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Local NewsThe Echo - June 16, 20260

Investigation launched into assaults, torture of flotilla humanitarians

The Australian Labor government has committed to undertaking an independent investigation into the assaults, sexual assaults and torture of humanitarians aboard the Global Sumud Flotilla, according to a flotilla media spokesperson.

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Local NewsThe Echo - June 12, 20260

Rainbow Guy recovering from serious car accident

On Sunday, 24 May one of the Northern River’s most beloved and legendary figures Rainbow Guy, aka Guy Feldmann, was involved in a car accident on Tandy’s Lane by Uncle Tom’s.

Byron EchoJohn Scrivener, Main Arm - June 11, 20260

What sovereignty?

The gravest threat to Australia’s sovereignty comes from the security doctrine and foreign policy of strategic dependence on the...

Local NewsThe Echo - June 10, 20260

Community to rally against ‘relentless’ RA house demolitions

Northern Rivers locals and flood-impacted residents will gather in Lismore this Saturday to demand the NSW Reconstruction Authority stop demolishing heritage homes and deliver on broken promises, as community anger at the failed flood recovery reaches a new peak.

Local NewsThe Echo - June 11, 20260

Kyogle petition calls to restore daytime train service to Brisbane

A Kyogle petition with more than 1,000 signatures is calling on ‘key stakeholders and policymakers’ to provide a ‘practical daytime train service’ to Brisbane, with claims that the current train service, which leaves at 3am and returns at 8am, is 'inconvenient and frustrating’.

Local NewsAslan Shand - June 12, 20260

Dr Bronwyn Bancroft wins prestigious Ochre Award

Bundjalung woman and artist Dr Bronwyn Bancroft AM has received the Red Ochre Award for Lifetime Achievement in Artistic Excellence.

Local NewsThe Echo - June 10, 20260

North Coast Safe Haven closure

Safe Haven North Coast has provided effective mental health supports for people across the region since it was established in 2022, but is now running out of funding.

Byron hosts world-class chess talent

Local News The Echo - April 2, 2026 0

Step into a rare and electrifying moment for the chess community of Byron Bay. For the first time in over 30 years, you have the extraordinary opportunity to test your mind against a true Grandmaster of the game, David Smerdon, one of Australia’s top-ranked players and a long-time representative at the Chess Olympiad since 2004.

Local News

Lismore Rainforest Botanic Gardens – where health grows

Tracey Whitby, Lismore Rainforest Botanic Garden - June 16, 2026 0

The Lismore Rainforest Botanic Gardens is a calm, quiet, soothing place to stroll, relax, and recharge. Be still and some of the one hundred species of birds will shyly share their beautiful haven with you.

Local News

Lismore rallies to save homes from demolition

The Echo - June 15, 2026 0

Around hundred residents met at the Lismore Quad on Saturday to demand the demolitions of heritage homes cease, the flood recovery promised is delivered, and that every person be housed.

National News

Men’s Health Week: simple conversations

The Echo - June 15, 2026 0

This National Men’s Health Week experts from Triple P – Positive Parenting Program are encouraging dads, granddads and father figures to embrace something simple but powerful: everyday conversations that support their own wellbeing and their family’s wellbeing.

World News

Peace in our time?

David Lowe - June 15, 2026 0

While details remain scant, there are claims from multiple sources that a peace deal has finally been reached in the war between Iran and the United States, after nearly four months of fighting.

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