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BB FC women close in on points championship
Ross Kendall
The Byron Bay FC premier league women’s team have maintained their dominant position on the ladder after a...
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Soil: The incredible story of what keeps the earth, and us, healthy
Sandra Haslam
Matthew Evans is a restauranteur, farmer, food activist and author, best known for his SBS series Gourmet Farmer....
Vehicle access to Unicorn Falls to close
President of the recently formed Byron Hikers Club says a ‘controversy is brewing’ around National Parks’ recently announced plans to close vehicle access to Unicorn Falls, located on South Chowan Road behind Upper Main Arm.
Federal MP and rural Drs blast NSW Premier Berejiklian over Pfizer supplies
The decision by NSW State Premier Gladys Berejiklian to redirect Pfizer supplies from the North Coast to Sydney has drawn criticism from local Federal MP Justine Elliot.
Will Tweed Council remove final option for RLSC in Tweed Shire?
At its upcoming Council meeting, the Tweed Shire Council is seeking to remove the option of Rural Land Sharing Communities, which includes multiple occupancies and community title.
Can you help save 74 million lives?
Killer carbon – a new study has coined another metric for estimating the damage inflicted by climate change – this time, looking at the ‘mortality cost of carbon’.
Editorial – Let’s all acquiesce!
On July 12, it became mandatory for all businesses and workplaces in NSW to use the Service NSW Check-in tool (QR code).
Stories about "backpacks":
Operation Backpack getting students set for school
After a successful program last year, Operation Backpack is on again.
Sport
Westerly winds challenge Tweed Valley sailors
Matt Andrews
The experience of John Haywood and the other crew members of Capers triumphed in the winter westerlies and run out tide that greeted...
Entertainment News
Entertainment in the Byron Shire for the week beginning 4 August, 2021
It's time to get out and see our wonderful performers whilst you can.
Byron Echo
Interview with Ross Wilson, composer and Daddy Cool frontman
Eve Jeffery - 0
When the likes of Jimmy Barnes, Michael Gudinski and Sir Elton John call out a song as ‘one of the great Australian rock ‘n’ roll songs’, ‘one of the greatest songs of all time’, and ‘one of my favourite tracks’, then you know it was and still is, a hit.
Byron Echo
Mandy Nolan’s Soapbox: A Sobering Tale
Mandy Nolan - 1
Like most people I know alcoholism is in my genes. My father was an alcoholic. He drove drunk into another car, killed himself and an innocent man.
He was 30. I’m 53.
