13.2 C
Byron Shire
August 29, 2026
Home Tags Gold Coast

Latest News

National NewsThe Echo - 0

Greens urged to back pathway to end native forest logging

Some of NSW’s most respected and long-standing forest campaigners and scientists have today urged the Greens not to support the Nationals' attempt to disallow the Improved Native Forest Management (INFM) method.
Read more

Other News

Byron EchoMaxine Hawker, Byron Bay - 0

Who decides Byron’s future?

A recent Four Corners program provided a harrowing insight into new state planning legislation made in consultation with developers....
Read more
Entertainment NewsThe Echo - 0

One Night Only

What if one messy night turns out to be the best thing that ever happened to you? Will Gluck, the filmmaker of Anyone but You and Easy’, celebrates modern romantic comedy on the big screen with a fresh, witty, swoony, original film about searching for love on the least romantic night of the year in One Night Only.
Read more
Byron EchoGraham Porter, Mullumbimby - 0

Big Council rates rise coming – self-reflection

A chance for self-reflection? Maybe Byron Shire Council should look at having a staff reduction, instead of a rate...
Read more
LettersJo Faith, Newtown - 0

Given up the ghost

We are informed that Byron Shire Council (BSC) has, in a sense, ‘given up the ghost’.  It has run...
Read more
Local NewsThe Echo - 0

Have you seen Stephanie Cordery?

NSW Police are reappealing for public assistance to locate a woman missing from Lismore.
Read more
Local NewsDavid Lowe - 0

Tweed Shire Council update

Tweed Council's latest meeting included motions on solar panel recycling, free speech, financial sustainability and Clarrie Hall Dam.
Read more

Stories about "Gold Coast":

Don Page stands up against developers pushing height limits in Byron

Local News Aslan Shand - 0
Former Nationals Party Deputy Leader and Member for Ballina from 1988 to 2015, Don Page, has told The Echo that it is vital to hold the line on height limits in Byron Bay to ensure it doesn’t become another Gold Coast.
Read more

Police target e-bike riders on Gold Coast

Local News The Echo - 0
Gold Coast Highway Patrol officers have conducted a two-day personal mobility device (PMD) operation across the Gold Coast as part of Operation Elektra, targeting unsafe and unlawful behaviour by riders.
Read more

Tugun Bypass Tunnel to be closed on the Pacific Motorway

Local News The Echo - 1
Motorists are advised the Tugun Bypass Tunnel on the Pacific Motorway will be temporarily closed on multiple nights during the first two weeks of September for essential maintenance.
Read more

UPDATE: woman and three missing children found

Local News The Echo - 0
Queensland Police are still seeking urgent help from the public finding missing Gold Coast woman Monique and three young children including an infant.
Read more

Three teens charged after cross-border pursuit – Tweed Heads

Local News The Echo - 0
Three teenagers have been charged following a Qld-NSW cross-border pursuit between Coolangatta and Tweed Heads.
Read more

Cops clamping down on PMDs

Local News The Echo - 0
Gold Coast Highway Patrol continue to conduct targeted policing operations aimed at addressing dangerous behaviour and non-compliance amongst personal mobility device (PMD) users across the city
Read more

Southern Cross Uni welcomes largest ever cohort

Local News The Echo - 0
Hundreds of new students have begun their studies at Southern Cross University this week, with the university offering additional support and automatic extensions for anyone impacted by recent weather events.
Read more

Farmers donate organic produce outside depleted supermarket

Local News Mia Armitage - 0
More essential supplies are expected to return to the Northern Rivers today after chronic shortages across the region ever since ex-Cyclone Alfred’s risks first became urgent late last week.
Read more

Girl missing from Robina

Local News The Echo - 2
Queensland Police are appealing for urgent public assistance to locate a 17-year-old girl missing from Robina since yesterday morning, 19 November.
Read more

Support for new mums: A lifeline for mums with new babies across the Northern Rivers

Local News Deb Hunt - 0
Support for New Mums are a dedicated not-for-profit charity organisation committed to enhancing the health and wellbeing of new mothers and their babies in the Tweed, Byron, and Ballina Shires in Northern NSW as well as the lower Gold Coast.
Read more
Local News

Ballina Council makes decision on Ross Lane

David Lowe - 0
With the absence of all four of its progressive councillors for various reasons, Ballina Council pushed ahead with its agenda at yesterday's monthly meeting, including a decision which is likely to close Ross Lane for months while the road is upgraded.
Read more
Local News

Mullumbimby puts new governance models first, and now wants to build it

The Echo - 0
Imagine Northern Rivers says Mullumbimby is the only community across the region to rank new models of governance and decision-making as the number one element of its preferred future, and last week locals gathered to work out how to make it real.
Read more
Local News

Appeal to locate man missing from Broadwater

The Echo - 0
Police are appealing for public assistance to help locate a local missing man.
Read more
Local News

Katie Milne responds to Tweed’s draft housing and employment strategy

The Echo - 0
The former mayor of Tweed Shire Council, Kate Milne, has shared her submission to Tweed's Draft Growth Management Housing & Employment Strategy.
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