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Man dead after boat capsizes near Yamba
Police say a man has died and a second has been taken to hospital after a boat capsized south of Yamba this morning.
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Dreaming about a bucket-list surfing and wellness holiday?
Have you always dreamt about traveling to exotic ‘bucket-list’ beach destinations like Bali or Vanuatu… or are your dreams...
Boarding houses
Matthew O’Reilly, CABS president and Council candidate for the new Byron Greens
The over-development of cramped boarding-house accommodation in Sunrise...
Byron Council to introduce car-free Sundays in the centre of town
Byron Council has taken a further step toward getting cars out of, and pedestrians into, the centre of Byron, by voting to introduce car-free Sundays.
Search for a home
Jules Claydon, Ocean Shores
I helped a friend move to a new rental property last week, relieved that a stressful...
Thanks for Bob
Jo Faith, Newtown
I wish to thank The Echo for printing the article by Bob Morgan, First Nations academic. This...
Dam doesn’t give a damn about koalas
The proposed Dunoon Dam is still a possibility, though it has been voted against twice by the members of Rous County Council. Now information has emerged which presents another reason to shut down the threat of the dam once and for all.
Stories about "nuclear energy":
Tirade at the unemployed a smarmy swipe
John Scrivener, Main Arm.
Colin Clarke’s latest tirade – Bangalow food hub opponents elitist – sets a new low for letters to the editor.
When he’s not spruiking...
India nuke protest at Mullumbimby markets
The Mullumbimby Farmers Market saw a protest on Friday against the visit of the Japanese prime minister, Shinzo Abe, to India to sign a deal with the Indian government for the transfer of nuclear technology.
Indians don’t want our uranium
Harsha Prabhu, Byron Bay. 'Tony Abbott Go Back!': the call of Indian civil society in response to Australian PM Tony Abbott's visit to New Delhi this week to sign a uranium deal with the Indian government was echoed by activists in Byron Bay in a spot action.
Local News
Jonson Street bus shelter gone and an era ended
Byron Shire Council says that the wooden bus shelter on Jonson Street outside the Byron Visitors Centre is being removed today with all bus services operating from the new bus interchange on Butler Street in Byron Bay
Letters
Upside down river
Tim Harrington, Lennox Head
Letter contributor Richard White (letters 21/4/21) quite correctly identifies the Richmond River as an ‘upside down river’ and nowhere is this more...
Local News
Ballina Dragons’ great results at Urunga
Eve Jeffery - 0
The Ballina Dragon Boat Racing Club is a group of paddling people from all walks of life who enjoy being out on the water having fun and keeping fit.
Byron Echo
Create the opportunity for everyone to follow their dreams
Local dance group Sprung!! is an integrated dance theatre that has built a community program that creates space for people of all abilities and...
