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History repeats
Peter Olson, Goonengerry
History shows that when the media and the politicians turn against the people, eventually there is a backlash.
It...
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Navigating through laws around business lockdowns
This is the full version from the edited down July 28, 2021 Echo print edition:
A flyer circulating within the...
Sovereign citizens have ‘zero’ legal status in Australia, says former magistrate
Can we really tell authorities we ‘don’t consent’ to rules around mask-wearing, public gatherings or, as was more common before the pandemic, traffic and drug offences, and be excused?
Editorial – Let’s all acquiesce!
On July 12, it became mandatory for all businesses and workplaces in NSW to use the Service NSW Check-in tool (QR code).
Vehicle access to Unicorn Falls to close
President of the recently formed Byron Hikers Club says a ‘controversy is brewing’ around National Parks’ recently announced plans to close vehicle access to Unicorn Falls, located on South Chowan Road behind Upper Main Arm.
Regional Lions Club funding gets a new 10-seater for the Rainbow Dragons
Ross Kendall
The Rainbow Region Dragon Boat Club (RRDBC) will have a new, 10-seater boat for competition training thanks to...
Opportunities aplenty for young rugby standout
Ross Kendall
Mullumbimby 16-year-old, Raife McKenzie, is a rising star rugby player who has had a big year after winning...
Stories about "filmmaking":
Northern Rivers short film competition now open
Entries are now open for Byron All Shorts, a competition celebrating the art of story-telling through film on the Northern Rivers.
Screenworks feeling the love in Ballina
Having made the move from Byron to Ballina, Screenworks is feeling the love for filmmaking in their new home.
Time to get your films in for the Byron All Shorts
Filmmakers in the northern rivers are being called to get their entries into the Byron All Shorts competition for a chance to be viewed alongside some of the best of short films in Australia and the world.
The long history of shorts
After kicking off at Bondi Pavilion to record crowds, Flickerfest starts its national tour in Mullumbimby. The Echo spoke with festival director Bronwynn Kidd about...
Better to light one candle than to curse the darkness
Filmmaker David Bradbury explains his latest project
Last week in The Echo, I wrote about my visit to Standing Rock.
The footage I shot there will...
Byron Echo
Byron beach erosion
Ann Tiernan, Suffolk Park
I strongly disagree with Council’s position stated in last week’s Echo that ‘The sand (at Clarkes Beach) will come back, but it...
Byron Echo
A day of ‘thank you’
Alison Drover, Broken Head
How about a day of ‘thank you’ to our health workers and ‘sorry’ from our prime minister and ‘please’ from the community?
Instead...
Letters
Nolan’s Soapbox
Duncan Shipley-Smith, Byron Bay
The sinister suggestion by Nolan in last week’s Echo conflating anti-vaccination supporters with extreme right-wing ideology (XRW) demands a response.
This is...
Local News
Shooting in Nimbin
There is a police operation currently underway in Nimbin following a shooting earlier today.
