Copyright © 2024, The Echo
Latest News
Freemasonry looks to its future
Meet the Freemasonry Grand PooBah of Lodge Cavanbah in Byron Bay, Nick Towers.
Other News
Student HECS debt to be cut, say federal Labor
Two new major initiatives to support current and former higher education students have been announced by the federal Labor government.
Teenage crime
National service would help eliminate most of the problem and simultaneously bolster the defence force manpower.
Peter Walters, Ballina
Cartoon of the week – 8 May, 2024
The letters deadline for The Echo is noon Friday. Letters longer than 200 words may be cut. The publication of letters is at the discretion of the letters editor.
Illegal development at Fingal Head given more time
For three years Tweed Shire Council and the new owners of the Fingal Head General Store, currently closed, have been negotiating to resolve the illegal development that was built at 50 Main Road, Fingal Head in 2021.
New report reveals NSW biodiversity no better off under Labor
A new report released today has revealed that declining biodiversity and increasing extinctions has continued despite pre-election commitments by the Minns government to take action on environmental protection.
Labor NSW spruiks healthcare worker incentives as QLD continues to poach
More than a thousand nursing graduates and students have received offers under Labor’s NSW Tertiary Health Study Subsidy Program as part of state efforts to counter staff shortages.
Stories about "Major General Peter Dunn":
Earth’s hottest year signals urgent need for climate action
Data from the European Union’s Copernicus Climate Change Service this week has confirmed that 2023 was the Earth’s hottest year on record by a large margin.
Local News
Labor NSW spruiks healthcare worker incentives as QLD continues to poach
More than a thousand nursing graduates and students have received offers under Labor’s NSW Tertiary Health Study Subsidy Program as part of state efforts to counter staff shortages.
Local News
Traffic control in Byron’s Main Beach carpark
Minor traffic disruption with traffic control in place is expected in Byron Bay’s Main Beach car park this week.
Local News
Saffin welcomes Neighbourhood Centre Week
NSW Labor Member for Lismore Janelle Saffin has welcomed today’s start to Neighbourhood Centre Week across the country.
Local News
Xavier Rudd joins Save Wallum campaign
Popular musician Xavier Rudd has publicly backed the Save Wallum campaign against a controversial housing estate at Brunswick Heads in the Byron Shire.
