Folks who argue that Saltwood’s 300 homes should not be built because it’s on flood land are playing right into the developer’s hands. This is exactly what the rich shareholders and developers – none of whom live here, but...
Water: in the Northern Rivers there is often too much of the stuff – and at other times, there is just not enough…
Ahead of social media age restrictions being enforced in Australia, surprising new research has found that more children aged 10 to 16 prefer to spend time with their families in-person compared to being online.
The old clubhouse at the Brunswick Heads sporting fields is finally set to get a much-needed amenities upgrade.
Grassroots community groups and not-for-profits across the Northern Rivers are invited to apply for the Northern Rivers Community Foundation’s (NRCF) 2025-2026 Annual Community Grants round.
Lennox Head identity, Kerren Kernaghan, recently returned from Sydney, where she received a prestigious award at Sydney Town Hall from the NSW Public Education Foundation.
The Brunswick Heads photo competition has been extended, with a closing date of Friday, September 19, at 4pm.
The Women’s Giving Circle’s Grant Giving Night, held on September 4 at the Brunswick Picture House, saw the 2025 recipients being recognised for their valuable service, and the impact of collective giving across the Northern Rivers being celebrated.
Community momentum is growing behind a homelessness project that aims to directly inform strategic decision-making and services in Byron Shire.
As we near the end of the 2025 humpback whale migration, both north and south, a University of Queensland survey has revealed the peak of the southern migration of humpback whales down the east Australian coast is now weeks earlier than it was 21 years ago
So discovering a sewer main underneath a major ‘affordable housing’ development in Mullumbimby – after five years of planning – is was what it took for Council staff to conclude it was an inappropriate site.
The man behind all the murals in the lanes running off the main street of Mullumbimby, Daniel Hend, is nearing completion on his latest masterpiece
In relation to Len Hend’s letter to the editor (Echo, 3.9.25), entitled ‘Kind words for China’ please allow me to submit some ‘unkind’ but factual words. Mr Hend stated, within his third paragraph, that we have been misinformed about human...
As a 22-year resident living on Coolamon Scenic Drive north (CSD Nth), I am gobsmacked that I have not received even one iota of information from Byron Council about this evergrowing plan to force every vehicle leaving Mullum...
I read with interest the recent pieces about artificial intelligence (AI) in The Echo, particularly the concerns raised about ‘hunter-killer robots’ and AI apocalypse scenarios. I do not understand these fears, and feel that they are overhyped. Right here in...
Some of the Shire’s most popular playgrounds, such as Apex Park in Mullumbimby and Piccabeen Park in Bangalow, would get significant upgrades under a new plan being developed by Byron Shire Council staff.
The discovery of sewer mains underneath a large ‘affordable housing’ proposal by government-run development corporation Landcom appears to have put a kibosh on the project.
Let’s talk community consultation. Are Council staff doing as much of this as they should? Seems there’s a backlash from folk who think they are not, especially in two key areas; the trial SEP in downtown Byron and the...
Further to my letter of August 27, I wish to extend my observations on Labor lies. Anthony Albanese promised Australians that ‘all you need is your Medicare card, not a credit card’ and that it would be ‘fee free...
I just watched the most horrific 4 Corners program I’ve ever seen. It was about the wilful destruction of all Gaza’s hospitals and the systematic torture and murder of 1,500 medical staff, including more than 50 ‘specialist surgeons’. The...
So Danny Wakil is still making excuses for Israel. The current hostilities are not, repeat NOT, as he says an ‘Israel Hamas war’. The war didn’t start on October 7, 2023. It began 58 years ago with Israel’s illegal occupation...
There is certainty, that the law system has been created and made to be almost unquestionable, with the use of definitions upon definitions recurring. Entwined with existing laws upon laws recurring, that delve into the recorded history of previous laws,...
Mullumbimby’s drinking water will be sourced from the Rous County Council mains supply, rather than the Lavertys Gap weir for at least the next year, possibly much longer, owing to concerns about Mullum’s ageing water treatment plant.
The much-loved community piano, located in the Bruns Soundshell, was burnt to the ground last Thursday night.
‘We need to change how we think about food. About what we purchase and how we consume food. We need to look at what we are eating. There are so many benefits of seasonal eating – for our bodies and for the planet. By doing this we can reduce food waste. We can increase economic and environmental benefits, and we can improve food security for all Australians.’
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