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Mt Warning ban
Chris Gee, Byron Bay
Indigenous readers be advised that the following letter contains references to persons deceased.
I read with some...
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Northern Rivers policeman accused of youth assault acquitted
Magistrate Michael Dakin has ordered a common assault charge against a former Byron-based policeman be dropped after an altercation involving a naked youth in Byron Bay three years ago.
Loveday wins All Shorts second year in a row
Filmmakers travelled from where COVID allowed this weekend to be part of the 30th birthday celebrations for Flickerfest in...
Interview with Sarah McLeod
Sarah McLeod is a passionate woman. She’s Aussie rock royalty, front person of The Superjesus and a powerful solo performer. In this interview she talks about her two loves, one new and one gone; her piano and her dog. One found, and one lost, during lockdown.
Saltwater mob style
Story & photo Melissa Butters
If you’ve ever tasted the wild fish rillettes from The Bay SmokeHouse you know what’s...
Mandy Nolan’s Soapbox: There is no place like home… actually there are no places
Local low income residents in Byron Bay are the human koalas of our Shire. They too have lost much of their habitat. We need affordable housing now, not in three years, or five years, or ten. Now.
Northern Rivers policeman accused of youth assault to continue facing trial
A police officer accused of assaulting a 16-year-old in Byron Bay more than three years ago is to continue facing trial this week.
Stories about "Sylvie Hoarau":
All Girls Surfriders take on solid swell
The Lennox Head All Girls Surfriders Club held their June Club round last weekend in 1–1.5 metre waves at Flat Rock
‘We were blessed with...
Byron Echo
‘The Great Reset’
Gary Opit, Wooyung
I appreciated the letter by Lucas Wright (17 February) on the Great Reset conspiracy fantasy. With our privileged, western, simplistic understanding of...
Byron Echo
Letting go
Mary McMorrow, Mullumbimby
I respect the parents forgiving the drunk driver who killed their four children (one a cousin) as their way of dealing with...
Byron Echo
Ministers misbehave
Keith Duncan, Pimlico
Accusations of appalling behaviour by the Liberal Party in covering up misdeeds within its ranks just keep on keeping on. The last...
Byron Echo
Transparency needed
Janelle Saffin MP, State Member for Lismore.
I read with interest Mia Armitage’s front page article in last week’s Echo ‘Electorates miss out on bushfire...