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Locals to fight back with a series about the REAL Byron Bay
News that Netflix was planning to film a vacuous docudrama in Byron Bay brought a collective snort of derision across the Shire.
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You Can Close Your Eyes
There is a beautiful James Taylor song (‘You Can Close Your Eyes’) that commences with the words;
Oh, the sun is surely sinking down, But the moon is slowly rising.
Echo ad leads to AVO arrest of Council activist
Vocal Council critic and longtime activist, John Anderson, aka Fast Buck$, was arrested last Friday night for allegedly breaching his Apprehended Violence Order (AVO) by an Echo ad.
History as she is wrote
It seems that I may have touched a nerve in my attempt to give some background to Byron Greens...
No SourDough$
Hayo van der Woude, Myocum
2021 promises to be the greatest year yet for revelations of unethical behaviour and corruption in...
Dunoon Dam from a Rocky Creek perspective
R Musgrave, Rocky Creek
Here’s a simple question about the proposed new Dunoon Dam and some local observations from a long-time...
Healthy Minds Club powering ahead
Since The Echo last spoke to Lennox Head's Jackson Connellan, from The Healthy Minds Club, things have become even...
Stories about "poikies":
Ballina Council reverses decision on Club Lennox pokies
In an unusual turn of events, Ballina Shire councillor Nathan Willis has supported a rescission motion against his own original motion that would have seen the council give the Lennox Sports Club a rent rebate for reducing its number of poker machines.
Letters
Vaccine passports
David Warth, Byron Bay
Vaccine passports, aka certificates, are now sitting in the wings waiting to be taken up by state governments. There was no bill...
Byron Echo
Failure after failure
Keith Duncan, Pimlico
One policy failure after another; what does it take for ‘shifty’ Morrison to come clean, show leadership, and finally accept responsibility?
He had three...
Local News
New case of COVID-19 in Brisbane
Queensland has recorded one new case of COVID-19 in the community yesterday, with contact tracing underway after an international cabin crew member tested positive.
Local News
Mental health workshop for girls in Lennox
The mental health organisation Beautiful Minds is holding a one day workshop for pre-teen girls in Lennox Head on Sunday 27 June 2021.
