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Local NewsThe Echo - June 15, 20260

Lismore rallies to save homes from demolition

Around hundred residents met at the Lismore Quad on Saturday to demand the demolitions of heritage homes cease, the flood recovery promised is delivered, and that every person be housed.

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Byron EchoJudy Bamberger, O’Connor, ACT - June 11, 20260

Do more, Labor!

Senator Penny Wong (Labor) said on 4 June: ‘My principal position is to always believe women when allegations of...

Byron EchoThe Echo - June 9, 20260

Matthew Laverty recognised with OAM

Recognising his passion for golf and long-term commitment to community service, Mullumbimby’s Matthew Laverty received the Medal of the...

Articles & ColumnsJuliet Lamont - June 11, 20260

Israel’s assault on Global Sumud Flotilla – a first-hand account

It hit me like a lightning strike. It was the latex gloves that did it. Those pale blue five fingered clinical sheaths made me want to vomit. Last Tuesday, having just been repatriated from my time on the Global Sumud Flotilla, I was at Tweed Valley Hospital getting a forensic medical examination for my sexual assault at the hands of the Israeli occupation forces.

Local NewsThe Echo - June 10, 20260

Missing man

Police are appealing for public assistance to locate a 35-year-old man missing from Tugun on the southern Gold Coast since 9 June.

Local NewsThe Echo - June 11, 20260

Lennox headland restoration works a success

Community members rolled up their sleeves last week for the 21st Lennox Head Community Tree Planting Day, which helped to continue more than two decades of restoration work on this iconic coastal landscape.

Byron EchoJohn Scrivener, Main Arm - June 11, 20260

What sovereignty?

The gravest threat to Australia’s sovereignty comes from the security doctrine and foreign policy of strategic dependence on the...

Screening tonight raising funds for next Cuba film

Local News Hans Lovejoy - March 11, 2026 0

Local filmmaker David Bradbury is leaving soon for Cuba with his two children, Nakeita, 23, and Omar, 16, to shoot social media posts and a feature-length doco they will be sending back to the Byron community via The Echo online as Trump’s next plans unfold to take over the island.

Samson Fitness Challenge returns to Lismore

Local News The Echo - March 5, 2026 0

More than 550 competitors have signed up to take on the 2026 Samson Fitness Challenge in Lismore this weekend, in what has become a major event on the annual fundraising calendar for sick children in the region.

Team Koala hands over cheques to help wildlife

Local News David Lowe - March 5, 2026 0

World Wildlife Day this year saw two very welcome donations from Murwillumbah-based volunteer environmental group Team Koala, the product of months of fundraising, to worthy local wildlife organisations.

Ballina Duck Fest set to make a splash for charity

Local News The Echo - March 4, 2026 0

Ballina is preparing for a high-energy celebration as Ballina Duck Fest returns on Sunday 8 March from 11am to 3pm at Captain Cook Park (next to Ballina RSL), raising funds for local community projects.

Wildlife Hospital celebrates five with Gurus concert

Local News The Echo - July 14, 2025 1

Iconic Australian rock legends the Hoodoo Gurus will headline a big night of music and critical fundraising for wildlife on Saturday, September 27, at the Bluesfest Green Room.

Ducks returning to Ballina for family fun day

Local News David Lowe - November 4, 2024 0

The ducks are returning to Fawcett Park in Ballina this Sunday, 10 November, for Rotary's great Community Duck Race.

Lismore raises $3,000 plus for Kids4Kids Foundation

Local News The Echo - July 31, 2024 0

Kids4Kids Foundation is set to receive more than $3,000 to support their important work, thanks to the generosity of the Lismore community in this year’s Officeworks Make a Difference Appeal.

Winter Whales swim raises $34k

Local News The Echo - July 8, 2024 2

One of Byron Shire’s biggest yearly events – The Byron Bay Winter Whales Ocean Swim – have announced the beneficiaries of their 2024 fundraising efforts.

Don’t want to show us your muff? Make a merkin instead

Local News Aslan Shand - March 12, 2024 1

The call to 'Show us your muff!' might be a bit much for some people, as a way of raising money for homeless women as part of the Darling Muffs Of May campaign – but that doesn’t mean you can’t get involved.

Strait to Tassie crossing due to arrive today

National News The Echo - January 12, 2024 0

A crew of five young mates from Sydney’s Northern Beaches will complete their gruelling kayak crossing of Bass Strait today, aiming to land this afternoon at Little Mussell Row Bay, Tasmania.

National News

Men’s Health Week: simple conversations

The Echo - June 15, 2026 0

This National Men’s Health Week experts from Triple P – Positive Parenting Program are encouraging dads, granddads and father figures to embrace something simple but powerful: everyday conversations that support their own wellbeing and their family’s wellbeing.

World News

Peace in our time?

David Lowe - June 15, 2026 0

While details remain scant, there are claims from multiple sources that a peace deal has finally been reached in the war between Iran and the United States, after nearly four months of fighting.

Byron Echo

How to stop the erosion of our human rights

Russell Eldridge - June 15, 2026 0

Let’s celebrate Refugee Week, 15–21 June, which was initiated in Australia 40 years ago and now observed worldwide.

Local News

Appeal to locate wanted man Adam Richards