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EditorialAslan Shand - 0

Plastic not so fantastic

There is nothing healthier than drinking some water – or so I’ve always told my kids. It doesn’t contain sugar or colour additives – as one person used to tell us as children, ‘it’s sky juice’! What could be better?
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$5.5 million for surf clubs

The NSW government says the state's surf life saving clubs can now apply for a share of $5.5 million through the Surf Club Facility Program, to upgrade, rebuild or future-proof the facilities that keep beaches safe.
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The Good LifeThe Echo - 0

Manna Haven Cafe – loving Byron for 20 years

One of Byron Bay’s favourite lunch spots is wowing guests after a recent community-gifted makeover. More than 50 volunteers...
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CartoonsThe Echo - 0

Cartoons of the week – 8 July, 2026

The Echo loves your letters and is proud to provide a community forum on the issues that matter most to our readers and the people of the NSW north coast. So don’t be a passive reader, send us your epistles.
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The Good LifeAllie Godfrey - 0

Nudgel Nuts returns to Mullum Farmers Market

A familiar favourite has returned to the Mullumbimby Farmers Market, with Nudgel Nuts back for the new macadamia season. Owner...
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Local NewsDavid Lowe - 0

Lots happening around Ballina for NAIDOC Week

NAIDOC Week 2026 is now underway, with lots happening throughout the Northern Rivers. It's a great opportunity for everyone...
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Local NewsHans Lovejoy - 0

Cudgen Connection approved by NRPP

A contentious $300 million proposal on State Significant Farmland (SSF) next to the Tweed Hospital has been recommended for approval by The Northern Regional Planning Panel (NRPP). The Cudgen Connection decision came in late yesterday, after years of deliberations, opposition and political commitments to protect the SSF. It is located at 741 Cudgen Road.
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Stories about "Broken Head":

Pay parking installed in Broken Head

Local News The Echo - 0
Parking meters are being installed on Broken Head Reserve Road at Broken Head in mid-November, say Byron Council staff.
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Surfer with suspected spinal injuries rescued

Local News The Echo - 0
The incident was one of at least two separate local emergencies over the weekend requiring the Westpac Rescue Helicopter Service.
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Sunbeams from cucumbers: gold extraction from seawater at Broken Head

Byron Echo Byron Bay Historical Society - 0
In 1906, Australian mining engineer Mr Alfred Argyles built an innovative engineering structure at the north end of Seven Mile Beach, located on rock shelves that abutted Broken Head.
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Measles alert for Byron and Ballina Shires

Local News The Echo - 4
Health authorities are advising people to be alert for signs and symptoms of measles after receiving notification of someone having visited several locations in Byron Bay, Lennox Head, Tintenbar and Broken Head while infectious last week.
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Local police continue search for missing QLD officer

Local News The Echo - 0
Police say local officers and water police have continued to search over the weekend on the Northern Rivers for a missing Queensland police officer.
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Search for missing man resumes – Lennox Head and Cape Byron

Uncategorised The Echo - 0
A search for a missing 45-year-old man in the Broken Head area has resumed on Wednesday morning.
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Broken Head Quarry DA refused

Local News The Echo - 1
Plans to build a housing estate on part of the old Broken Head Quarry site were rejected last week by  Byron Shire councillors.
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Broken Head Quarry development plan rears its head once again

Local News Paul Bibby - 0
Long-dormant plans to turn the former Broken Head Quarry site into a residential development have lumbered out of the bush like a bewildered dinosaur.
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Byron Council to ‘draw a line’ under Broken Head development

Local News Paul Bibby - 2
Byron Shire Council Mayor, Michael Lyon, will attempt to have a large part of the Linnaeus Estate given a new Environmental Living zoning in a bid to prevent further applications for development there.
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Eco resort approved by planning panel

Local News Hans Lovejoy - 2
An exclusive eco-resort on a large tract of some of the last remaining littoral rainforest on the northern NSW coastline was approved last week
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Local News

Ballina courthouse windows smashed, man charged

The Echo - 0
Police say a man will face court today, charged after 12 windows were allegedly smashed in Ballina last night.   Police say, 'About 10.35pm (Thursday 9 July 2026), police were called to Martin Street following reports of a man smashing windows'.
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Local News

Alleged native tree removal continues in Lennox, says councillor

The Echo - 0
With a government agency now investigating the alleged clear felling of natives on a large private block in Lennox Head, Ballina Greens councillor Kiri Dicker has told The Echo that contractors were felling trees all morning, ‘trying to get the job done’.
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Ocean Shores man charged with advocating terrorism online

The Echo - 0
Police say a 20-year-old Ocean Shores man is behind bars (refused bail) and will face court in Tweed Heads Local Court on 18 September, charged with advocating terrorism.  
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Local News

Ballina king tide alert for 13–16 July

The Echo - 0
Ballina Shire Council is encouraging motorists to drive safely over the coming days with king tides leading to minor flooding of some local roads.
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