Domestic abuse is a problem for Australia. Domestic abuse can be classified in multiple ways but the main focus of this article is violence against women by intimate partners.
Ken Clarke’s article about climate change makes many valuable points. I think the whole issue is a fascinating challenge for humanity, with many aspects to consider. Some are little known.
There’s an immortal line from Paul Kelly’s hit song, ‘To Her Door’ which reads, ‘He went to The Buttery, stayed about a year…
In an inspiring step towards a greener and more resilient future, the Living School in Lismore has been awarded a significant grant by the AIS (Australian Independent Schools) program to install an impressive solar and battery energy system.
Another 144 people were killed in Gaza last week, as the ongoing genocide by Israel continues.
Two well-known Byron Shire identities are moving, and say that the reason is in part from constant harassment for speaking publicly of their views around the genocide in Gaza.
Talitha Mitchell’s (Letters, Echo, May 14), expresses the horror we all should feel at the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, but Israelis do not deserve to be generalised, stereotyped, or dehumanised by Talitha, any more than Palestinians should be. She witnessed the abhorrent...
Parking fees have long been justified as a necessary tool for managing urban spaces, but their impact on individuals and communities often goes overlooked. Rather than serving the public good, parking meters frequently function as revenue-generating mechanisms that expand...
I lack confidence in the decisions of Council and councillors regarding the current DA in Bayside Brunswick. Regarding building in the vicinity of underground infrastructure, the policy says, in considering any application to build in the vicinity of underground infrastructure...
As our lives have become busier it seems the time we have to give to others has decreased, and yet giving even a little time can be incredibly rewarding.
A local animal welfare charity is calling on Byron Council to support them in addressing the ongoing issue of rooster dumping in the Shire.
A large industrial estate would be built on land opposite the Cavanbah Centre in Byron Bay under a planning proposal coming before Byron Shire Council on Thursday.
Some on the right have jubilantly written off the Greens as a political force because, by a quirk of preferences, they lost three of their four seats in the lower house and failed to win this electorate of Richmond.
Mandy, sorry to see you did not get in. I agree with you about ‘data rape’. Personally, I think all Australians should consider an American divorce! Get rid of everything related to the government of losers: their cars (Chinese EVs...
On our community with roads over two kilometres in length, we fill potholes professionally every ten years or so. Other councils fill potholes properly with compaction, which is the recommended procedure for lasting results. Why does Byron Shire not use...
Having been a member of the Bangalow Garden Club in the past, and on the verge of rejoining, I now wonder if I will, after reading the letter on ‘Division in the Bangalow Garden Club’ (Echo, 7 May). An acknowledgement...
The local community is evenly split regarding the future of Byron Bay’s Main Beach carpark, a wide-ranging survey and consultation process conducted by Byron Shire Council suggests.
Council’s General Manager, Mark Arnold, and Greens Mayor Sarah Ndiaye, have strongly backed planning staff after claims they inappropriately intervened to assist wealthy developers with their controversial large, exclusive 38 lot greenfield proposal near McAuleys Lane and Mullumbimby Road.
What does starvation feel like? What does it feel like to bury a baby your body couldn’t feed? What does it feel like to hear your children cry because their bellies are swollen with hunger?
My letter (Echo ,7 May) about a decision reached by Bangalow Garden Club via a secret ballot was published. It should have read ‘Acknowledgement of Country’ not ‘Welcome to Country’ Sorry, my error that should perhaps be clarified as of...
It is Saturday night, 9pm, and I have just returned home from attending another koala fatality on Bangalow Road, Byron Bay; not how I envisioned I would be spending my Saturday night after a beautiful morning spent planting koala...
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Byron Council has now claimed that the developer’s DA design for the McAuleys Lane intersection improves traffic safety over the work that Council had proposed. Council proposed line marking. The developer of 53 McAuleys Lane, in their DA, introduced raised...
Byron Shire locals and visitors are invited to dust off their dancing shoes for a family-friendly Bush Dance at the Brunswick Heads Memorial Hall on Saturday, May 31.
Lisa Hunt’s Forever Soul returns to the Beach Hotel on Sunday, June 1, and you need to get ready to ride the soul train – Lisa Hunt’s Forever Soul is rolling back into town for an evening of powerhouse vocals, feel-good funk, and the kind of energy only Lisa can deliver.
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