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September 22, 2026
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All the results from the 2026 Chinny Charge

After another epic race on the one day of the year Mullum's iconic Mount Chincogan opens to the public, here are the complete results of the 2026 Chinny Charge.

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More Than a Café: The Swampy Heaven Sofie Created at Highway Myocum 

What started as a roadside caravan on the way to the tip has become so much more than a place to stop for a coffee or mouth watering crumpet.  

How ready is the Northern Rivers for the next disaster?

Four-and-a-half years after the 2022 floods devastated the Northern Rivers, emergency workers, researchers and community groups are gathering in Lismore to ask a deceptively simple question: are we better prepared for the next one?

Take the time to make a difference

The Mullumbimby Anglican Op Shop is calling out for volunteers in their shop on Mullumbimby’s main street.

Cartoon of the week – 16 September, 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.

Swimmer drowns at Cabarita Beach

A man has died after being pulled from the water on the weekend.

Missing Tweed woman’s car found in Rous River

The car belonging to missing Tweed woman Yvonne Whear has been found submerged in the Rous River, almost seven months after she disappeared.

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The Pocket Road to close later this month

The Pocket Road will be closed for several months from 28 September to repair a culvert originally built in 1960.

Swap the classroom for the trenches?

History teachers from the Northern Rivers are being encouraged to apply for the new NSW History Teachers Anzac Scholarship, designed to send a history...

Uniquely Byron Business Awards

The Byron Bay Uniquely Byron Business Awards are now open.

DV peak body responds to horror weekend

Domestic Violence NSW (DVNSW) has released a statement responding to what has been a particularly tragic weekend, even by NSW standards, noting that domestic violence doesn’t have an age limit, and it doesn’t stop being a national emergency because it happens behind closed doors.

The Pocket Road to close later this month

The Pocket Road will be closed for several months from 28 September to repair a culvert originally built in 1960.