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History repeats
Peter Olson, Goonengerry
History shows that when the media and the politicians turn against the people, eventually there is a backlash.
It...
Other News
With avocados, farmer fresh is best
There are many different avocado varieties, but walk around the supermarket and you might get the impression there is...
Why the rush?
Sara Rath, Goonengerry
I was born in Byron Bay and I am deeply concerned for the known and unknown impacts of...
History repeats
Peter Olson, Goonengerry
History shows that when the media and the politicians turn against the people, eventually there is a backlash.
It...
Kingscliff’s new ambulance station won’t be on State Significant Farmland
Concerns over the new Kingscliff Ambulance station being placed on State Significant Farmland were raised following the announcement of funding for the new ambulance station by Health Minister Brad Hazzard earlier this month.
Knife-wielding criminal on the loose in Byron Bay
A terrifying media release is still on the loose in Byron Bay after escaping from the computers of Council candidates Rhett Holt and Cr Alan Hunter. 'It is a frightful to wake up at three in the morning to a man blood dripping with a backpack full of knives using your shower,' the [sic] release said...
Open-air art walk by the river at Murwillumbah completed
The Ages of the Tweed mural that accompanies the open-air riverside art walk has now been completed.
Stories about "Aquaman movie":
Aquaman filming over but Hastings Point residents still angry
The residents of the normally sleepy Tweed coastal town of Hastings Point are up in arms about their headland being taken over for the filming of a major Hollywood movie. And even though Warner Bros have finished filming, the headland remains closed to the public.
Byron Echo
Byron beach erosion
Ann Tiernan, Suffolk Park
I strongly disagree with Council’s position stated in last week’s Echo that ‘The sand (at Clarkes Beach) will come back, but it...
Byron Echo
A day of ‘thank you’
Alison Drover, Broken Head
How about a day of ‘thank you’ to our health workers and ‘sorry’ from our prime minister and ‘please’ from the community?
Instead...
Letters
Nolan’s Soapbox
Duncan Shipley-Smith, Byron Bay
The sinister suggestion by Nolan in last week’s Echo conflating anti-vaccination supporters with extreme right-wing ideology (XRW) demands a response.
This is...
Local News
Shooting in Nimbin
There is a police operation currently underway in Nimbin following a shooting earlier today.
