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Deadly weaving at Lismore gallery

Eighteen months ago, a group of First Nations artists from the Northern Rivers came together at the Lismore Regional Gallery as part of the Gathering Space project.
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Entertainment NewsThe Echo - 0

Cinema: Moana

The Academy Award-nominated animated film sails into its live action debut in Moana, directed by Tony- and Emmy-winner Thomas Kail (Hamilton).
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Byron EchoStephen Totterman, Empire Vale - 0

Shark politics

The Minns government’s response to the most recent shark attack in Sydney is to spend an additional $34 million...
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Entertainment NewsThe Echo - 0

Baby it’s warm inside

We know times are tough right now: the world’s gone tits up, it’s cold, and the forecast has more rain on the way. Well, to get us out of the doldrums, Brunswick Picture House has the perfect tonic to help warm your bits, and cast away the winter doldrums – the return of Bruns Does Winter Burlesque!
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Byron EchoAnne Stuart, Zero Emissions Byron - 0

Energy savings

Two exciting developments will lower household electricity bills, strengthen the local grid, and help power-up our renewable energy. First,...
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Local NewsThe Echo - 0

Inaugural DINGO Music & Arts Festival to light up Bangalow in October

It is a fusion of local and international art, music, performance, food, and thought that will be coming to you in Bangalow as part of the inaugural DINGO Music & Arts Festival across four days from 8 to 11 October.
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Ballina memorial pays tribute to fallen Marine Rescue volunteers

On Sunday, a memorial was unveiled at the RSL Memorial Park, next to the Ballina RSL, to pay tribute to those lost on the night of May 4 on the Ballina Bar.
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Stories about "2022":

Power to the people: how Byron Council could lead the way in energy resilience

Byron Echo Dr Anne Stuart - 2
Byron Shire had bushfires in 2019-2020, floods in 2022, extreme heatwaves and long power outages in 2024 and early 2025.
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2022 flood data will not be incorporated into Council planning ‘at this stage’

Local News Hans Lovejoy - 3
With the recent release of local flood data from the devastating 2022 floods now public, Council staff have told The Echo there is no budget this year to apply for funding to incorporate it into their planning instruments.
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Shedding recognised for flood restoration work

Local News Aslan Shand - 0
Mullumbimby’s Community Shedding workshop has received the Resilient Australia National Mental Health and Wellbeing Award from the Australia Institute of Disaster Relief (AIDR), following their work after the 2022 flood. 
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Flood data shows extent of damage to Byron Shire 

Local News The Echo - 1
More details have emerged around last year’s devastating floods, with Greens MLC Sue Higginson receiving answers on October 17 from questions asked on September 25 to NSW Minister of State, John Graham.
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Murwillumbah CBD’s Levee and Drainage Study

Local News The Echo - 0
Continuing the Tweed Shire Council's trend of asking the community for their opinion, residents of Murwillumbah are being invited to share their thoughts on the Murwillumbah CBD Levee and Drainage Study.
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Industry conference on strengthening region, post-flood

Local News The Echo - 0
The Northern Rivers Reconstruction Corporation (NRRC) is hosting a free industry conference to provide insight into the works required to rebuild the region, following the February–March 2022 floods.
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Editorial – 2022 in the Echo rearview mirror

Editorial Hans Lovejoy - 1
Herewith is a brief summary of 2022, as seen through the Echo lens. Given the constrained space, only a few topics can make it in.
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Buoyancy NSW embraces seachange

Byron Echo Shred Potomac - 3
After the clusterfuck that was Resilience NSW in 2022, premier Dominic Parrottoe recognised the need to face up to the wet future, especially for the Archipelago of Byron Shire.
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Splendour’s failed traffic management plan costs organisers $100k

Local News The Echo - 0
Billinudgel Property will be $100,000 out of pocket for failing to comply with its traffic management plan at the 2022 Splendour in the Grass event.
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NESA bungle as up to 4,500 students get early access to 2022 HSC results

Local News The Echo - 0
One would think that the department that has sovereignty over the establishment and monitoring of school standards for our children's education, might be a little bit smarter.
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Editorial

Plastic not so fantastic

Aslan Shand - 0
There is nothing healthier than drinking some water – or so I’ve always told my kids. It doesn’t contain sugar or colour additives – as one person used to tell us as children, ‘it’s sky juice’! What could be better?
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Local News

Ballina courthouse windows smashed, man charged

The Echo - 0
Police say a man will face court today, charged after 12 windows were allegedly smashed in Ballina last night.   Police say, 'About 10.35pm (Thursday 9 July 2026), police were called to Martin Street following reports of a man smashing windows'.
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Alleged native tree removal continues in Lennox, says councillor

The Echo - 0
With a government agency now investigating the alleged clear felling of natives on a large private block in Lennox Head, Ballina Greens councillor Kiri Dicker has told The Echo that contractors were felling trees all morning, ‘trying to get the job done’.
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Local News

Ocean Shores man charged with advocating terrorism online

The Echo - 0
Police say a 20-year-old Ocean Shores man is behind bars (refused bail) and will face court in Tweed Heads Local Court on 18 September, charged with advocating terrorism.  
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