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Cinema: Battle of the sea folk
Yes, it’s school holidays so there are lots of films with ‘G’ in the rating, and Ruby Gillman – Teenage Kraken is definitely on the list. Sometimes the hero you are meant to be lies just beneath the surface.
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Call to Jewish my brethren
I call upon my brethren and Jewish Australians and Israelis who have made their permanent home here and are...
Voice referendum
I’m really annoyed about all the things that are written and said about the referendum on October 14 which...
If not ‘Yes’ now, then when?
Being a Ten Pound Pom, I knew nothing of the history of massacres and dispossession of this continent’s first peoples when I arrived here in 1965.
Pre-Incan mummies found in Peru by gas workers
The mummified bodies of eight individuals have been found by city workers who were digging a natural gas line in the Carabayllo district on the outskirts of Lima, capital of Peru.
School holidays: farmers’ market fun
It’s an image still with me, the little boy dancing in front of the stage, face split into a smile of pure joy, orange balloon floating from his fingers, his father bopping alongside.
Your cover
Just want to acknowledge The Echo for your front page of the Uluru Statement.
A powerful and generous contribution...
Stories about "preschools":
Casino Royale comes to Bangalow
Everyone is invited to dust off their cocktail attire and sharpen up their poker faces for an adults-only night out in support of Bangalow preschool kids.
Nine North Coast preschools to share $110k funding
North Coast families will benefit from more than $110,000 in grants to preschools in the Ballina and Byron local government areas.
Afternoon tea to support Nimbin Preschool’s ‘Mud Cafe’
The Nimbin Preschool is planning to create an outdoor ‘mud kitchen’ in their veggie garden. You can help by taking tea and cake with them - and no, they won't be made of mud.
Local preschools receive infrastructure grants
Byron Bay, Lismore and Goonellabah preschools will benefit from recent NSW government infrastructure grants. But local NSW MP Tamara Smith (Greens) told The Echo,
'NSW spends the lowest amount per child – as a percentage of state expenditure'.
Byron Echo
Paco Lara Duende flamenco
Bringing the soul and spirit of Spanish flamenco, the acclaimed Spanish flamenco guitarist Paco Lara will inspire and capture the imagination of Australian audiences with the release and launch of his new album Duende, a self-produced album of original compositions.
Byron Echo
Circus, Comedy, WTF?
It’s that time again at the Brunswick Picture House – The Cheeky Cabaret’s new season has just opened and this one is more hilarious, and sexier, than ever!
Byron Echo
Bush ball – but fancy schmancy
The beautiful A&I Hall is the setting for the inaugural Bangalow Boujee Bush Ball on October 14 – celebrating the 40th anniversary of the Bangalow Community Children’s Centre. This will be a party to remember.
Byron Echo
Bicycle racing at Lismore attracts over 100 riders
Byron Bay Cycling Club’s (BBCC) inaugural closed road race through and around Lismore has been deemed a ‘success’ attracting 108 competitors and raising over...
