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March 22, 2025
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Disaster politics, really?

Congrats to The Echo for giving credit where credit is due, but sadly, it quickly descended into another Labor-bashing...

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Free tennis coaching at Mullumbimby

Mullumbimby Tennis Club say they are thrilled to announce an exciting new initiative for the community: we are offering free specialist tennis coaching.

Banner at Protesters Falls near Nimbin calls for forest protection

This morning climbers deployed a banner reading ‘Protecting Forests is Climate Action’ at Protestor Falls near Nimbin.

Lemon Chicken good

Forget your bland musical diets. Lemon Chicken is cooking up a chaotic, yet delicious, blend of sounds that’ll leave your ears craving more. Picture this: the raw, unbridled fury of ‘Killing in the Name’ by Rage Against the Machine, simmered with the sharp wit of Paul Kelly’s ‘Dumb Things’, and finished with the sultry, dark groove of INXS’s ‘Devil Inside’.

Heartsongs, mantras, spirit and connection

Join world-travelling chant leader Kevin James, his partner Susana Rodriguez, and Chris Lane (OKA) for an evening of heartsongs, mantras, community spirit, deep connection and an invitation to join in song and mantra as a way to reconnect, and return to the essence of the heart.

Speed

It’s disappointing that little is done by the Byron Bay council in regard to controlling vehicle speed in urban...

Call to change NSW medicinal cannabis driving laws 

A call has gone out to NSW Premier Chris Minns to take action on outdated NSW road laws that effectively ban medicinal cannabis patients from driving even if they haven’t used cannabis for days. 

Stories about "East Lismore":

Evacuation directions lifted for most of Lismore LGA

Many but not all businesses and services closed owing to evacuations, power outages and road closures over the past few days in Lismore are expected to resume operations today.

Update: Evacuate now Lismore CBD and East Lismore

The SES has issued and emergency warning directing people in the Lismore CBD, East Lismore and South Lismore to evacuate before 9pm tonight. 

The arts flourish at Wyrallah Public in East Lismore 

Come and enjoy the show of art and music at Wyrallah Road Public School, East Lismore on November 20 and see what amazing work the students have created. 

Lismore residents ‘dumbfounded’ by councils lack of scrutiny of DA with ‘serious short-comings’

Local residents and Wilson Nature Reserve Landcare Group have said they are ‘dumbfounded’ at the lack of scrutiny of the ongoing development application at 37 City View Drive, East Lismore.

Damning 2022 flood housing audit released for Northern NSW

A performance audit of how effectively, or not, the NSW government provided emergency accommodation and temporary housing in response to the 2022 floods has been released by the NSW Audit Office. 

What do you think of the Wade Park masterplan?

So many of the Lismore LGA assets were damaged in last year’s flood and the process of rebuilding is creating an opportunity to do things differently.

Fire at Lismore Recycling & Recovery Centre

Lismore Council says that emergency services are currently attending a small fire at the Lismore Recycling & Recovery Centre on Wyrallah Road, East Lismore.

Evacuate now – Lismore CBD, Lismore Basin and low lying areas of East Lismore and Girards Hill

The areas of Lismore CBD, Lismore Basin and low lying areas of East Lismore and Girards Hill have received an evacuation order following the continuing rain.

New COVID venues of concern Lismore and Coraki

Following a second case being identified in Lismore, that is no longer in the area, several more COVID contact venues have been identified.

Control your dogs – they’re killing koalas

Dog owners are being asked to keep dogs restrained following the death of two koalas and a joey that were killed by roaming dogs at Southern Cross University's campus in East Lismore.

Who pays the piper?

Climate disasters are super-charged by fossil fuels – the science is clear and unequivocal. Labor, Liberal, and National pollies are also fuelled by fossil...

57 Station Street – the next step

It’s a sad reflection on Byron Council that long-overdue community consultation has resulted in a late upswell of emotion regarding their proposed housing development...

Call to change NSW medicinal cannabis driving laws 

A call has gone out to NSW Premier Chris Minns to take action on outdated NSW road laws that effectively ban medicinal cannabis patients from driving even if they haven’t used cannabis for days. 

Have you ever thought about caring for or rescuing wildlife?

WIRES Northern Rivers is running a Rescue and Immediate Care Course (RICC) – a hands-on, practical day that teaches you how to rescue and care for wildlife and they want you to come and get involved.