The Byron Bay International Film Festival (BBFF), supported by Byron Shire Council, has brought together a powerful set of films to engage the imaginations of young people
From arts and crafts to farm products there are no shortage of delights that will be available at this year’s Shearwater Steiner School’s Spring Fair this Saturday, September 6, from 10am to 3pm.
The reason given by Council (and the state government) for the proposal to create a vibrant Special Entertainment Precinct in central Byron is to ‘revitalise the day and night economy after the slow-downs caused by Covid, natural disasters, and other...
I voted for you in the last election and the one before that; I will vote for you in the next election if you have the stamina to stand again. May I suggest that you stand as an independent? The...
I read with admiration and dismay the large number of articles and letters published in The Echo. Increasingly local residents are writing about Byron Shire Council. They express disgust, dismay, frustration, and even fury that Council has not engaged...
The second annual Teddy Bears’ ‘Picnic is on this Saturday, 30 August from 11am to 2pm at the Bangalow Museum garden.
Neil was a bit of an enigma, he did lots of different things with his time – he was really proud of his life and happy that there were no stones left unturned.
Meanings of the word sovereign: independent of outside authority – a sovereign state (from vulgar Latin superanus ‘unattested’, this can mean, lacking supporting evidence in the form of assurance from authority.) Authority can’t give life; unattested – to attest...
After reading Margot Hays’ letter in last week’s Echo, I feel compelled to admit to a terrible secret I’ve been keeping for a while now. It’s ME! There – I’ve said it. I’m the mysterious cloud seeder. On my hourly reading...
I would like to ask everyone who voted Labor, or one of the other minority parties that carried Labor over the line on their shoulders with only 36 per cent giving Labor their first vote, how is it going...
Myocum local Captain Hamish Paterson will be joined by other local activists Juliet Lamont and her two daughters Isla, 24 and Luca, 26 as part of the eight-strong Australian and New Zealand delegation that will join the global flotilla sailing to Gaza
There is no doubt that there are challenges ahead in order for Australia and the world to meet net zero emissions and keep the world to a 1.5 degree rise in the average global temperature compared to pre-indistrial levels.
The failure of the Mullumbimby Water Treatment Plant (WTP) to consistently provide the town with water of compliant quality represents a ‘risk to public health’ and immediate intervention is required, a report commissioned by Byron Shire Council has found.
What is the future of stormwater leaving Byron Bay? Is it all going to the Belongil or will the three current stormwater outlets still be used and remain in place? People of Byron should be aware that the water and...
The latest edition of The Echo literally blew me away. The power of civil society really spoke – CONGRATS! Consumed as I am by the South Australian tragedy of the algal bloom spreading up St Vincents Gulf and Spencer Gulf...
I thank The Echo for printing the diverse and sometimes quasi-paranoid views from our local residents. Last week one letter inferred Council is responsible for ‘four months of rain,’ and another that a ‘Unitree A2 robot dog’ is out...
There are two groups of people who think there is an invisible omniscient mind that acts as the policeman and judge of the entire universe of a trillion, trillion, billion stars. Each group has their own personal spiritual telephone...
With global warming happening and fire and flood levels rising, some of the saddest images on the nightly news are people standing in the ashes of their home, their melted car beside them saying they ‘lost everything, but the...
Byron Shire concillors are acknowledging the significant issues with the proposed affordable housing development at 57 Station Street, Mulumbimby
The tragic hit-and-run death of Bangalow resident Paul Campton could be the catalyst for a major road safety upgrade at the spot where he was killed.
The challenging economic times, road and drainage works, and the increasing number of chain stores in Byron are calling into question what the future of the town of Byron Bay will be, according to local businesses.
Every time we plug our ears with headphones and look at our screens we are missing out on genuine connection. It seems ironic to think that people are plugged into devices scrolling for love and likes from people they may never meet, often while standing in a room full of actual people. Look up. Ask a question. Listen. Learn. It’s how we become better
The 57 Station St proposal is disturbing in the lack of transparent community engagement for public land development, its negative impacts on the town, and lack of clarity about the objective and outcomes. The recent focus on homelessness raises key...
I would like to apologise to members of the audience at the Mullumbimby Residents Association (MRA) meeting earlier this year for getting it wrong on the height of the proposed building at 57 Station St, as reported in The...
Thank you Bayla Nerden for your letter in a recent Echo regarding the Israel Hamas war. Yours has been one of the only balanced items in the paper for some time now. The obsession with blaming only Israel by...
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