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EditorialAslan Shand - 0

Plastic not so fantastic

There is nothing healthier than drinking some water – or so I’ve always told my kids. It doesn’t contain sugar or colour additives – as one person used to tell us as children, ‘it’s sky juice’! What could be better?
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Cartoons of the week – 8 July, 2026

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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Byron EchoWally Hueneke, Byron Bay - 0

Imminent disaster

Is the Tennyson Street Marvell Street intersection a disaster waiting to happen? Wally Hueneke, Byron Bay
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Local NewsThe Echo - 0

Beyond Blue charity rugby day returns to Bruns this weekend

Brunswick Heads rugby team the Mullumbimby Moonshiners will gather at Alby Lofts Oval on Saturday, July 11, for their annual Beyond Blue Charity Day, with the club’s senior women’s team reforming after a 30-year playing hiatus to run onto the field.   
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Byron EchoPeter Olson, Goonengerry - 0

Backup plans

We carry a spare tyre in the car in case the unexpected and unpredictable happens. Byron Council needs to consider...
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The Good LifeThe Echo - 0

Manna Haven Cafe – loving Byron for 20 years

One of Byron Bay’s favourite lunch spots is wowing guests after a recent community-gifted makeover. More than 50 volunteers...
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Byron EchoProfessor David Heilpern - 0

Where do I start. Where does it end?

There is so much happening in the always enthralling intersection of law and politics that it is hard to know where to start. I will stop my head spinning and focus on just five.
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Stories about "Free":

Momentum hosts free skate workshop for girls and women

Local News The Echo - 0
Whether you are stepping on a skateboard for the first time, sharpening your skills or getting ready to compete, a free school holiday workshop is being offered to all female skaters up to 25 years.
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Caring for the creatures that care about you

Local News Aslan Shand - 0
Pets in the Park, who help homeless people care for their pets, celebrated their first anniversary on Sunday at the Byron Community Cabin, checking and providing free veterinary care for homeless people’s pets.
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Free talks to seniors about type 2 diabetes and heart disease

Featured The Echo - 0
Diabetes is a chronic condition marked by high levels of glucose in the blood. It is caused by the inability of the body to produce or effectively use insulin, a hormone made by the pancreas to control blood glucose levels.
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A frothing, salty celebration of live, softwash experimental art and performance on the Tweed River

Local News The Echo - 0
softwash Full Foam Rinse and Spin – is a free, frothing, salty celebration of live, experimental art and performance by the Tweed River.
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Mullum Neighbourhood Centre hosts wellbeing classes

Local News The Echo - 0
‘Alone we can do so little, together we can do so much’. This quote from American author and activist Helen Keller sums up much of the work being done by the Mullumbimby & District Neighbourhood Centre.
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Julian Assange is free and on his way back to Australia

National News The Echo - 11
Wikileaks founder, Julian Assange, has been released from jail in the UK and is on his way back to Australia after he agreed to a plea deal. 
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Free community day at Lismore Memorial Baths

Local News The Echo - 0
To celebrate the re-opening of the popular Lismore Memorial Baths, everyone is invited to a free Community Day tomorrow, Saturday, 20 January between 10am and 3pm.
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Free men’s health checks coming to Ballina

Local News David Lowe - 3
MHERV the men's health education rural van is on its way to Ballina, with the support of Rotary, offering free ten minute health checks.
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After school is extra fun in Kyogle, Grafton, Goonellabah and Tweed

Local News The Echo - 0
Go4Fun is a free, after-school, healthy lifestyle program for primary school-aged children who are above a healthy weight, kicks off in Term 4 in Kyogle, Grafton, Goonellabah and Tweed.
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Fun and fitness for free at GSAC on Saturday

Local News The Echo - 0
Lismore City Council and the Goonellabah Sports & Aquatic Centre invite the community to visit the facility tomorrow, Saturday, 29 July for a range of free and fun fitness activities at GSAC. 
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Local News

Ballina courthouse windows smashed, man charged

The Echo - 0
Police say a man will face court today, charged after 12 windows were allegedly smashed in Ballina last night.   Police say, 'About 10.35pm (Thursday 9 July 2026), police were called to Martin Street following reports of a man smashing windows'.
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Alleged native tree removal continues in Lennox, says councillor

The Echo - 0
With a government agency now investigating the alleged clear felling of natives on a large private block in Lennox Head, Ballina Greens councillor Kiri Dicker has told The Echo that contractors were felling trees all morning, ‘trying to get the job done’.
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Local News

Ocean Shores man charged with advocating terrorism online

The Echo - 0
Police say a 20-year-old Ocean Shores man is behind bars (refused bail) and will face court in Tweed Heads Local Court on 18 September, charged with advocating terrorism.  
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Ballina king tide alert for 13–16 July

The Echo - 0
Ballina Shire Council is encouraging motorists to drive safely over the coming days with king tides leading to minor flooding of some local roads.
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