Freshwater wetlands cover less than ten per cent of the Earth’s surface yet they contribute up to 25 per cent of global methane emissions
Volunteers play a critical role in times of disaster, and to better prepare for future events, Byron Shire Council, together with emergency response organisations, local services and groups will be holding three information sessions about volunteering in a disaster.
As part of the upcoming Byron Writers Festival (August 8–10), the kids’ program returns to inspire the next generation with imagination and storytelling.
Big Voice Choirs (Brunswick Heads and Murwillumbah) recently raised $3,300 for Mullumbimby and District Neighbourhood Centre, says director Janet Swain.
Domestic and family violence (DFV) incidents often aren’t reported in the media and for very valid reasons, including the protection of children and those who have been subjected to the DFV.
In 1906, Australian mining engineer Mr Alfred Argyles built an innovative engineering structure at the north end of Seven Mile Beach, located on rock shelves that abutted Broken Head.
A local philanthropic organisation is offering three grants of $20,000 each to women-led, not-for-profit organisations in the Northern Rivers who are delivering projects that uplift women and girls.
With the announcement that SAE Byron Bay campus would close by 2028, a coalition of students, alumni, staff, and community members are calling for the decision to be reconsidered, and to allow for community consultation.
Like most modern human endeavours, they originate in pulp science fiction. The idea of deep-sea mining (DSM), for example, dates back to Jules Verne’s 1870 classic, 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea.
I think it’s worth pointing out the fact that Palestinians are a Semitic people, unlike the European and American settlers that have colonised Palestine over the last century. It therefore stands to reason that sympathy and support for the Palestinians...
I don’t see the need for a envoy for antisemitism as I see our current laws and officers as more than sufficient. The envoy has said she won’t release guidelines on antisemitism as it is contextual. What I would like...
Fiona Sullivan of Mullumbimby Creek, you seem to have a flair for drama, self-adulation and verballing your way out of trouble when challenged, as well as being totally incapable of accepting scrutiny. Fact 1: No-one tried to ‘silence or belittle...
As part of a global day of action to stop deep-sea mining before it starts, Byron surfers gathered at midday at Clarkes Beach on Sunday to highlight the severe environmental risks and scientific uncertainty surrounding deep-sea mining.
A mixed-use development comprising ground floor commercial premises, car parking and eight shop-top housing units is now on exhibition on Council’s website.
Anthony Albanese’s trip to China echoed visits by previous prime ministers Gough Whitlam and Malcolm Fraser.
Building a bike and pedestrian path through the Marshalls Creek Nature Reserve in Ocean Shores would amount to ‘environmental vandalism’, a local community group says.
The development being proposed around the Mullumbimby area raises questions as to whether the sewerage infrastructure can cope. When Brunswick Valley Wastewater Treatment Plant (BVWWTP) was commissioned in 2011 its capacity was configured on a daily average dry weather flow...
When I got my driver’s licence at age 17, the lady at RTA asked me to sign a page to put my signature on the licence. My signature was a childlike handwritten version of my name that read ‘CHRIS’,...
Next year, in just one single month, the progress made in the advancement of artificial intelligence, will equal the whole of the progress made last year and in 2027 the advancement of artificial intelligence achieved in just one week,...
Jo Immig’s article in The Echo (July 16) is ‘spot on’: democracy is at risk. Which is most unfortunate, as we haven’t found a ‘better’ system. The underlying manipulation by the ‘far right’ also concerns me, such as ‘installing a Christian...
Byron Shire, indeed, the world, lost one of our most loved and colourful characters recently.
The NSW Labor government is planning to halve the amount of time local communities are given to express their views on large housing developments in their towns and suburbs.
After the recent patch-up jobs on Skinners Shoot Road by Byron Shire Council (BSC), I was left wondering if filling the potholes with dirt is the new norm? To then spend days afterwards just grading the edges whilst leaving the...
I have a mobility problem. I use two walking sticks at home, and when out and about. But I also use an old, limited-function, op shop wheely-walker between my house and the car. The walker provides stability on the...
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