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Remembering Bentley
Saturday 15 May is the seventh anniversary of Victory Day at the historic Bentley Blockade, just west of Lismore.
Other News
Eating vegan is no longer like Mac Vs PC
Remember back in the bad old days when you used either a PC or Mac? Those were your choices, and never the twain could meet. They were so many miles apart in operations that they were like different countries with different languages and appearances
Interview with Nick Sergi, producer of the Byron Music Festival
Nick Sergi, producer of the Byron Music Festival talks to The Echo.
‘Endless land releases’ not the solution for Byron’s housing crisis, says Labor mayor hopeful
Northern Rivers-based trade unionist and MBA student Asren Pugh has announced his candidature for Byron Shire Mayor in September’s local government elections on behalf of Country Labor.
Honouring midwives on their International day
Many of us have a midwife to thank for our safe arrival from the womb, these specialised 'catching' hands are a blessing to both mum and bub in hospitals and in the home.
Creative carbon capture
Desmond Bellamy – Special Projects Coordinator, PETA Australia, Byron Bay
Last week, the Australian government pledged half a billion dollars for ‘clean’...
Interview with Mell and Zara from the Byron Comedy Fest
After a year under a COVID-19 hiatus, The Byron Comedy Fest is back! Next Thursday sees this fledgling event open the doors to its second weekend presenting all that is fabulous and funny. Set on the Byron beachfront at the Byron Surf Club and styled as a classy bespoke beachside speakeasy, this event is the creative lovechild of besties Zara Noruzi and Mell Coppin.
Stories about "abduction":
Goonellabah man arrested over Ballina abduction
A woman was dragged into a car and abducted after trying to intervene in a domestic dispute at Ballina yesterday.
Concerned parent of abducted teen
Bernard Hinchcliffe, Mullumbimby
For the parent that rang concerning the abducted teen. There is a group called Al-Anon that meet Fridays at 2pm at the...
Mullumbimby ‘abduction’ mystery
Mystery surrounds the alleged abduction and threats towards a man in Mullumbimby earlier this month, with police saying they have no records of such an incident despite a vivid report from a local resident.
Image released of man wanted over Coffs abduction
Police have released an EFIT image of a man who may be able to assist with inquiries after a teenage girl was forced into a car in Coffs Harbour last week.
Police to sweep roadsides for William, 3
Police will begin a two-day search of Kendall roadsides where William Tyrell may have been "assisted" into a car on the NSW mid-north coast.
Byron Echo
Travelling at the speed of lies
Ewan Willis - 0
When Tim Berners-Lee and others created the architectural foundations of the world wide web, they did so with the vision of openness, idea sharing, and trust. Human nature has a way of making things more complicated, of course.
Letters
Save Broken Head
Jan Barham, Broken Head
Broken Head is precious but fragile.
Again, it’s under threat and it’s urgent to act now. This time it’s an ecotourism...
Byron Echo
Editorial: The vulnerable at risk
Aslan Shand - 0
Most of us would hope that the taxes we pay go towards key areas such as health, education and to supporting the most vulnerable in our community.
Byron Echo
Developers push swamp boundaries – will council push back?
Aslan Shand - 0
It has once again been left to residents to raise serious issues in relation to a development application (DA) that is pushing to overdevelop at 6 Keats Street, Byron Bay at the expense of the environment, in particular the Cumbebin Swamp.
