On Saturday, June 22, Mullumbimby Rotary celebrated their 75th anniversary.
A planning instrument that guides development in floodplains is open for public comment, yet does not include the 2022 flood levels.
The Echo asked mayoral candidates Cr Sarah Ndiaye and Mayor Michael Lyon what their position is with Mullum’s future water supply, and ‘Why the community should trust the integrity of this process, given the optics around consultant conflict of interest, and staff not answering questions from committee members with engineering expertise?’
‘We need more public spaces like libraries where the expectation is that you can be there without having to spend money.’
One of Byron Shire’s biggest yearly events – The Byron Bay Winter Whales Ocean Swim – have announced the beneficiaries of their 2024 fundraising efforts.
It would be such a shame to see The Echo, a newspaper formed to offer an alternative view to an agenda-driven conservative press, turning itself into a machine for unapologetic propaganda of its own. I refer specifically here to...
Speed kills, acceleration doesn’t. The speed limit for e-bikes is 25km/h, that’s good. The power of e-bikes is 250 watts, that’s stupid, and it makes some hills impossible. The power should be at least 1kW. Then you can climb hills...
I am highlighting the subject of Council wards for Tweed Shire and encouraging residents to lobby current councillors prior to the forthcoming Tweed Shire Council elections to seek their support for the introduction of Council wards. Tweed Shire LGA has...
Nine unique short films from talented First Nations filmmakers will be screened July 9 at the Byron Theatre as part of this year’s NAIDOC theme, ‘Keep The Fire Burning! Blak, Loud And Proud’.
In one of the biggest lineups in years, Byron Writers Festival 2024 is presenting over 160 authors, storytellers and experts to the Bangalow Showground from 9–11 August.
Meditations, as penned by Roman Emperor, Marcus Aurelius, is the perfect antidote for those overwhelmed by life’s constant distractions and instant gratifications.
Having an outdoor wedding venue next to a cemetery might seem a strange union at first glance. But perhaps in the case of Bangalow’s Hinterland House, it will turn out to be a match made in heaven.
Back in July 2016, Mullum Cares and the Plastic Free Byron coalition took on single-use plastics in Byron Shire, and the community rallied with their support.
It’s upsetting to read your article ‘Wallum developer welcomes arrest’ (June 19). The majority of protectors in this lawful, non-violent protest to save the wallum heathland and wetland are over 55 years old. I will be 70 myself next year and...
When will so-called ‘Greens’ learn how to think for themselves and stop having their chains yanked by alarmist campaigns? Wallum is a piffle, a distraction and a waste of time. That a few miles of coastal scrub mostly surrounded...
Byron Shire Council passed a rather messy but nevertheless important motion last week on Gaza and Israel.
A whale that was badly enmeshed in commercial fishing gear was freed off the coast of Evans Head earlier this month, following a major community rescue effort.
The South Golden Beach-New Brighton-Ocean Shores Community Resilience Team have recently designed and installed maps in each of the village areas as part of their ‘Creating a prepared and resilient community program’.
The Coalition councillors kicked off their Tweed Council election campaign eight months ago with Council meetings as the stage for their theatrics, particularly attacking our mayor (along with their media and socials). A key platform used again is legal...
My concern is Credlin’s take on Sky News regarding Julian Assange. Our ‘good son’ has come home. My concern is our MPs, where do they stand? So I called them. No comments. We are Julian’s local community, there are thousands of...
While Tyagarah residents have welcomed the decision to close the Clothing-Optional Area within Tyagarah Nature Reserve, naturists contested the decision-making process, and claim concerns around public safety are not supported by police statistics.
Byron Shire Council has strongly condemned expressions of hate and any boycotts of local businesses stemming from the war in Gaza.
Why are we seeing houses for over $1,000 a week in rent when, according to the Census, the median household income for locals is $1,345? What local can afford this? The rentals in the area could be capped to...
Through you, I (and no doubt many others) thank Jeff Dawson for the beautiful picture, ‘Nina and her pocket sand dragon’ (Echo, 19 June). The joy on the littlie’s face lights up the world. Her parents must be thrilled by...
A snowball’s chance in hell. That was what I had thought Julian Assange’s chances of freedom. A war in Gaza. A war in Ukraine. The real threat of Trump’s orange haze back in the White House. A dystopian swing to the far-right in France. Advance Australia, the scary right-wing group who funded the ‘No’ vote here in Australia declaring they’ll drop millions to stop Greens winning the balance of power in the next election by targeting our seat of Richmond.
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