Byron Markets organisers say, ‘With hundreds of visitors already in town for what would have been Bluesfest weekend, Byron Markets is calling on locals and visitors alike to come out and support the region’s small businesses across a special Easter long weekend line-up of markets’.

While Trump may deny climate change and be pushing for greater fossil fuel extraction, the result of his actions of attacking Iran with Israel, without consulting the UN or any other countries he has since called on for help, is that he is creating the conditions for Australia to take decisive action on electrification, reduce reliance on fossil fuels, and the call for greater tax on gas corporations.

Evans Head Residents for Sustainable Development are concerned about the proposed route of a new 4WD access route to Airforce Beach, just north of Evans Head.

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.

At last week’s meeting, Tweed Shire councillors endorsed the Tweed Development Control Plan (DCP) 2025, which provides, ‘detailed guidelines that show the controls that apply to a particular type of development or in a particular area’.

NSW magistrates are officially recognised as judges after changes to relevant state legislation introduced to parliament last year.