In order to transcend the disappointment of the Voice referendum, many political and Aboriginal leaders are focusing on ‘truth-telling’.
Congrats to Dr Marc Heyning, of Brunswick Heads Medical Centre, who is one of three Australia-wide recipients of the Australian Rural and Remote College’s Distinguished Service Award 2023.
Mandy Nolan’s recent Soapbox article on the mental health crisis was a ripper. Spot on. She’s right about one of the principal causes: capitalism.
Byron Shire's mayors and councillors have suffered from a ‘longstanding undervaluation’ of their work and should receive significantly more than the four per cent increase they are offered each year, Byron Council’s General Manager Mark Arnold has told the...
This month, four lucky participants embarked on a five-day writing adventure, the Byron Writers Festival Residential Mentorship 2023.
A collective of women artists will exhibit their works as part of the ‘des Fleurs et des Fruits’, which opens at Coorabell Hall on Friday December 1 from 5 pm.
Will Albo go to an early election? Anthony Albanese has been ‘hoist by his own petard’, meaning he is about to be blown up by the [political] explosives that he planted.
Dangerously Poetic Press is launching their 16th publication, Paper People, by Kathryn Boorman.
According to many sources, at least 25,000 tonnes of explosives, and counting, have been dropped on the besieged refugee camp of Gaza, that’s 66 tonnes of explosives for every square km. Shredded to pieces include hospitals and medical staff,...
Thanks to The Echo for a timely article on a couple of nasty weeds (November 8). Giant devil’s fig has been around as an occasional plant for years, but has gone troppo since last year’s flood. A single plant...
Isn’t it important to give people in Lismore some straightforward advice on what to do when the next floods come? How much warning and how high? Will I be safe on my roof and how long before I can climb...
An innovative youth-focused program, in collaboration with Byron Community College and Byron Youth Service (BYS) is set to launch in 2024, and aims to guide and empower school leavers to find their path and purpose.
Matt Williamson took the reins from Jason Bentley, as the new Byron Bay Chamber of Commerce president, at the last AGM a few weeks ago.
I am writing to express my concern regarding the recent ‘Ceasefire Now’ rally held at Main Beach, Byron which, contrary to its stated goals, devolved into an unsettling display of anti-Israel sentiment. The event, which promised a balanced and peaceful...
The Scarrabelotti family donated to Council a special corner of their land at Coorabell. It’s so everyone could enjoy what their family enjoyed. A breathtaking view over the Myocum Valley hinterland and beyond to the Byron coast and ocean. Wasn’t...
It has come to my attention that at the next Ballina Council meeting on Thursday, November 23, there will be a motion brought forward to again discuss/alter the present status of the South Ballina Beach 4WD access. The decision...
‘This is the press, an irresponsible press. It will make the criminal look like he’s the victim and make the victim look like he’s the criminal. If you aren’t careful, the newspapers will have you hating the people who...
An impending pest treatment at the Brunswick Heads emergency accommodation pod sites has residents raising their concerns over the use of pesticides.
Just two weeks after Byron Council took a stand against developers repeatedly applying for incremental height breaches in Byron Bay, another proponent is trying its luck with a similar application.
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When I was six years old my father was killed in a car accident. By then I had witnessed countless incidents of domestic violence. I had seen my father physically and verbally abusing my mother. I had been locked in a room for safety, only to have the door smashed in with a chair. I’ve seen my mother pushed. I’ve seen her punched. I’ve heard her crying and begging. I’ve felt the fear. I’ve heard people whispering about me. I’ve felt the shame.
Byron Bay junior tennis player Sonny Reid has been selected to play in the Champion of Champions event in Western Sydney this weekend.
Byron Bay Tri Club kicked off the 2023/24 North Coast Interclub Triathlon Series in Yamba last weekend
Linking ecocide to religion, Dr John Wilson brings psychedelics, psychology and ecology together in his latest book Ecocide. Regarding our ecological crisis as more urgent than the urban distress he was attending, Dr Wilson left his medical practice as a Consultant Psychiatrist to join the Timbarra campaign, opposing cyanide gold mining at the source of our Clarence River. Then with the New Zealand Peace Flotilla, he sailed the Pacific, opposing French nuclear testing at Mururoa Atoll.
Ahead of his Bluesfest 2024 show, last week Seven spoke to Jack Johnson from his home in Hawaii.
