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Local NewsPaul Bibby - 0

School is the beating heart of Bruns

From floods to festivals, Brunswick Heads Public School has long the been the anchor of village life.
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Local NewsThe Echo - 0

Prayers For Peace at Durrumbul Hall, 21 June

A Winter Solstice concert will be held Sunday 21 June, from 6.30pm at Durrumbul Hall, Main Arm.
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Byron EchoJohn Sullivan, Waikerie, SA - 0

Congratulations, Council

I am an old bloke of 85 years, and have travelled extensively around all Australian states and territories, including...
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Local NewsThe Echo - 0

Byron local Stephan Schnierer receives the Order Australia

Stephan Schnierer, a Byron local, has been awarded an Order Australia (OA) from the Kings Birthday honours list.
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Articles & ColumnsJuliet Lamont - 0

Israel’s assault on Global Sumud Flotilla – a first-hand account

It hit me like a lightning strike. It was the latex gloves that did it. Those pale blue five fingered clinical sheaths made me want to vomit. Last Tuesday, having just been repatriated from my time on the Global Sumud Flotilla, I was at Tweed Valley Hospital getting a forensic medical examination for my sexual assault at the hands of the Israeli occupation forces.
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CartoonsThe Echo - 0

Cartoon of the week – 10 June, 2026

The Echo loves your letters and is proud to provide a community forum on the issues that matter most to our readers and the people of the NSW north coast. So don’t be a passive reader, send us your epistles.
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Local NewsKristin den Exter, Richmond Riverkeepers - 0

Wanted: citizen scientists to check on our creeks

The Richmond River upper catchment is currently sitting on a C- in the Richmond River Ecological Health Report Card. It's not a number we can accept without doing something about it.
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Stories about "rural land release strategy":

Byron rural land release strategy needs input

Local News The Echo - 0
Byron Shire Council wants to hear from the community about its revised draft rural land release strategy, which will provide a framework for development over the next 20 years.
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Articles & Columns

Israel’s assault on Global Sumud Flotilla – a first-hand account

Juliet Lamont - 0
It hit me like a lightning strike. It was the latex gloves that did it. Those pale blue five fingered clinical sheaths made me want to vomit. Last Tuesday, having just been repatriated from my time on the Global Sumud Flotilla, I was at Tweed Valley Hospital getting a forensic medical examination for my sexual assault at the hands of the Israeli occupation forces.
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Byron Echo

Voters are not ‘always right’

Richard Jones - 0
The mantra ‘voters always get it right’ is repeated after every election by winners and losers. The decision of voters must be respected, blah, blah.
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Lismore councillor pay rise divides chamber at June meeting

The Echo - 0
The sharpest debate from Lismore City Council's 9 June ordinary meeting saw a majority vote to increase councillor and mayoral fees, following a 3.7 per cent rise determined by the Local Government Remuneration Tribunal (LGRT) – a figure tied to the Consumer Price Index (CPI) for the 12 months to February 2026.
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Byron Echo

Here’s to the Flotilla

Jane Salmon, Killara, NSW - 0
The Global Sumud Flotilla is about brave people doing exceptional things with skill, compassion, colour, spirit and gruff chutzpah. Would I leave my comfy chair...
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