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12 winners at Byron Bay Herb Nursery

The Byron Bay Herb Nursery continues to create constructive pathways to achievement with 12 students from Byron Bay Herb Nursery’s disability support program recently graduating with a Certificate II in Horticulture.
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Film buffs flock to Bangalow

Nicholas Hope (left) who was Bubby in Rolf de Heer’s (right) groundbreaking movie of 30 years ago, Bad Boy Bubby, a film featuring clingfilm, which screened last Saturday at the Bangalow Film Festival. The fabulous festival continues until Sunday evening.
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BSC moves closer to special rate rise

Byron Shire Council has moved a step closer to seeking a special rate rise, unanimously endorsing a community engagement program that will form a key part of any future application to increase rates above the state-imposed cap.
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Science in the Pub, Lismore, 16 July

An engaging and informative Science in the Pub event is planned on Thursday, 16 July, from 5pm at Two Mates Brewing, South Lismore.
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Pauline at the Press Club, and on Planet Gina

Last week Australia had a glimpse of what life might be like under Prime Minister Pauline Hanson, via two speeches, one in Canberra and one in Townsville.
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Highwayman’s Winter Whisky Feast

Highwayman’s Dan Woolley has been working with whisky for over 20 years, and started to fill his own barrels...
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Will council support community participation in MHS development?

This Thursday (today), Byron Shire Council (BSC) will be discussing the establishment of a memorandum of understanding (MoU) between Byron Shire Council and Homes NSW (HNSW) as well as the potential for a Community Assessment Panel for the old Mullumbimby Hospital site.
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Festival and event grants on offer

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Community organisations are encouraged to apply for NSW government grants to bring cultural festivals and events to life across the state over the coming year.
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Sublime headline: Bluesfest ’26 lineup preview with Split Enz, Talking Heads, The Pogues, Buddy Guy and more

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‘Legendary reunions and long-awaited debuts’ is how Bluesfest Director Peter Noble has described the lineup for next year’s Byron Shire event.
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Councils disempowered under Labor’s new state-wide SEPP

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Community festivals, street fairs and similar events are to be allowed without development applications on all public land in NSW as part of a suite of state government-announced planning changes.
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Parkway Drive to head new music fest

Local News The Echo - 0
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.
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Yelgun festival site up for sale

Local News Hans Lovejoy - 4
North Byron Parklands, home of Splendour in the Grass and Falls festivals, is up for sale. News of the sale was first circulated by SMH (Nine).
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First festival to commence pill testing trial in NSW

National News The Echo - 0
The Minns government has announced Yours and Owls Festival on 1 and 2 March will be the first music festival to participate in New South Wales pill testing trial.
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Final Bluesfest will be 2025 edition

Local News The Echo - 3
Bluesfest Byron Bay, Australia's most awarded music festival, has announced that the 2025 edition will be its final curtain call.
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Cartoon of the week – 3 April, 2024

Cartoons The Echo - 0
The Echo loves your letters and is proud to provide a community forum on the issues that matter most to our readers and the people of the NSW north coast. So don’t be a passive reader, send us your epistles.
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MardiGrass returning in May

Local News The Echo - 0
Nimbin is gearing up for its 32nd annual MardiGrass, the cannabis law reform protest and gathering held on the first weekend in May.
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Byron Music Festival artist announcement

Local News The Echo - 0
In the wake of the cancellation of Bluesfest 2021, the inaugural Byron Music Festival's first artist announcement has just been released, featuring a 100% Byron Bay and north coast line-up.
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Lismore students pitch sustainability projects

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Young people will take centre stage in Lismore this Friday when the HalveIt Festival brings student sustainability pitches to decision-makers in what organisers are calling 'part innovation expo, part community festival.'
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Byron Echo

Consultation lacking with rail trail

Lydia Kindred, NRRL director/secretary - 0
Byron Shire Council is pursuing an unfunded on-formation bike trail, risking significant ratepayer liability for ongoing maintenance, while disregarding advanced plans for a commuter...
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Byron Echo

NT Intervention

Tim Harrington, Lennox Head - 0
I refer to the NT Intervention article, Echo page 4, 17 June. Recent events in the Northern Territory (NT) would tend to indicate that the...
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Byron Echo

Aged care

Liz McCall and Cherie Mincham - 0
The Byron Central Hospital (BCH) branch of the NSW Nurses and Midwives Association (NSWNMA) would like to express our grave concerns regarding the delineation...
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