Fletcher St Cottage’s Damien Farrell and Amanda Peters flank Steve ‘Bones’ Williams at the start of last Saturday’s Veterans Motorcycle Club Northern NSW Chapter’s inaugural ‘Lest We Forget’ Dice Run raising funds for Fletcher Street Cottage. Proceeds will help deliver meals, emergency relief and essential support services for local veterans and others doing it tough. Photo Jeff ‘Postie Bike’ Dawson
Anyone who has ever enjoyed having a puppy or dog can definitely tell you a story or two about misbehaviour or misadventure – and that’s certainly where I wish I’d had BARCO at hand.
DJ Danu Lynch and Bay FM broadcaster Nell Schofield are combining their significant skills, and raising the vibes for Byron’s own and only community radio station – Bay FM 99.9, with Bay Vibes.
The NSW Education Department and the Byron Bay Public School Parents & Citizens (P&C) Association have both raised strong concerns over the significant bulk and scale of the Hemmes Merivale large development in Byron Bay.
I was once told that I was ‘too feminist’. My response? ‘Yes, I am. And so are my sons’.
Changing men’s behaviour is critical to ending violence against women and children.
I recently read The Great Gatsby. I’d seen the Robert Redford and Mia Farrow version a few times and figured since the book is invariably better than the movie, it demanded my attention. I was profoundly disappointed. The cinematic depiction of...
Thanks to the parliamentary lithium battery lobby, all household petrol cans must be certified and followed for their lifetime. At their end of life ‘Product Lifecycle Responsibility’ requires the petrol can must be disposed of in an appropriate location such...
Larry Hoofs’ letter (19 Nov) made me smile. As a retired traffic engineer, I remember ‘worrying’ about the apparent discrepancy. In this state, the Department of Transport sets the guidelines for measuring the recommended speed on curves – for comfort as...
It was so hard to watch federal Liberal leader Sussan Ley telling incredulous journalists why her party is axeing its commitment to net zero by 2050.
Byron Shire Council staff have recommended that counsellor vote to proceed with a trial Special Entertainment Precinct (SEP) at this Thursday’s Council meeting (today).
This year the call for 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence against women and girls is particularly poignant following the death of local woman Ashleigh Grice, allegedly at the hands of her partner, on Friday, 19 September in Mullumbimby.
Eight years ago, the state government agreed to sell the old Mullumbimby Hospital site to Byron Shire Council for one dollar, in a stunt by National Party member Ben Franklin. Council staff's proposal to sell the site to developers will come before this Thursday's council meeting (today).
They say the third times a charm, and Byron Council will certainly be hoping that's the case with its latest economic strategy.
Plans to build a new employment precinct on Council-owned land in the Byron Arts and Industry Estate have hit a significant pothole, with the developer behind the project saying that they now won’t sign the contract unless a significant residential component is included.
Byron Shire Council (BSC) have been manipulatively utilising Labor state government policies to pass their chosen DAs, without community/councillor input for some time. A recent example of how BSC staff operate can be found in the October 23 Adopted Place...
The federal government has provided $98,686 for the installation of a new solar and battery system at Byron Bay’s Cavanbah Centre and new solar system at Suffolk Beachfront Caravan Park. Cavanbah’s usability as an evacuation centre will be greatly...
In April, The Echo published my concerns relating to the imposition of the new vibrancy laws. The attendance of around 150 concerned local citizens at the community centre in July 2025, indicated the depth of legitimate community concerns and the...
Byron Shire Council (BSC) staff have recommended that councillors vote to proceed with a trial Special Entertainment Precinct (SEP) at this Thursday’s Council meeting.
Eight years ago, the state government agreed to sell the old Mullumbimby Hospital site to Byron Shire Council (BSC) for $1 in a stunt by National Party member Ben Franklin.
Last week marked 27 years since Michael Hutchence died. He was 37. The 22nd of November holds its place for me as the day when things changed. When someone who seemed bigger than life, almost super human, lost his. It was tragic and destabilising. It was unbelievable. We retold his story over and over, always hoping for a different ending. But no matter how many times we told it, it ended the same. He was gone. And we missed the clues, that perhaps things weren’t shiny and bright. We missed the pain.
I’d like to address some misinformation about the Marshalls Creek Boardwalk proposal. Three days before Council voted on this issue, the NSW Environment Minister asked NPWS to ‘engage with Council on the assessment of options and preferred routes for...
John Jiggens’ article in last week’s Echo titled ‘Where art thou republic’, asks a good question. For decades, polls have shown most Australians favour an Australian head of state over a British monarch. While it’s nothing personal against the monarchy, inherited...
The opportunity to be heard is a core democratic principle but we could lose it, if we don’t act. It’s time to make a submission to retain the right to address Byron Shire Council (BSC) meetings to raise general issues...
If you’re old enough to remember the ‘60s, then the name ‘Lesley Lawson’ (now a dame) won’t ring any bells at all – but the name ’Twiggy’ definitely will!
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