Winter at The Australian Hotel Ballina There’s something about a classic corner pub in winter. The kind of place where the food comes out hot, the beer’s cold, and someone’s always up for a yarn. Since 1893, the Australian Hotel Ballina...
Nearly 80 permanent residential units would be built within Byron’s Habitat precinct under radically revised plans for the fifth and final stage of the development.
A major upgrade of the main road into and out of Mullumbimby has been delayed, say Byron Shire Council staff.
A prime beachfront location in Byron Bay would become home to a $9 million luxury unit development under plans currently on public exhibition with Byron Shire Council.
Gareth Smith has more outlandish claims in his letter to The Echo last week (28 May). He has had all but a free pass in all of these years to say what he wants, and it is known that hardly...
Located approximately 150 metres in front of the War Memorial Swimming Pool at the town’s Main Beach, S-77 Tassie III foundered in Byron Bay during June 1945 – 80 years ago.
The Mullumbimby and District Neighbourhood Centre Inc (MDNC), located at 55 Dalley Street, has a multitude of services to meet community needs.
The newly equipped print studio at Byron Community College’s Community Arts Hub was brought to life last week, with an exhibition and live demonstration that marked the launch of the space, which is now open for community hire.
As a sixth-generation Australian and the daughter of a decorated WWII veteran who fought against fascism, racism, and expansionist aggression, I must respond to M McCormack’s letter in last week’s Echo with deep concern. Sir, you do not speak for...
For a long time now it has been difficult for many of us to raise our concerns about the horrors taking place in Gaza without the febrile reaction of some media commentators. It has felt like widespread censorship, an...
Danny Wakil, our local apologist for the state whose deliberate starvation policy, and the indiscriminate slaughter of thousands of children and civilians the world witnesses in horror each day, causing a swelling international outcry of indignation and popular demonstrations,...
To drive a car we need to be trained and get a licencse. To sell milk we need a licence. To teach children we need to do a course and get qualified. To prepare food for sale we need to be licensed. To...
In what has become a cherished local tradition, the Byron Writers Festival is once again teaming up with First National Byron to offer the Sunday locals’ pass.
Alongside the Old and Gold Festival in Bruns this Saturday June 7, the Australian Marbles Championships will be held from 10am to 2pm at the Housie Shed.
Local Mullumbimby father, footy coach and carpenter, Tom Evans, was seriously injured recently after being hit by an e-bike in Casuarina.
The Furry Friends Festival is on again at the Bangalow Showgrounds on Saturday, June 7, from 8am til 1pm – and organisers say it’s a dog ‘on lead’ event with lots of fun, talks, demos, food and entertainment for all.
If you are on the minimum wage, then get ready to celebrate with the extra $32 per week the Fair Work Commission has just awarded you.
Thank you for covering last week’s Byron Council meeting (‘Former mayor attacks current mayor over performance’, May 28). I’d like to clarify how this collaborative approach to governance is actually working. From day one, I’ve been committed to fostering...
Getting out of the box or the editors’ challenge, involves two questions for all editors. A point to remember is that all people are first and foremost the editor of their own life, the box is the awareness of...
Residents and business owners in Brunswick Heads voiced concerns around the downturn in business at the Chamber of Commerce’s monthly meeting, held last Wednesday at the Bruns Picture House.
The creation of a statue honouring local surfing legend Pauline Menczer is nearly complete, but a final injection of funds is needed to get the project over the line.
In April, six brave, passionate, committed souls climbed onto the roof of a several-storey building housing Forestry Corporation in Coffs Harbour.
The Byron Bay Beach Hotel has again changed hands, with Johns Lyng Group CEO, Scott Didier AM, taking full ownership, having previously been a minority shareholder.
Sussan Ley, the new Liberal leader, has been quick to condemn Anthony Albanese for his inadequate support of the Israeli military attacks on Hamas. According to Ley, the prime minister is seriously damaging Australia’s strong record of ‘social cohesion.’
What sort of delusional person could imagine that Labor is some sort of guiding light for the future? ‘The future is ours’ by Keith Duncan in last week’s Echo claimed some ‘mandate’ with only 30 per cent of the primary...
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