18.2 C
Byron Shire
June 23, 2026
Home Tags Fires

Latest News

Local NewsThe Echo - 0

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.
Read more

Other News

Local NewsThe Echo - 0

Putting their money where their mouth and conscience is

Climate action group Rising Tide say they will disrupt business at Tweed City ANZ today, as local long-term customers withdraw their life savings from the bank.
Read more
Byron EchoMike Balson, Upper Wilsons Creek - 0

AI roll-out

My dad bought a quarter-acre block overlooking Sydney’s Northern Beaches for 400 pounds. That was about eight week’s salary. Mum...
Read more
Local NewsThe Echo - 0

Tweed Shire Council presents flood resilience series – part one

Over the coming weeks, Tweed Shire Council will present a flood resilience series, which looks at how 'Tweed's story is different from the standard flood recovery narrative and what happened next'.
Read more
Local NewsThe Echo - 0

Early childhood educators to receive 15pc pay rise

The federal Labor government says it is investing a further $3.6 billion over the next two years to lock in the historic 15 cent pay rise for early childhood educators.
Read more
Byron EchoJan Barham, Broken Head - 0

Local media needed

Congratulations to The Echo for 40 years of providing our community with independent review and scrutiny and information that...
Read more
Articles & ColumnsDavid Lowe - 0

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.
Read more

Stories about "fires":

Horror day for Tasmanian forests and wildlife

National News The Echo - 0
Environmentalists have described yesterday’s detonation of more than 20 ‘regeneration burns’ in Tasmania’s forests as a day of horror for the Tasmanian wilds.
Read more

RFS urges safe burning as fires continue in the Northern Rivers

Local News The Echo - 0
NSW Rural Fire Service (RFS) crews are continuing to respond to a number of bush and grass fires across the Richmond Valley and Kyogle Local Government Areas.
Read more

Man accused of lighting fires near Lismore uni to face court

Local News The Echo - 0
A 49-year old man is due to appear before the Lismore Local Court today accused of lighting multiple fires during a Total Fire Ban near Southern Cross University in East Lismore earlier this month.
Read more

Binned batteries blamed for multiple truck fires

Local News The Echo - 0
Incorrectly disposed-of batteries were likely to blame for three garbage truck loads catching fire in the Tweed Shire in the past six weeks, council staff said last week.
Read more

Emergency response plans for the vulnerable

Local News Aslan Shand - 0
It has been a challenging five years for most people in the Northern Rivers, from drought to the Black Summer fires of 2019/20 followed by the pandemic and then the 2022 floods.
Read more

Byron fire still burning after 24 hours

Local News Eve Jeffery - 16
With fires being reported from several areas of the Northern Rivers, NPWS and the RFS crews continue to work on containing the Bayshore Drive fire, the blaze has been under the watchful eye of firefighters for over 24 hours.
Read more

Chopper inspections to help reduce fire hazards

Local News The Echo - 2
With the bushfire season well under way and dozens of fires being fought across the state, it's timely that fire trails are being checked for hazards – the view from the sky is the best way to do it.
Read more

Murwillumbah Fire Station needs more firefighters

Local News The Echo - 0
There is probably not one adult who hasn’t been grateful for the job that firefighters have done in this country, particularly in the aftermath of the The 2019–20 Australian bushfires.
Read more

Editorial: Building flood resilience

Editorial Aslan Shand - 3
Resilience is a word bandied about a lot these days. From fires to floods we are being told to build ‘resilient communities’, but it is not just the human aspect that needs resilience. It is also the infrastructure.
Read more

Special Envoy for Disaster Recovery visits Lismore

Local News Eve Jeffery - 3
After less than a week in his new role, NSW Senator Tony Sheldon was in Lismore on Saturday to talk about his new role as the Prime Minister’s Special Envoy for Disaster Recovery.
Read more
Local News

Six dwellings proposed on flood-prone Mullum block

The Echo - 0
Six units are proposed at the eastern end of New City Road, Mullumbimby, on a site that was inundated during the 2022 floods. Submitted by Duncan Band's Kollective, Development Application (DA) 10.2026.269.1 at 73 New City Road is on public exhibition with Byron Shire Council, and sits within the Shire's flood planning area.
Read more
Local News

Mullum Scout Hall fire overnight

Aslan Shand - 0
At 1.45am this morning the NSW Fire and Rescue Mullumbimby Station 388 Sans and Brunswick Station 240 were called to a fire at the Mullumbimby Scout Hall.
Read more
Local News

Expansion on farmland around Tweed Valley Hospital opposed

Hans Lovejoy - 0
Residents are holding firm against a proposal to develop State Significant Farmland (SSF) near the Tweed Valley Hospital at Cudgen, after the Northern Regional Planning Panel (NRPP) held a public meeting on Friday 19 June around the Planning Proposal for Cudgen Connection (PP-2023-2669-Cudgen Connection).
Read more
Local News

E-bikes destroyed by police in Tweed

The Echo - 0
Thirty-five e-bikes that were seized during police operations near Tweed Heads have been destroyed, say police.
Read more

Support Us

Become one of the supporters who helps keep independent, local journalism alive in the Byron Shire by contributing anything from as little as the cost of a coffee each month.

You're Wonderful, Thank you for supporting independent journalism in the Byron Shire