The Brunswick Valley was hit hard by WW1, with 69 percent of its young men killed or wounded, according to Census figures. This led...

Having overcome numerous challenges in the past, the former mayor of Lismore, Jenny Dowell, is currently facing a major health crisis. She sat down with The Echo to reflect on the changes she's seen across the rainbow region, and consider the future. This is part one of a two part feature.

One of the oldest continuously operating bicycle shops in Australia, Harris Cycle Co., is closing its doors this month, in what will be a very sad day for local bike enthusiasts and the wider Lismore community.

It's fifty years since Gough Whitlam poured red sand into Vincent Lingiari's hand, symbolising the legal transfer of Wave Hill Station in the Northern Territory back to the Gurindji people.

The Tweed’s biggest party is back, with the 2025 Tweed Regional Museum Street Party set to light up the Museum precinct on Saturday 6 September from 3–9 pm.

NSW Police Force Acting Commissioner, Peter Thurtell APM, has reflected on one of the darkest days in the history of the NSW Police Force – the shooting murders of two officers at Crescent Head on the Mid North Coast, 30 years ago.

As part of the Mardi Grass 2025 festival, Nimbin Town Hall was the scene for a weekend of talks on the remarkable properties of a certain controversial plant, in all its manifestations.

The birth of the Byron Community Centre in 1980 was a profoundly important moment in the history of the Shire – an event which...

With Lismore City Council due to debate a rescission motion on the issue tomorrow, supporters of the Richmond River Historical Society are rallying before the meeting at Lismore Council Chambers in Goonellabah.

I am not sure of today’s definition of ‘modern history’ but when I was at school the HSC topics included ‘German Unification’; ‘Causes of World War I’; and ‘Causes of World War II’. We didn’t study the actual wars – I guess Hollywood filled in many of those gaps.