24.9 C
Byron Shire
June 20, 2026
Home Tags Banks investment in fossil fuels

Latest News

Local NewsThe Echo - 0

The NT intervention laws that shape lives

This Sunday marks 19 years since the then Howard Government announced the Northern Territory Intervention laws – ‘The Intervention’ began with a media release by Mal Brough, Minister for Indigenous Affairs, on June 21, 2007.
Read more

Other News

Local NewsThe Echo - 0

Tweed tip gets an upgrade

A major upgrade of the Stotts Creek Resource Recovery Centre has been completed say Tweed Shire Council, 'transforming the Tweed's tip into a site that is easier to use and recovers far more material from landfill'.
Read more
Entertainment NewsThe Echo - 0

WAVE – I Have Friends Everywhere

The closing date for entries is in October, so this is a callout for all design artists, fashion innovators, culture initiators and wearable inventors.
Read more
The Good LifeThe Echo - 0

A rainforest table

If you’ve driven the stretch out to Suffolk Park, you may have passed it without quite knowing it was...
Read more
Byron EchoAlan Dickens, Byron Bay - 0

Speaking and listening

All of a sudden Council’s supposed experts condemn the Wilsons Creek weir water quality during rain events, which would...
Read more
Local NewsAslan Shand - 0

Call to end damaging native logging agreements

North East Forest Alliance (NEFA) is calling on the NSW state government to reassess the Wood Supply Agreements (WSA) that facilitate native forest in NSW’s state forests.
Read more
Byron EchoChris Abraham, Mullumbimby - 0

Councillors silent

I spent some time preparing a submission regarding the draft DCP for the redevelopment of the Mullumbimby Hospital site. I...
Read more

Stories about "Banks investment in fossil fuels":

Strike a blow for the planet with your super

Local News Paul Bibby - 2
As the bushfire crisis worsens, many northern rivers residents are asking the question ‘What can I do to save the planet?’.
Read more

Banks strongarm farmers off land

Letters The Echo - 0
Trish Mann, Burringbar, What do climate change, banks and mining companies have in common? It appears that for some businesses increasing drought, fire and flood events help their bottom line.
Read more

Chipping away at banks’ investment in dirty fuel

Letters The Echo - 0
Yasir Assam, Rainer Glasker, TweedCAN. Earlier this month, several people around the region let the big banks know (again) that we don't want investment in dirty fuel technologies.
Read more
Local News

Hemp industry given boost with development plan

The Echo - 0
A Hemp Industry Development Plan has been announced by the NSW government, which promises 'to unlock new opportunities for NSW businesses and add value to the state's low-THC hemp industry, which is forecast to become a $100 million Australian industry by 2032'.
Read more
Local News

Gambling harm recognised by Tweed Council, supported by Wesley Mission

The Echo - 0
Faith-based, not-for-profit organisation providing community services in NSW, Wesley Mission, has welcomed Tweed Shire Council’s decision to publicly recognise the impact of gambling harm and advocate for stronger harm-minimisation measures.
Read more
Local News

Winter Warmer fundraiser for homelessness

The Echo - 0
The annual Winter Warmer Homelessness Relief campaign, hosted by Dharma Care, will return for 2026 with cabaret at Salt, Kingscliff, on Thursday 2 July, headlined by comedian Mandy Nolan, interactive performance artist The Space Cowboy and the Kinship Doobai Dancers, with a Welcome to Country from Aunty Jackie.
Read more
Local News

Tweed Shire Council presents flood resilience series – part one

The Echo - 0
Over the coming weeks, Tweed Shire Council will present a flood resilience series, which looks at how 'Tweed's story is different from the standard flood recovery narrative and what happened next'.
Read more

Support Us

Become one of the supporters who helps keep independent, local journalism alive in the Byron Shire by contributing anything from as little as the cost of a coffee each month.

You're Wonderful, Thank you for supporting independent journalism in the Byron Shire