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Eclectic Selection for the week beginning 24 June 2026

Eclectic Selection: What’s on this week is a taste of some of the events that can be found in the Byron Shire and beyond this coming week.
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Byron EchoRichard Adams, Kingscliff - 0

Difficult times

We live in difficult times: so it’s good to know some things are certain; the sun will rise in...
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Byron EchoChris Abraham, Mullumbimby - 0

Councillors silent

I spent some time preparing a submission regarding the draft DCP for the redevelopment of the Mullumbimby Hospital site. I...
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Byron EchoPaul Anthony, Byron Bay - 0

Labor and housing

I met Treasurer Jim Chalmers on the beach here a little while back. I asked him, ‘Are we in...
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LettersJo Faith, Newtown - 0

Tipping point, climate change

Please do not think me didactic. There is a sense of urgency that communities including Byron Bay must prepare for. ...
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Byron EchoAlan Dickens, Byron Bay - 0

Speaking and listening

All of a sudden Council’s supposed experts condemn the Wilsons Creek weir water quality during rain events, which would...
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Early childhood educators to receive 15pc pay rise

The federal Labor government says it is investing a further $3.6 billion over the next two years to lock in the historic 15 cent pay rise for early childhood educators.
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Tweed Shire Council presents flood resilience series – part one

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Over the coming weeks, Tweed Shire Council will present a flood resilience series, which looks at how 'Tweed's story is different from the standard flood recovery narrative and what happened next'.
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Renewed appeal to locate missing woman – Murwillumbah and Dungay

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Police are renewing their appeal for information to locate a woman reported missing from  Murwillumbah area earlier this year.
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Man dies following alleged Tweed assault

Local News The Echo - 0
A man has died in hospital as investigations continue into an alleged assault at Bray Park last week.
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Rail Trail – help make connecting communities a reality

Local News Aslan Shand - 0
Predictions for the Tweed Rail Trail of 25,000 users a year have been blown out of the water with the last two years seeing over 90,000 users a year Pat Grier, President of the Northern Rivers Rail Trail Supporters told The Echo.
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Night-time economy program announced for Byron

Local News Hans Lovejoy - 0
Byron Bay is one of four north coast towns chosen by the NSW government for a Regional Night-Time Economy Program pilot.
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TONIGHT: Hugh Mackay to speak live in M’bah

Local News The Echo - 0
What would our politics look like if it were shaped not by toughness and division, but by kindness, care and compassion?
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Yvonne Whear missing more than a week

Local News The Echo - 0
Police are asking the public for help finding 73-year-old Tweed Shire woman Yvonne Whear, reported as missing for more than a week.
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Man survives crash near M’bah

Local News The Echo - 0
A man in his 60’s is reportedly in hospital in a serious condition after a car crash west of Murwillumbah on Sunday morning.
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Safe Havens funded until June

Local News The Echo - 0
Healthy North Coast have told The Echo they have had funding extended for Safe Haven sites to operate until 30 June 2026.
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Second man accused of murder near Murwillumbah

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A second man is charged with murder in relation to a fatal shooting at a property west of Murwillumbah earlier this month, police said on Sunday.
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No Small Thing: NRCF Women’s Giving Circle event, Murwillumbah

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Cheek Media founder, Hannah Ferguson, will headline a panel of prominent women leaders at the Regent Theatre in Murwillumbah next Thursday, in an event the organisers say brings, 'the kind of line-up you'd usually travel to Sydney for' to the Northern Rivers.
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Consultation closes Friday on Lismore’s 60,000 population plans

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The future of Lismore is now up for discussion, with Council's Strategic Planning Framework currently out for public exhibition. Now is your time to have your say – consultation closes 26 June.
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Local News

Science in the Pub, Lismore, 16 July

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An engaging and informative Science in the Pub event is planned on Thursday, 16 July, from 5pm at Two Mates Brewing, South Lismore.
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Local News

Six dwellings proposed on flood-prone Mullum block

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Six units are proposed at the eastern end of New City Road, Mullumbimby, on a site that was inundated during the 2022 floods. Submitted by Duncan Band's Kollective, Development Application (DA) 10.2026.269.1 at 73 New City Road is on public exhibition with Byron Shire Council, and sits within the Shire's flood planning area.
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