Much-needed mental health services for local young people have received a boost with the official opening of the expanded Headspace service at Ballina.
Mandy has a problem with huge black utes, naming the ‘Ram’ as an example, and yes I too, and I am sure many motorists would also be aware how intimidating they can be when they come up behind you...
Byron Shire Council’s Satisfaction Survey Report is available on its website, having been quietly published in November last year.
Audrey Gladys Kingsley, our mother and grandmother, took her final bow last Saturday morning.
Should the owners behind a Wategos mega-mansion project be allowed to significantly increase the size of their underground garage to make the property more suitable for those of advanced years?
I have noticed a new Sydney residential development application (DA) on a filled-in floodway (riverbank) which includes two new planning terms: ‘Vertical Evacuation’ and ‘Shelter in Place’ (SIP) –stay in the flooded building? Our local Ballina Shire Council has a...
The Northern Rivers wouldn’t be the same without rodeos. This isn’t Bondi or St Kilda, we’re a rural district where the primary industries are agricultural. Rodeos are part of the fabric of this area. The annual Murwillumbah rodeo attracts people...
One wonders about Philip Byrt’s (Letters, January 15) revelation of bonobos’ bloody removal of the sexual sausage. His wish to serve love is even beyond the capacity of bonobos. Perhaps if bonobos could talk they would rise to Coral...
Why do you print letters (usually whinging) far in excess of your limit. January 8 Letters section is such an example. Personally I ignore them depending on the heading. If subscribers cannot make their point within close to 200...
How much money has been spent per annum transferring the landfill from the Myocum tip to somewhere outside of Byron Shire? Considering there is a perfectly suitable site just meters away from the existing transfer site that being the old...
Do you remember the ‘think global act local’ campaign? When this thinking spills over to a group of passionate volunteers who pit their actions toward making changes you can really feel you are effecting critical change beyond your own neighbourhood.
While the federal election is yet to be called, it mustn’t be far off, with Labor MP Justine Elliot launching her campaign last Saturday at the Ocean Shores Country Club.
In a tawdry attempt to latch onto a phantom audience that supposedly wants to eat cats and toads, ABC TV has lurched onto the rickety bandwagon of B-listers killing and eating animals in the bush. Attempting to persuade viewers to...
Byron Bay has lost its iconic clothing-optional beach, a space once celebrated for its inclusivity and connection to nature. This closure is a loss for locals and visitors who value body positivity and the naturist lifestyle. A growing global movement,...
The World Championship Mullet Throwing competition is set to be played out this weekend in Ocean Shores, with competitors flexing their fish arms in the hopes of taking home a championship win.
Thank you David Heilpern for your eloquent, brilliant and inspired article. Land sharing, in fact sharing, is a concept whose time has come. I chose land sharing as my final project in 1974 at Louisiana State University and I see...
There has been quite some controversy in mainstream media recently surrounding the ‘Welcome to Country’ ceremonies that have been held around Australia for the last half century. The ceremony has been reputed to have started in 1973, when it...
The Main Arm Rural Residents Association has raised concerns over the changes to the development application being sought by the approved multiple occupancy development at 84 Blindmouth Road, Main Arm.
Holding the NSW government to account over its promised strategies to address youth-related crime has become a key focus of the growing local campaign in relation to the issue.
The new year in Australian politics, an all-important election year, began on a high with a host of Albanese government policy initiatives taking effect from January 1, 2025.
After years of planning and months of waiting, the demolition of the Surf Life Saving Club at Brunswick Heads is finally underway.
Fifteen vets, vet nurses and staff, and community volunteers, gave up their time on Sunday for the inaugural Pets In The Park (PITP), event in Byron Bay, and several beloved fur companions enjoyed the attention.
It was refreshing to read Mayor Sharon Cadwallader’s comments (Echo, January 15 and 25) addressing the route cause of youth crime. Too much space is given over to the deeply flawed mantra of ‘adult crime, adult time’. Ironically this...
While reading The Echo letter ‘Boring Bay’ (January 8) I reflected on how our community in Byron Bay has been overlooked when it comes to creating meaningful celebrations. From the needs of our aged (letter ‘Hydrotherapy Pool Rejected’), and...
I’ve always loved raising eyebrows. In surprise, or shock, or outrage. Or in hysterics. I always thought eyebrows were how our faces spoke to the world. They just sit there, above your eyes, enjoying the vastness of your forehead, speaking...
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