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March 19, 2024

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The Drongo: even more of them around these days

The team at Spangled Drongo Brewing officially fired up their brewhouse in June last year, but you may have...

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Lights will always be on at Main Arm’s Kohinur Hall

After being badly damaged during the 2022 floods, the much-loved Kohinur Hall is once again starting to live up to its reputation for being the arts and cultural hub of the Main Arm community.

Floodplain Mullumbimby

Mullumbimby is a floodplain. Every time we have a heavy downpour I am up and down through the night,...

Byron Mayor backs down over floodplain development 

Mayor Michael Lyon told Mullum residents that he has the numbers to remove floodplain development but will push through the Residential Strategy that aims for 4,522 homes by 2041.

Having dinner with the Artists

Next week you can join Art Byron curator, Laith McGregor and influential artists, Lara Merrett and Shaun Gladwell for an exclusive evening of conversation, food and wine at Newrybar Hall. The artists will be in conversation with Vault magazine editor, Alison Kubler, who will discuss their practice, connection to Byron Bay, and involvement in the 2024 iteration of Art Byron.

Time to tape up

Could I suggest that all flood-affected residents in Mullumbimby turn up to the Byron Council chambers by 8.30am for...

Veterans’ and Families’ Hub for the North Coast

The federal government has announced that a $5.445 million grant has been awarded to RSL LifeCare, working with RSL NSW, to establish a Veterans’ and Families’ Hub in the Tweed/North Coast region of New South Wales.

North Coast Market Guide

Rainbow Chai Tent - Peace Day at the marketsThe easy place to check what market is on!

Here in The Echo‘s Market Guide you can find all monthly markets and the weekly farmers markets from around the Northern Rivers /  NSW North Coast. To list a market here or request us to update some information please contact us.

Monthly Markets

1st SAT | Brunswick Heads – 0418 400 415

1st SUN | Byron Bay – 02 6685 6807
1st SUN | Lismore Car Boot – 02 6628 7333

2nd SAT | Tabulam Hall – 0490 329 159

2nd SUN | The Channon – 02 6688 6433
2nd SUN | Lennox Head – 02 6685 6807
2nd SUN | Chillingham – 0428 793 141
2nd SUN | Coolangatta

3rd SAT | Mullumbimby – 02 6684 3370
3rd SAT | Murwillumbah – 0415 328 672
3rd SAT | Salt Village Market, Casuarina

3rd SUN | Federal – 0433 002 757
3rd SUN | Uki – 0487 329 150
3rd SUN | Ballina – 0422 094 338

4th SAT | Evans Head – 0432 275 765
4th SAT | Kyogle Bazaarkyoglebazaar.com.au

4th SUN | Bangalow – 02 6687 1911
4th SUN | Nimbin – 0475 135 764
4th SUN | Murwillumbah Showground0415 328 672
4th SUN (in a 5 Sunday month) | Coolangatta

5th SUN | Nimbin – 0475 135 764
5th SUN | Lennox Head – 02 6685 6807

Farmers/Weekly Markets

Each TUE | New Brighton – 0424 168 672
Each TUE | Organic Lismore – 02 6636 4307

Each WED | 7-11am Murwillumbah – 0415 328 672
Each WED | 3-6pm Nimbin – 0418 940 653
Each WED | 4-7pm Newrybar Hall

Each THU | 8-11am Byron Bay – 0414 595 169
Each THU | 2.30-6pm Lismore – 0459 309 223

Each FRI | 7-11am Mullumbimby – 0424 168 672

Each SAT | 8-11am Bangalow – 0414 595 169
Each SAT | 8-1pm Uki – 02 6679 5438
Each SAT | 8.30am-12pm Blue Knob Gallery
Each SAT | 8.30-11am Lismore Farmers Markets
Each SAT | 4pm–late Byron Twilight Market (October to April)

Each SUN | 7-11am Ballina

Photos by Eve Jeffery

Organic seedlings at the market

Victoria Cosford From the age of 17, owner of Seedlings Organic, Luke Sansom, has worked in horticulture. Down on the Mornington Peninsula he was a...

Suffolk Park Tennis travels to grass courts

A group of eight adult Suffolk Park tennis players headed south of the border for a grass court tennis tournament in the small town of Tatura - north of Melbourne.

Film fundraiser for Save Wallum

Our Generation Media together with the Brunswick Picture House will be hosting a special fundraiser screening of the award-winning documentary, Luku Ngärra: The Law of the Land in support of Save Wallum.

Bangalow and Byron Bay third-grader cricketers qualify for 2023/24 grand final

Bangalow Cricket Club has played its way into the third-grade grand final after beating minor premiers Lennox Head in the semi-final played at Megan Crescent Oval last Saturday.