the Labor government wants to put through a bill to stop free speech. This is a direct hit on our democratic rights, as a ‘so called’ democratic country. This bill is going to be tabled within...
I congratulate Paul Bibby on his article on conflicts of interest involved with the Byron Shire Council (BSC) using consultants. I also congratulate Cr Dey for asking for an investigation into this but that investigation should go back to...
The NRRC, shoving it down unwanted throats, just like despots. Sadly, I take the view that planning changes are inevitable. You should first know that councils are being strong-armed to release land to meet short-term political needs which will produce...
For those who still vote for the major parties it would be interesting to consider how long they themselves might imagine they could hold down a job if they were unwilling or unable to provide transparency or explicit answers...
Quiz master and legendary singer/musician, Tex Perkins, will lead a night of trivia and frivolity at the annual Upper Coopers Creek P&C Trivia Night fundraiser on Saturday September 16 at the Coorabell Hall.
Clutching the address scribbled on the back of an advertising invoice given to him by Shimon, manager of the Mullcogan Times, Edward Herring makes his way to the Assembly meeting.
Off The Street On Our Feet (OTSOOF) is preparing for the Chinny Charge this Saturday – they were at it again last Sunday in Coffs Harbour.
The Bush Fire Danger Period has been declared, with 11 of the 32 areas beginning the danger period a month earlier than normal.
We’ve got to stop population growth on this planet. If it’s true that microplastics are involved in lowering the sperm count we should gather all of the young men and boys together and have a ceremony and sprinkle them...
When I first left the bench, I was approached by a group of enthusiastic, committed young medicinal cannabis entrepreneurs and activists to lead DriveChange – a lobby group for the driving rights of patients. I thought it was such a minimalist no-brainer...
The protracted process of amending rules around rural tourist and visitor accommodation in Byron Shire are edging toward a conclusion, with councillors set to vote on the final set of changes to Council’s policy today.
Further to last week’s story, ‘Disabled war veteran’s tiny home faces Council demolition order’, a neighbour of Afghanistan veteran Matt Bruce, approached The Echo to tell her side of the story.
This year, Mullum High School (MHS), looked for a strategy to engage students at school who were disengaged with learning. As teachers, we knew this year was going to be hard, with post-Covid, post-flood, and lots of disruption and distractions as the school is rebuilt.
Hundreds of locals are rallying together in a bid to save a large pocket of ecologically significant bushland in Brunswick Heads from development.
For decades, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people have been campaigning for change to the current political system in Australia. Many incremental changes have led us to this moment in history...
I was following up on an ABC North Coast story that the community of Cabbage Tree Island will not be allowed to move back into their homes. Researching the subject, while waiting to hear more information about the reasons, I...
Both the Greens and Labor are claiming victory over an agreement that will establish a $10b federal social housing fund, which the prime minister says will deliver 30,000 new social and affordable housing properties in the first five years.
Calls from local Greens candidate Mandy Nolan for Labor to provide funding certainty for essential homeless service, the Fletcher Street Cottage, may be working, with the NSW Homelessness Minister, Rose Jackson (Labor), telling The Echo her government is ‘urgently...
Many thanks from all the drivers for your beautiful decorations of the potholes throughout Byron Shire. You have made our lives safer, and brought many smiles. We are very grateful for your magic. Ephraim Sella, Byron Bay
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.
There is never nothing we can do. There are just people who do nothing. With a world that is not on track to meet its climate targets, in the face of government failure it is the community who must act. It is time to do something. Right now in Brunswick Heads our wild heathland is calling.
Is there a more loving – and beloved – farmers’ market stall-holder than Tusta Das? I first met the chef and owner of Heart & Halo back when he opened his restaurant in Byron Bay some 18 years ago, interviewing...
As the colder months push through, there's one place in town to find solace with dinner and a show; the quiet, dimly lit corners of Byron Bay's Bar Heather. Tucked away in Jonson Lane, Bar Heather is the newly...
From writer and director Nia Vardalos, the worldwide phenomenon My Big Fat Greek Wedding’s third instalment was released to the wild last Friday and is screening in Palace Cinemas this week with a brand-new adventure.
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