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Green Heroes among 2026 NSW Environment Award winners

The NSW Environment Awards, hosted by the state’s leading environmental advocacy organisation, Nature Conservation Council NSW, was recently held at Customs House in Sydney.

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Cinema: 500 Miles

Is it even possible to not love a film with Bill Nighy? Well, no! In this beautiful, sweeping and life-affirming adventure that celebrates the human spirit, 500 Miles follows a broken family that must come together when two young boys, Charlie and Finn, run away from home in England to reach their beloved but estranged grandfather (Nighy) on the west coast of Ireland.

Money before trees

Remember back to not long ago when holiday parks were called caravan parks? Families from all walks of life...

‘Go-ahead’ not positive

So the NRPP unanimously approved the controversial 57 Station St development after more than 2,500 signatories were against it. Those...

Casino Truck Show crowned NSW’s Best Visitor Experience

The North Coast Petroleum Casino Truck Show has taken out the Outstanding Visitor Experience category at the 2026 NSW Business Awards in Sydney.

Council must stand firm on Wallum

As a Bayside resident and Byron Shire ratepayer, I am concerned by suggestions that Council may be preparing to...

Chumps: certain fools

I noticed in a recent edition of The Echo what I regard as the most enduringly relevant of the...

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Byron Shire arts sector boosted with Permit/Plug/Play grant

A grant to encourage street activation, community events and creativity in Byron Shire has been awarded to Council.

Old Bangalow rail bridge gets new life

The upgrade of the Old Bangalow Road rail bridge in Byron Bay has been completed. The old timber bridge, located along the non-operational Casino to Murwillumbah railway line, has been replaced with a modern steel arch structure and widened to accommodate two lanes of traffic.

Peak holiday highway traffic warning

Some of the busiest holiday traffic of the season is expected to cause delays heading north on the Pacific Motorway at Tugun this week, including today, authorities have warned.

Improving bushfire resilience

Six years on from Black Summer, the NSW government says it's continuing to roll out a raft of initiatives to prepare and protect the community as the 2025/26 bushfire season kicks off.

Cudgen Tunnel in the dark after copper wire theft

Transport for NSW has warned that the speed limit through Cudgen Tunnel will remain reduced for weeks as repairs continue to infrastructure severely damaged in a copper wiring theft on Saturday.

Tugun Bypass Tunnel to be closed on the Pacific Motorway

Motorists are advised the Tugun Bypass Tunnel on the Pacific Motorway will be temporarily closed on multiple nights during the first two weeks of September for essential maintenance.

No alternative parking proposed for Mullum carpark units for at least a year

With the large contentious development application (DA) on exhibition for 32 affordable rental homes and commercial space over a much-used Mullumbimby carpark (57 Station...

Dawson Street, Lismore – changed traffic conditions from next week

Road resurfacing work is to be carried out between the Bruxner Highway and the Woodlark and Uralba Street roundabout next week.

Changed traffic conditions on Hinterland Way

Motorists are advised of changed traffic conditions from next week on Hinterland Way for slope remediation work, just east of the St Helena Road intersection.

Mullumbimby railway station still a hangout for teens

With concerns young teens are still accessing the derelict Mullumbimby Railway Station, The Echo asked Transport for NSW if they ‘will ensure that the site is secured and not accessible given the asbestos dangers’.

Remembrance Day 2026: 11am, 11 November

It is estimated that in WWl there were 20 million dead and 20 million injured. From a population base of fewer than five million,...

Love books? Join Friends of the Library

Friends of the Libraries, Byron Shire are looking for some fresh, new, younger faces to join the group and help keep it moving forward.

Racehorses shot for pet food by NSW breeder

Thirteen thoroughbred horses deemed no longer useful, have been destroyed with eight horses destroyed by firearm at Berkeley Park Stud.

Byron Bay Surf Lifesaving Club youngsters shine

Two young members of Byron Bay Surf Lifesaving Club have delivered outstanding performances at the Paddle NSW State Sprint Championships, held at the Penrith International Regatta Centre over the weekend.