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‘Stop deep-sea mining before it starts’ – Byron paddle out July 20

Australia’s surfers, swimmers, and ocean community are paddling out for an important cause at Clarkes Beach on Sunday, July 20 from 12pm.

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Busy day for rescue chopper

On Friday the Westpac Rescue Helicopter attended two rural accidents, one near Kyogle and one near Murwillumbah.

Mullum biz invited for the reuse July challenge

Mullumbimby businesses have partnered with Byron Shire Council to say no to single-use coffee cups in July.

Heading for the snow? Be prepared!

With bumper snowfalls and school holiday crowds flooding the Snowy Mountains, the NSW government is urging drivers to be prepared before heading to the alpine region, warning that too many are arriving under-equipped for dangerous winter road conditions.

New road proposed next to Mullumbimby pre-school, crossing over disused railway 

Council’s subdivision plans for its Mullumbimby HQ land have become a little clearer, with staff telling The Echo that one parcel of land, ‘relates only to the access road and is unrelated to the creation of a carpark’.

70-year-old hits tree in South Golden Beach

A woman aged in her 70s is on her way to hospital after her car hit a tree in South Golden Beach.

Bonito: rich culinary heritage of Peru

Tucked away in a cosy corner at a shopping centre in Wollongbar, Bonito is the kind of place that...

Stories about "Defence":

Some spending cannot be questioned

The euphemisms were flying when Australia's Defence Minister Richard Marles announced last week that an extra $50 billion would be spent on our military over the next decade, and that $72.8 billion of already announced spending would be redirected.

Who is Australia’s enemy?

As the Anzac myth spreads its strange, schizophrenic glow over the country, in which war is not glorified but stone soldiers on plinths are honoured with music and prayers by the religious and secular alike, it’s a good time to consider our enemies, then and now. Because without enemies, war is impossible.

Fletcher St Cottage secures 15-yr lease in Byron

Operators of the Fletcher Street Cottage homelessness services charity say a new long-term lease for the central Byron Bay hub has been finalised with the Byron Shire Council.

Uncle Pete’s legacy celebrated, July 18

The Byron Shire will celebrate the life of one of its most charismatic, colourful, and creative Aboriginal Elders at a public event in Apex Park on Friday, July 18 at 2pm.

Parkway Drive to head new music fest

The music from Mullum’s inaugural Roots Festival may still be lingering in locals’ ears but the rebirth of Byron’s festival scene continues, this time honouring a distinctly louder sound: heavy metal.

New Lennox Head roundabout finished

Work on a new roundabout at the intersection of Byron Bay Road and Byron Street at Lennox Head has finished.