Latest News
One million homes to provide affordable housing say The Greens
Local Greens candidate Mandy Nolan is looking to wrest the federal seat of Richmond from Labor to claim the balance of power in the next Federal government. To do it she needs a five per cent swing.
Other News
The Great Reopening
S Haslam
What a time to go out in Byron – easy to park and, for the shy retiring types...
Water Night coming tomorrow
Rous County Council is putting residents of the Northern Rivers to the test by challenging households to take up the Water Night Challenge.
Dr COVID
The other day I met a Mullumbimby doctor. As I used to live in Mullum and Mullum was in...
Gladys’ resignation
The entrenched corruption that tied senior politicians and police to notorious underworld figures in NSW for decades from the...
The 29th annual Ernies a shocking look at misogyny
Has lockdown made misogyny worse? We could find out tomorrow when the 29th Annual Ernies Awards for sexist remarks give out their gongs
A prisoner of hope – healing possible as Country returned
In a recent conversation, with a dear friend, Gumilaroi educator Professor Bob Morgan, my spirit was lifted when he told me that after 50+ years of struggling for justice and equity for First Nations’ people in Australia and overseas that he remains ‘a prisoner of hope’ despite the glacial speed of progress and change.
Stories about "Indigenous Land Use Agreement":
Indigenous rights and Adani’s land deal
The Wangan and Jagalingou Traditional Owners Family Council is involved in a remarkable struggle to assert their Indigenous rights in opposition to the proposed Adani Carmichael coal mine. Despite the company’s board-level decision to proceed, the mine has not cleared all legal hurdles.
Traditional owners reject Adani’s Carmichael mine
The Wangan and Jagalingou (W&J) people announced on Thursday they have rejected an Indigenous Land Use Agreement (ILUA) with Indian giant Adani to build...
Local News
Locals gathering to object to burning forests, plastic, foils, and tyres for energy at Condong sugar mill
Aslan Shand - 1
A public protest is taking place this Friday meet near the Condong sugar mill, north of Murwillumbah, at the big fig tree on Tweed Valley Way on Friday, 22 October at 10am to object to the burning of trees and ‘forest waste’ by Cape Byron Power to generate electricity at the Condong sugar mill.
Local News
Looking for men with osteoarthritis of the knee
Pain from arthritis can be debilitating and ‘is the most frequent cause of disability among adults in the developed world,’ says Professor Stephen Myers from Southern Cross University (SCU).
Byron Echo
Teacher vax
Dear teachers and community members. I have recently received an email from within my school community that asks me to place my name on...
Byron Echo
Biz smashed by new COVID-19 regime
Paul Bibby - 3
It was proudly trumpeted as ‘Freedom Day’ by the State Government. But for much of the local business community in the Northern Rivers region, October 11 was anything but.
