The Bangalow Film Festival (BFF) is back in March with a star-studded fifth season – the festival will open on Thursday, March 6 – bringing a touch of Italy to Bangalow, the Australian premiere of Milano: The Inside Story of Italian Fashion will open the festival with a night of glitz and glamour. Bring your best fashionista look for this gala event – arrive in style and raise a glass of prosecco before the screening with friends and enjoy a a dazzling start to the festival.
Lismore City Council yesterday chose to ignore the pleas of the Richmond River Historical Society and its supporters that the city's museum be allowed to return to its home in Molesworth Street, which has been renovated following the 2022 floods.
An alert has been posted for the community, particularly in the Lismore area, to watch out for signs and symptoms of measles after the Northern NSW Local Health District (NNLHD) was notified of a confirmed case who was infectious while visiting several locations.
As a member of the small niche independent media landscape, The Echo is acutely aware that this job is not just being a journal of public record, but a reporter on how governments behave. And treat us.
Members of the public are being sought to help their communities at the Bangalow and Byron Bay Fire Stations, with paid positions on offer for on-call firefighters.