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Local NewsPaul Bibby - June 11, 20260

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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Byron EchoJudy Bamberger, O’Connor, ACT - June 11, 20260

Do more, Labor!

Senator Penny Wong (Labor) said on 4 June: ‘My principal position is to always believe women when allegations of...

Local NewsThe Echo - June 8, 20260

Flood-free land and houses hit the market for Lismore buyback residents

In what the government has described as a step forward for the region’s housing recovery, flood-affected homeowners will get the first opportunity to buy into Goonellabah’s Mount Pleasant estate.

Local NewsThe Echo - June 5, 20260

Threatened species protection in NSW overhauled

A "new, holistic approach to threatened species conservation" has been introduced by the NSW Labor government, reforming the Saving our Species program.

Byron EchoDale Emerson, Mullumbimby Residents Association - June 11, 20260

Echo Love Awards

Last Saturday night, Yuti and I had the privilege of attending the 40th anniversary celebration of The Echo. The trip...

Local NewsThe Echo - June 5, 20260

Tweed Shire Council recognised at Local Government Excellence Awards

Tweed Shire Council has been recognised for its innovative approach to tackling incivility, winning the People, Workplace and Wellbeing Award at the 2026 Local Government Excellence Awards last night.

The Good LifeThe Echo - June 9, 20260

Bombay to Byron: 12 years of modern Indian on Jonson Street

This June marks 12 years since Bombay to Byron first opened its doors on Jonson Street, and husband-and-wife team...

Month long Richmond RiverFest to launch in Ballina

Local News The Echo - September 16, 2025 0

The Richmond River has a rich history from Bundjalung lore through being one of the busiest waterways in Australia in the 19th century to...

WATER Northern Rivers says Rous County Council is wrong

Local News The Echo - April 18, 2024 24

WATER Northern Rivers Alliance says despite decades of objection, Rous County Council have just commissioned yet another heritage and biodiversity study in the Rocky Creek valley, between Dunoon and The Channon, in the heart of the Northern Rivers.

Man charged after dramatic hinterland police chase

Local News The Echo - February 19, 2024 0

A dramatic police chase from highway to hinterland bush in the early hours of the morning has led to the expected court appearance of a 26-year-old man today.

Byron needs more independence from Rous not less

Local News The Echo - September 4, 2023 0

WATER Northern Rivers believes that water security for Byron lies in becoming more independent from Rous County Council, not less so.

ROR – Reclaim Our Recovery – meets tonight at 5.30pm at Living Lab

Local News The Echo - July 5, 2023 0

ROR (Reclaim Our Recovery) are getting together for their weekly meeting tonight – but the venue has changed to The Living Lab at 11 Woodlark Street, Lismore at 5.30pm.

Tuntable Creek Road to get a Christmas present

Local News Eve Jeffery - November 16, 2022 3

The Mayor took an opportunity to present a Mayoral Minute at last night’s Lismore Council November meeting (MKII) where he moved a motion that Council resolve not to proceed with an open tender process to award a contract for the provision of emergency road stabilisation of Tuntable Creek Roa

NSW SES reminder for Chinderah and Tumbulgum to MONITOR CONDITIONS

Local News Eve Jeffery - October 24, 2022 0

The NSW SES advises people in Lismore and Bexhill to STAY INFORMED about predicted rising floodwaters flooding on the Wilsons River.

NSW SES reminder for Lismore, Nimbin, The Channon and Bexhill to STAY INFORMED

Local News The Echo - October 24, 2022 0

The NSW SES advises people in Lismore and Bexhill to STAY INFORMED about predicted rising floodwaters flooding on the Wilsons River.

NSW SES Watch and Act: Prepare To Isolate – Nimbin and The Channon

Local News The Echo - October 23, 2022 0

The NSW SES advises people in Nimbin and The Channon and surrounds to PREPARE TO ISOLATE by 9am tomorrow, Monday, October 24, for up to 3 days or more owing to predictions that the creeks within the upper Wilson's River catchment will rise

Flood warnings throughout Northern Rivers for Sunday

Local News The Echo - October 22, 2022 0

There is a high chance of Flash Flooding along the Tweed and & Byron Coasts from Sunday.

Articles & Columns

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

Juliet Lamont - June 11, 2026 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.

Byron Echo

Voters are not ‘always right’

Richard Jones - June 11, 2026 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.

Local News

Lismore councillor pay rise divides chamber at June meeting

The Echo - June 11, 2026 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.