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Cartoon of the week – 3 June, 2026

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Byron EchoEdward Kent, Suffolk Park - 0

Financial woes

Byron Shire’s financial woes are not the result of a lack of money, but rather the waste of it....
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Tweed Shire Council recognised at Local Government Excellence Awards

Tweed Shire Council has been recognised for its innovative approach to tackling incivility, winning the People, Workplace and Wellbeing Award at the 2026 Local Government Excellence Awards last night.
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TweedCAN makes it easy for locals to make a difference on climate change

TweedCAN members Sally Evans, Conal Hanna, Isabela Keski-Frantti and Gerard Bisshop Do you believe in climate action, but struggle to...
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Byron EchoAlison Vickery, Lennox Head - 0

Lennox development

The proposed Saltwood development at Ross Lane raises serious concerns for local residents. You cannot engineer away local knowledge. Residents with...
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Byron’s Main Beach reopened

Byron Bay’s Main Beach was officially reopened to the public for water activities at midday today (Monday) after an earlier shark sighting.
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National minimum wage increases to $26.44p/h

With the Fair Work Commission’s decision to increase the national minimum wage by 4.75%, Australian Council of Social Service (ACOSS) is calling for further action to support people doing it tough, as well as the frontline community services helping them. “People are under severe pressure from interest rate rises, rent increases, higher fuel costs, and growing economic uncertainty due to the conflict in the Middle East,” said ACOSS Acting CEO Edwina MacDonald.
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Tweed Hospital main priority for new local health board chair

Local News Mia Armitage - 0
The new chair of the Northern NSW Local Health District board says overseeing development of the new Tweed hospital will be his main priority in the role.
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Calls for more night staff at Ballina Hospital

Local News Aslan Shand - 1
Nurses at Ballina Hospital closed two beds and up to four treatment chairs on Monday night as they highlighted the dangers of having only one nurse on in emergency for the night shift.
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Does your environment impact your health?

Local News The Echo - 3
Since 1985, the proportion of Australian children who are overweight has doubled and the prevalence of obesity trebled.
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North Coast hospitals getting better: report

Local News The Echo - 0
Emergency departments across the region continued to experience high demand in the early part of this year, according to the latest Bureau of Health Information report. 
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Ballina Hospital upgrade about to start

Local News Chris Dobney - 1
Ballina Hospital patients are set to benefit from a new, state-of-the-art operating theatre complex and medical imaging upgrades under a $7.35 million redevelopment, the government says.
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53 unfilled health positions in local health district

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NSW Labor has called on the Berejiklian government to explain how it is going to fill some 53 unfilled health and hospital jobs in the Northern NSW Local Health District, which covers the area from Grafton to the border.
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Can Byron Bay’s old hospital be saved?

Local News The Echo - 3
A group of locals is fighting to save the old Byron District Hospital site from developers and instead have it placed in community hands.
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Kyogle Hospital security unacceptable: union

Local News Chris Dobney - 0
The first two months' operation of new staff rostering arrangements at Kyogle Memorial Hospital will see 76 shifts undertaken without a single licensed security staff member rostered on, according to the Health Services Union.
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Tweed Hospital staff stop work over disciplined security guards

Local News Chris Dobney - 0
HSU members at Tweed Hospital are conducting a one-hour stop work meeting today over the treatment of two security officers who, the union says, have been disciplined over the way they conducted a violence prevention training program.
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Labor calls for inquiry after Lismore hospital mental unit death

Local News Chris Dobney - 0
The NSW opposition is calling for an urgent parliamentary inquiry into NSW’s Mental Health facilities following the death of a patient in Lismore’s Adult Mental Health Unit. CCTV footage released yesterday showed the patient wandering naked and covered in faeces, falling at least 25 times.
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Marooned yacht on rocks near Ballina

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A local photographer has shot a marooned yacht at Flat Rock, in Ballina Shire. It's the second boat to be washed ashore in recent months
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Echo celebrates 40 with awards night tomorrow

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Tickets are selling fast! Come join a fun-filled night of community celebration – This Saturday (tomorrow) The Echo is set to mark its 40th year in style with a ’30s swing-era style party and community awards night featuring the dynamic sounds of the Melbourne Ska Orchestra.
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Author Tristan Bancks follows up with Two Wolves sequel

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Local author Tristan Bancks launched his new book for readers 10+, Raised By Wolves, at Byron Book Room last night (Thursday 4 June).
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Lismore City Council recognised for environmental leadership at LG awards

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Lismore City Council has been recognised for outstanding achievement in environmental leadership, resilience and community infrastructure at the 2026 LG Professionals NSW Local Government Excellence Awards.
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