Police say Organised Crime Squad detectives have charged five men after the seizure of more than a tonne of cocaine found on board a vessel off the NSW coast.
The 5th annual Bangalow Film Festival finished with a burst of colour, as fashionistas gathered at the A&I Hall to celebrate Milano, the Inside Story of Italian Fashion, on Sunday night.
Three strong contenders and a mish-mash of minor candidates once again made for an interesting race and a complicated preferences count that will take days to be finalised. The Echo went on a deepdive into the polling data to see how we voted around the electorate, revealing the picture of Byron Shire being a Greens stronghold, and Labor edging ahead of The Nationals in both the Tweed and Ballina shires.
Yesterday on National Domestic Violence Remembrance Day candlelight vigils across the country paid homage to the 39 victims of DV murders in 2024 across NSW. In 2023 there were 58 women killed across Australia.
There is no doubt that local councils across NSW have struggled to financially support their communities as the state government has frozen developer fees they can charge, taken over assets like caravan parks that were a significant income stream, or make them apply endlessly for grants.
Embark on a mystical journey with filmmaker Dean Jefferys, as he explores the secrets of the universe through the use of the most powerful psychedelic known to man, 5-MeO-DMT from the Sonoran desert toad in Mexico.
Holiday break workshops for young people, temporary public art and cultural landscaping are some of the arty attractions coming to Lismore and beyond in the near future.
The Love Lennox festival will return to the shores of Seven Mile Beach next month, transforming the town’s main street into an explosion of food, art, and entertainment.
Greens supporters and other minor party voters are still waiting for some acknowledgement from Anthony Albanese for delivering his record majority in the House of Representatives, via preferences, while over in the Senate it's looking like a case of the more things change, the more they stay the same.
Vote counting in the seat of Richmond has officially reached tipping point in the two-candidate preferred race with Labor’s incumbent Justine Elliot the clear winner at nearly 60%.
