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School is the beating heart of Bruns

From floods to festivals, Brunswick Heads Public School has long the been the anchor of village life.

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Sweet Moon Language

Mazarine is a nine-piece ensemble performing original compositions influenced by Middle Eastern and Mediterranean traditions. With repertoire ranging from orchestral soundscapes to upbeat folk style tunes, Mazarine effortlessly combine rhythmic complexity with layered textures and timbres, taking the listener on an uplifting and inspiring musical journey.

Council appeals for help as deliberate tree destruction spreads

Tweed Shire Council is appealing for community help after a spate of deliberate destruction of trees on public land across the Tweed, including the poisoning of mature Norfolk pines at Cabarita Beach and damage to established trees at a local cemetery.

Appeal to locate teen missing near Lismore

Police are appealing for public assistance to locate a teenage girl missing from The Channon, north of Lismore.

Major repairs for Lismore roads

Wyrallah and Coraki Roads will soon have 15km of road surface restored, as part of ongoing disaster recovery works across Lismore’s rural road network.

Voters are not ‘always right’

The mantra ‘voters always get it right’ is repeated after every election by winners and losers. The decision of voters must be respected, blah, blah.

Cartoon of the week – 10 June, 2026

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September 18, 2024

Byron Shire Echo issue 39.15 – September 18, 2024

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In this Issue:

Mullum High cooks up for vulnerable

Last week, 60 Mullum High students received certificates of recognition for their contribution to the frozen meal program at the Mullumbimby Neighbourhood Centre.

Growing positive mental health

Every September and October mental health comes into focus. World Suicide Prevention Day was on Tuesday, September 10, R U OK Day on Thursday, September 12 and then October will be Mental Health Month. 

Northern Rivers community resilience efforts recognised 

Healthy North Coast’s ‘Community Wellbeing and Resilience Program’ has been recognised for its efforts in building community health and wellbeing resilience in the face of increasing climate disasters, winning the Resilient Australia Mental Health and Wellbeing Award for NSW. 

Geoff Cousins to speak of koalas’ plight at luncheon

Can you imagine life in the Northern Rivers without koalas?

New inclusive art program for young peeps

Calling all creative young people: the Byron Youth Service (BYS) has just announced the launch of  ‘Art Access’, a brand new free and inclusive art initiative. 

Recharge for the Chinny Charge this Saturday

This Saturday, September 21, is your chance to take a run or a walk up Mullumbimby’s own Mount Chincogan and enjoy the lovely views or try to beat the best run time of 29 minutes and 11 seconds.

Local firefighters call on public to prepare for fire season

With the bush-fire season approaching, the Billinudgel/Ocean Shores Rural Fire Service is offering to work with local residents and landowners to be aware of bushfire risk and take steps to protect their families, homes and properties.

Music festivals thrown a lifeline 

New regulatory and financial support for music festivals struggling under the pressure of increasing costs has been announced by the NSW Labor government.

Editorial – The future of holiday letting

More than five years after the state government famously promised to give Byron its own cap on short-term rental accommodation (STRA), it’s finally happening.

Free men’s health check in Northern Rivers

The Rotary Club will be offering local men a free quick five- or ten- minute health check, with the aim of saving lives and avoiding preventable death throughout the Northern Rivers.

Guess who I am talking about

I like quiz shows. Especially Hard Quiz on ABC, because Tom Gleeson is brutally funny, and the banter is excellent and the participants are as quirky as the new Byron Council. 

Remembering Tony’s big heart and vision

Scores of ‘old’ friends and admirers of Tony Narracott gathered to reminisce at the Byron Golf Club last week, 17 years after Tony’s ‘Living Wake’.

Climate scientist gives presentation

Renowned climate scientist, Dr Joelle Gergis, will give a presentation, ‘Highway to Hell: Are We Stuck in a Climate Action Cul-de-sac?’ at the Brunswick Picture House.

Efforts to clean Baywood Chase Lake underway

A Baywood Chase Lake and Tallow Creek clean-up is being organised by former councillor Cate Coorey, with an information night planned for Thursday, September 26, from 6.30pm at the Byron Bay Services Club.

More illegal camping enforcement on the cards

For years the beachside streets of Ocean Shores, South Golden Beach and New Brighton have been a haven for van campers looking to park up for the night.

Israel’s assault on Global Sumud Flotilla – a first-hand account

It hit me like a lightning strike. It was the latex gloves that did it. Those pale blue five fingered clinical sheaths made me want to vomit. Last Tuesday, having just been repatriated from my time on the Global Sumud Flotilla, I was at Tweed Valley Hospital getting a forensic medical examination for my sexual assault at the hands of the Israeli occupation forces.

Voters are not ‘always right’

The mantra ‘voters always get it right’ is repeated after every election by winners and losers. The decision of voters must be respected, blah, blah.

Lismore councillor pay rise divides chamber at June meeting

The sharpest debate from Lismore City Council's 9 June ordinary meeting saw a majority vote to increase councillor and mayoral fees, following a 3.7 per cent rise determined by the Local Government Remuneration Tribunal (LGRT) – a figure tied to the Consumer Price Index (CPI) for the 12 months to February 2026.

Here’s to the Flotilla

The Global Sumud Flotilla is about brave people doing exceptional things with skill, compassion, colour, spirit and gruff chutzpah. Would I leave my comfy chair...