Is it time to see if you have what it takes to make it to the Melbourne International Comedy Festival?
A public forum is being called on 23 February from 6pm at the Mullumbimby Ex-Services Club auditorium to discuss the future of housing on the old Mullumbimby Hospital site.
The community is becoming frustrated as Byron Shire councillors call repeatedly for affordable housing while they allow the old Mullumbimby Hospital site to languish with no tangible public, social, or affordable housing plan or development of the site.
In a local win for wildlife, a decision by the NSW Civil and Administrative Tribunal (NCAT) has confirmed that the ‘Woodlands Eco-Hamlet’ by-laws ‘specifying that the keeping of cats and dogs is prohibited’ was upheld.
The Byron Community Market’s move to Railway Park and the rail corridor would be formalised and made permanent under Council’s revised Sustainable Markets Policy. On public exhibition until 15 February, the draft policy provides overarching guidance on the establishment...
The proposal to remove local councils from decision-making in relation to all major planning projects, and creating a state government-controlled ‘single front door’ via a the Development Coordination Authority (DCA) has raised concerns.
It’s a serene sight when viewed from a distance – a line of surfers lazily sprinkled across a stretch of turquoise ocean.
The Byron Creek Bridge at Bangalow reopened to light traffic only last Wednesday 4 February.
What the correct approach is to reducing flooding at South Golden Beach, New Brighton, and Ocean Shores has been a matter of contention between concerned locals and local community groups including the South Golden Beach Community Association (SGBCA), the New Brighton Village Association (NBVA),and the Ocean Shores Community Association (OSCA).
Local Labor MP Justine Elliot has announced that the federal government is delivering $93,700 for the Byron Writers Festival (BWF).
Women’s Health Northern Rivers is excited to share that their long-running, free Shark Cage Group Program is launching at Yellow Church in Mullumbimby from 12 February, offering group support for survivors of domestic and family violence or sexual abuse.
The warmer weather has added to increased animal arrivals at the Northern Rivers Wildlife Hospital at Wollongbar.
After a brief respite over Christmas and New Year, road works in the Byron town centre will resume this week as the Byron Bay drainage upgrade recommences.
Stone craft is a skill that everyone can access and have fun learning, says Damian Cudmore, who is currently teaching students the skills needed to create the style of 19th-century stone work at The Farm in Byron Bay.
Adoring the full moon and considering jumping off 50 storeys in expensive underwear, I decided to brave hell and high water. The $50 will go to the weapons required to stop Roundup and its insidious green camouflage. But who...
To me, in the ’80s, Mullumbimby madness was a culture that came and went, a bit like those fearless little forget-me-nots that sprang up absolutely everywhere. It was a funny time, like we were all being swept along in...
I’m in a public state forest looking for endangered gliders at night time to protect these unique animals from getting their homes cut down and turned into woodchips, because our government-owned Forestry Corporation of NSW (FCNSW) is looking for...
Dear Council, please advocate to state government for more public transport so young people can access tertiary education. Travelling from Mullumbimby to Wollongbar TAFE takes a minimum of two hours on three buses. That’s a 6am start and 8pm return. If...
It was noted in The Echo January 21, 2026: massive shop-top housing development for Mullumbimby replacing an ageing weatherboard cottage, but as I drive past that ‘ageing’ weatherboard … ‘oh’ – cottage infers small. When I drive past that...
I write as a local professional in their late 30s who is virtually completely priced-out of Mullumbimby, and attempting to save for a home anywhere in the Northern Rivers, where I have resided for the last three years. I...
The Brunswick Surf Life Saving Club (SLSC) will be proudly taking part in this Sunday’s Rainbow Beaches as they fly the Progress Flag colours to signal a clear and visible welcome to everyone at the beach.
A packed community meeting in Mullumbimby saw concerned locals and residents come together to discuss the proposed $8.2 million, 50-unit, co-living development called The Nest proposed for 115-119 Stuart Street, Mullumbimby.
I have always found Valentine’s Day weirdly performative. The idea that a prescribed day could be dedicated to expressing your love. With flowers. Or chocolate. Or champagne. Or diamonds. Yuck.
Steve Poltz has fun on stage. Steve Poltz has fun off stage. Every show has its own vibe. Raucous, joyous, improvisational and always strange. Stellar guitar work and songs that will have you smiling one minute and crying the next.
Thanks to our mayor for alerting me that stormwater issues are rampant across our shire. I have contacted as many people as possible Shire-wide. I have found that they’ve had the same experience as myself. There’s been no reply...
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