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Green Heroes among 2026 NSW Environment Award winners

The NSW Environment Awards, hosted by the state’s leading environmental advocacy organisation, Nature Conservation Council NSW, was recently held at Customs House in Sydney.
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Byron EchoJohn Anderson, Coorabell - 0

Chumps: certain fools

I noticed in a recent edition of The Echo what I regard as the most enduringly relevant of the...
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Entertainment NewsThe Echo - 0

Legend Groove Terminator at the Nudge

Nudge Nudge Wink Wink returns to the Billinudgel Hotel on Saturday with Australian dance music icon Groove Terminator headlining fresh local talent and our beloved residents – all ready to deliver a serious dose of dance delight, all while supporting youth mental health organisation Human Nature Adventure Therapy.
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Byron EchoChe Hamill-Diehl, Coorabell - 0

Money before trees

Remember back to not long ago when holiday parks were called caravan parks? Families from all walks of life...
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Byron EchoHolly Galbraith, Brunswick Heads - 0

Council must stand firm on Wallum

As a Bayside resident and Byron Shire ratepayer, I am concerned by suggestions that Council may be preparing to...
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Local NewsThe Echo - 0

New Tweed Heads Hub backed by $3.8 million commitment

The newly opened Veteran and Family Hub at Tweed Heads will be backed by a renewed $3.8 million commitment from RSL NSW to sponsor veteran and family services, delivered by partner charity RSL LifeCare.
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Local NewsAslan Shand - 0

Questions remain over October Belongil Creek fish kill

The artificial opening of the Belongil Creek, an Intermittently Closed and Open Lake and Lagoon (ICOLL), on Monday, 12 October led to yet another significant fish kill with locals and vistors advised to avoid the area and not swim nearby.
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Editorial – Let’s unpack that court loss for Council (and Mullum residents)

Editorial Hans Lovejoy - 0
Mullumbimby residents fought hard for a better outcome than what was proposed by developer Callum Sked on low lying land near the showgrounds. As has...
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Editorial – The right tools for change

Editorial Aslan Shand - 6
There is no doubt that there are challenges ahead in order for Australia and the world to meet net zero emissions and keep the world to a 1.5 degree rise in the average global temperature compared to pre-indistrial levels.
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Editorial – The cost of climate change

Editorial Aslan Shand - 3
Over the weekend we saw the cancellation of the Byron Writers Festival owing to another significant rain event on the NSW east coast.
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Editorial – The nuclear distraction: what the atomic option can’t do for Australia

Byron Echo Ewan Willis - 7
While the Coalition’s attempt to win the nation over on the promise of nuclear power was unsuccessful, it nonetheless has drawn attention to the fact that ordinary Australians are not as opposed to nuclear power as perhaps they ought to be.
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Editorial – Punching down

Editorial Hans Lovejoy - 6
Losing one’s home would perhaps the worst potential event for any individual or family, apart from inevitable death.
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Editorial – 2024 in the rear view mirror

Editorial Hans Lovejoy - 2
To get a sense of what happened in the past 12 months, I trawled through The Echo’s 2024 editions.
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Editorial – When secrecy fails to serve

Editorial Aslan Shand - 0
It is amusing to read a piece called ‘Using transparency to build trust’ by PwC; it reminds you that they should have followed their own advice.
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Editorial – It might be dull but you never know what you might find

Editorial Aslan Shand - 1
The recent announcement that Adelaide University will cease traditional lectures for students got me thinking about my, and now my kids’, experiences in education and at university.
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Editorial – Hear that? It’s the sound of being comfortably reelected

Editorial The Echo - 3
Undoubtedly, an engaged and extremely good-looking electorate eagerly awaits the emergence of more candidates in the upcoming September 14 Byron Shire Council election.
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Once known as the rainbow region

Editorial Hans Lovejoy - 6
The most poignant moment from Thursday’s boisterous and unruly Council meeting was listening to elderly Mullum resident, Peter McGill. 
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Local News

Remembrance Day 2026: 11am, 11 November

The Echo - 0
It is estimated that in WWl there were 20 million dead and 20 million injured. From a population base of fewer than five million,...
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Local News

Love books? Join Friends of the Library

The Echo - 0
Friends of the Libraries, Byron Shire are looking for some fresh, new, younger faces to join the group and help keep it moving forward.
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NSW News

Racehorses shot for pet food by NSW breeder

The Echo - 0
Thirteen thoroughbred horses deemed no longer useful, have been destroyed with eight horses destroyed by firearm at Berkeley Park Stud.
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Local News

Byron Bay Surf Lifesaving Club youngsters shine

The Echo - 0
Two young members of Byron Bay Surf Lifesaving Club have delivered outstanding performances at the Paddle NSW State Sprint Championships, held at the Penrith International Regatta Centre over the weekend.
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