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$1 million boost for women’s surfing announced
Surfing Australia says it's stoked to announce that the organisation has been awarded $1 million in federal funding for the 'New Wave of Female Boardriders' project. This grant, delivered over the next three years, is intended to make surfing more accessible to women and girls across the country.
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Koala empathy
For many residents in Byron Bay it is with great relief that we learn that the younger generation of...
Museum wins major award
The Tweed Regional Museum has taken out top honours for its exhibition Supertonic at the prestigious 2024 Australian Museums and Galleries Association (AMaGA) Awards.
Conservative Mayors for Ballina, Lismore and Richmond Valley returned
Ballina, Lismore and Richmond Valley councils all have a popularly elected Mayor and this election saw all three sitting conservative mayors returned.
Labor digs a deeper hole
Last week's intense focus on whether or not federal Labor was going to revisit its negative gearing policies to deal with the housing crisis (no chance, according to the PM) did a great job of distracting from some other major stories.
Cross Words
As long-term Echo cruciverbalists (in this case afficionados and not setters), we suggest you recycle Mungo’s crosswords because we...
A world upside down
When singer-songwriter Claire Anne Taylor’s 14-month-old son was diagnosed with the rare genetic condition Angelman Syndrome, her world was turned upside down. But rather than turn her back on her lifelong career, music became her therapy; allowing her to face head on the feelings and fears that came with the life-changing news.
Stories about "Belmarsh":
‘Bring him home’ says Julian Assange’s father
Julian Assange has been locked away for 13 years. In that time he could have raised a baby to teenagerhood or done a medical degree, internship, residency, GP training, and had a year unleashed on the public under his belt. In that time he could have served three terms as the Australian Prime Minister.
Byron Echo
Vale Philip Shine
Born in Sydney in 1952 to Ronald and Judith, Philip Shine was an Air Force brat.
Byron Echo
Koala empathy
For many residents in Byron Bay it is with great relief that we learn that the younger generation of Greens are on Council. Go...
Byron Echo
Buy and rent
Labor’s current bills (Help to Buy and Build to Rent) are being blocked by the Greens, some independents, and the Coalition because they are...
Local News
Donors enable interest-free solar at Byron Community College
Byron Community College has a new 19.3kW rooftop solar system at the charity’s college in Mullumbimby, NSW. An interest-free loan of $14,700 – sourced entirely from donations – financed the project and was provided by national climate action charity, Citizens Own Renewable Energy Network Australia (CORENA).
