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What to do with no booze at your party
Eve Jeffery
It’s almost human nature, certainly Australian nature, to celebrate with a drink. Nothing says wetting the baby’s head...
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Foolish guestimates
Louise Doran, Ocean Shores
The article in The Echo titled A short history of our rail line debate is anything...
Holiday let reality
Doug Luke – Coordinator VOHL, Woodburn
John Gudgeon, president of the Holiday Letting Organisation Byron, can’t face the reality that...
Bypass Blues
Charles MacFarland, Ewingsdale
Those who believe the Byron bypass will relieve Byron’s traffic problems can, I believe, abandon all hope.
Those...
Baby forcibly removed from parents in Byron Shire
Significant community concern has been raised over the forcible removal of an infant under one from its parents in Byron Shire in the last few weeks.
Ducking Gladys
Alan Veacock, Cumbalum
Gladys Berejiklian, our premier, finished an horrendous 2020, ducking and weaving serious claims of entrenched corruption within...
Queensland Health issues public health alert
Queensland Health is asking anyone who has arrived from New Zealand since 14 January, including on green corridor flights, to get tested and quarantine until they receive a negative test result.
Stories about "Byron shire":
The Good Life
Hand-picked beans make the best brew for Bangalow Coffee
Story & photo Melissa Butters
Andy and Michelle have been serving up great coffee at farmers markets for 18 years. Andy, an exploration geologist, and...
The Good Life
A lot to bang on about at golf clubs and bowlos
Gone are the days when services and sports clubs dished up a choice between a pie and chips, or bangers and mash.
Food in clubs...
Byron Echo
Entertainment in the Byron Shire for the week beginning 27 January, 2021
Lemon Chicken is not only a Chinese takeaway favourite, it's also a great local five piece band who play songs that you forgot you loved. They like to pick and choose from the fine selection of great tunes we all grew up on.
Byron Echo
Rail Trail or nothing!
Neil McKenzie, Bangalow
David Lisle’s article A short history of our rail corridor debate summed up succinctly and accurately the compelling case for a rail trail,...