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Next Gen farming: an independent organic future for us all

Having grown up on the family farm, Kyan Sansom’s love for agriculture started at a very young age. Over...

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Re Editorial

As an avid regular reader of The Echo, I feel disappointed because in your latest editorial there was no...

Heading for the snow? Be prepared!

With bumper snowfalls and school holiday crowds flooding the Snowy Mountains, the NSW government is urging drivers to be prepared before heading to the alpine region, warning that too many are arriving under-equipped for dangerous winter road conditions.

Crescent Head murders remembered, 30 years on

NSW Police Force Acting Commissioner, Peter Thurtell APM, has reflected on one of the darkest days in the history of the NSW Police Force – the shooting murders of two officers at Crescent Head on the Mid North Coast, 30 years ago.

Ballina clubs support Rotary’s initiative to provide phones for DV victims

Cherry Street Sports Group and Ballina RSL Club say they are proud to support Rotary Ballina-on-Richmond in their impactful partnership with DV Safe Phone, an initiative aimed at providing crucial communication tools to victims of domestic violence.

Eclectic Selection: What’s on this week ( July 16 – 23, 2025)

Eclectic Selection: What’s on this week is a taste of some of the events that can be found in the Byron Shire and beyond this coming week.

Mini French Film Festival coming to Lismore

If you are looking to celebrate a little bit of French culture in the Northern Rivers then you can join the local Alliance Francaise Cote du Nord and the Star Court Theatre, Lismore, who are showing four late-release French movies.

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Evidence of police brutality against Hannah Thomas

Having reviewed police body-worn camera evidence of a pro-Palestinian protest in Sydney, Hannah Thomas's lawyer Peter O'Brien says it's clear that police punched Ms Thomas in the face, causing grievous bodily harm.

MLC Sue Higginson blames Minns’ anti-protest laws for police violence

NSW MLC Sue Higginson says the continued actions by Premier Chris Minns to clamp down on political expression and peaceful protest are empowering state violence against the community of NSW, with the recent assault and arrests by police at a peaceful community protest revealing the impact of Minns’ rhetoric and law-making in empowering state violence by police against the community.

Man charged with assault at Mullum evac centre

A man in his forties was to appear before Byron Bay Local Court today, charged with assault occasioning actual bodily harm at an ex-Cyclone Alfred emergency evacuation centre.

Arrest over Tweed Heads fatal assault

Police say they’ve extradited and charged a man over the alleged fatal assault of another man in Tweed Heads last week.

Man dead after assault, Tweed Heads South

Police say a man has died after an alleged assault in the Tweed Shire in the early hours of Sunday morning.

Charges laid after Tweed Heads assault

NSW Police says a man will face court after being charged following an investigation into an assault at Tweed Heads earlier this month.

Man assaulted on M1

Witnesses of an assault on the Pacific Highway over the weekend are being asked to contact police as they investigate the alleged crime.

Tweed Heads man accused of assaulting 82-year-old

A 37-year-old man is to face court today after allegedly assaulting an 82-year-old man on Tweed Heads Friday morning.

Man dies a week after alleged assault in Lismore

NSW Police have reported that a 89-year-old man has died in hospital following an alleged assault at his home in Lismore last week.

Case of former Byron police officer accused of teen assault back in court

The case of a former Byron Bay police officer found not guilty of assaulting a teenager in a CBD laneway is to be reheard in Lismore today.

Bonito: rich culinary heritage of Peru

Tucked away in a cosy corner at a shopping centre in Wollongbar, Bonito is the kind of place that doesn’t just serve food –...

Bun Coffee: 20 years of roasting

What started as a dream in a small industrial garage in Byron Bay’s Arts & Industry Estate with a single Turkish roaster has become...

Love, loss and a life on the road

Phil (Howell) and (Alex) Tilley are often described as one indivisible unit, they have an understanding of each other’s playing that can only be learnt over time.

The heart of the ‘90s

Things of Stone and Wood bring the heart of ’90s folk-rock to the Ballina RSL on Friday, July 25 and if the opening chords of ‘Happy Birthday Helen’ still tug at your heartstrings – or if you ever shouted ‘Wildflowers!’ from the back seat of a car – this one’s for you.