Copyright © 2023, The Echo
Latest News
Public meeting to ‘Save Wallum’ this Thursday
Advocates for conservation of ecosystems at a proposed residential development site in Brunswick Heads are planning a public meeting this week.
Other News
Mullumbimby Brunswick cricketers continue their winning ways
This Mullumbimby Brunswick Cricket Club (MBCC) is charging in its new association with an undefeated record for the 2023-24 season to date.
Will Byron Council’s new wildlife corridor map be effective?
Byron Council will this Thursday debate the introduction of a wildlife corridor system that is designed to help local landowners prioritise the restoration of native habitat.
Bangalow walking footballers collect win over Ballina in their first tournament
The newly formed Bangalow ‘Bluedogs’ Walking Football Group recently played its first competitive games in the invitational walking football tournament held on astroturf at the Ballina Hockey Club.
Editorial – Don’t know, don’t care
The victorious ‘No’ camp is oddly reluctant to examine the roots of its cruel snub to our First Nations peoples.
Caught in the Venus Flytrap
Venus Fly Trap is a three-piece band from Byron Bay with Tim Degen (vocals/guitar), Matt DeWit (bass) and Andrew Wilkinson (drums), who play a mix of psychedelic surf rock, rock, and blues.
Lions Club seeks project ideas and fundraising
The Lions Club of Brunswick Mullumbimby are inviting people in the community to help the club with some of their projects and fundraising and become "Friends of Lions'.
Stories about "slavery":
A life of ‘slavery’ – sorry, ‘stolen wages’ – under QLD’s Aboriginal ‘Protection’ Act
Eighty-year-old Hans Pearson says it was coming to the point of slavery before the QLD government agreed to pay indigenous workers back their stolen wages.
Lismore’s freedom walk highlights slavery in Australia
A Walk for Freedom in Lismore next Saturday (15 October) will shine a spotlight on the 27 million men, women, and children trapped in...
Govt to crack down on human slavery
The federal government will ramp up efforts to combat human trafficking, slavery and force marriages by launching a national action plan on Tuesday.
Local News
Second tranche of flood funding on its way, says MP
A second tranche of $100m in government funds to help 2022 flood-affected residents is expected to rollout soon, says Ballina MP, Tamara Smith (Greens).
Local News
Maca farmers and other growers face water sharing compliance checks
Federal authorities say they’ll be carrying out on-site inspections of properties with irrigated agriculture around Ballina, Casino, and Lismore this week to ensure compliance with water sharing rules.
Local News
Suspected suicide in Tweed mental health ward subject of inquiry
A suspected suicide in the Tweed Hospital’s mental health ward more than three years ago is the subject of a state coronial inquest due to start in Lismore today.
Local News
Lions Club seeks project ideas and fundraising
The Lions Club of Brunswick Mullumbimby are inviting people in the community to help the club with some of their projects and fundraising and become "Friends of Lions'.
