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Local NewsThe Echo - June 15, 20260

Lismore rallies to save homes from demolition

Around hundred residents met at the Lismore Quad on Saturday to demand the demolitions of heritage homes cease, the flood recovery promised is delivered, and that every person be housed.

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Local NewsThe Echo - June 15, 20260

Questions remain over future of Bangalow Bowlo

The Save Bangalow Bowlo Steering Committee (SBBSC) are seeking clarification on a number of issues in relation to the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) that formed the basis of the amalgamation between the Bangalow Bowlo and Norths Collective.

Local NewsThe Echo - June 9, 20260

‘Open slather’ if rural housing expands under Tweed policy, says councillor

A Tweed councillor is warning that protections for agricultural/environmental land could be diminished if a strategy to expand housing on rural land is adopted by Council.

Local NewsThe Echo - June 10, 20260

Council appeals for help as deliberate tree destruction spreads

Tweed Shire Council is appealing for community help after a spate of deliberate destruction of trees on public land across the Tweed, including the poisoning of mature Norfolk pines at Cabarita Beach and damage to established trees at a local cemetery.

Local NewsThe Echo - June 11, 20260

Nimbin village boil water alert lifted, but remains for outskirts

After just over a month, Lismore City Council say the boil water alert for the village of Nimbin has been lifted, effective immediately. Yet these living in the outskirts of the village, a boil water alert is still in place.

Entertainment NewsThe Echo - June 9, 20260

The Grigoryan brothers and others

The internationally-acclaimed Grigoryan Brothers – Slava and Leonardo, are set to bring their extraordinary musicianship to Brunswick Picture House...

Byron EchoChris Abraham, Mullumbimby - June 11, 20260

High-speed rail

I was extremely disappointed to hear that the federal government had decided to scrap the section of the high-speed...

Lessons not learned from Murwillumbah flood: Council

Local News Chris Dobney - April 5, 2018 2

One of the key findings of a survey conducted among Murwillumbah residents last year was that very few people understand the flood risk in central Murwillumbah or would respond quickly to an order to evacuate – or evacuate at all.

$3m land swap to help flood-hit Sth Murwillumbah businesses

Local News The Echo - February 27, 2018 0

A number of South Murwillumbah businesses devastated by the 2017 flood have put their hand up to move their operations to flood-free land, as the result of a $3 million land swap arrangement funded by the NSW Government.

Flood of road repairs in Tweed

Local News The Echo - February 19, 2018 0

Almost a year after the catastrophic March 2017 floods, Tweed Shire Council has finally awarded the first bundle of major-sized flood repair road packages to the value of about $1.9 million.

Flood damage repairs finally start in Tweed

Local News The Echo - October 10, 2017 0

Tweed Shire Council has awarded a large package of flood remediation works in its first round of minor to medium-sized jobs to restore roads and bridges damaged in the 31 March flood.

Tweed van-park residents face eviction over flood risk

Local News The Echo - May 4, 2017 2

Residents at two Tweed caravan parks which were deemed a health risk due to the recent floods face eviction tomorrow, and the NSW Opposition has called on the state government to ‘rescue’ them.

Tweed council ‘back to business’ after flood

Local News The Echo - April 24, 2017 3

Tweed mayor Katie Milne has praised council staff for its ‘highly coordinated operation,’ following the recent floods, ‘particularly given the size, scale and impact of the event.’

Tweed police to hold fundraiser for crash family

Local News The Echo - April 18, 2017 0

Tweed/Byron police are holding a movie night to raise money for the Kabealo family after three members died in a crash at Tumbulgum earlier this month.

Byron shire’s disaster recovery effort found wanting

Local News Aslan Shand - April 14, 2017 0

A more effective response to the recent flood disaster could have been made for Byron shire, according to officials who met this week.

Tweed Shire flood: update

Local News The Echo - April 11, 2017 0

Updated Tuesday, April 11: Tweed Shire Council is urging community members to slow down on the region's roads as ongoing flood clean-up work continues and traffic volumes return to normal levels.

Police ramping up patrols of flood-affected areas

Local News The Echo - April 10, 2017 0

Police have increased patrols in and around flood-affected areas of the Tweed after hearing that residents and volunteers were nervous to call on them for assistance, fearing they may already be overloaded.

National News

Men’s Health Week: simple conversations

The Echo - June 15, 2026 0

This National Men’s Health Week experts from Triple P – Positive Parenting Program are encouraging dads, granddads and father figures to embrace something simple but powerful: everyday conversations that support their own wellbeing and their family’s wellbeing.

World News

Peace in our time?

David Lowe - June 15, 2026 0

While details remain scant, there are claims from multiple sources that a peace deal has finally been reached in the war between Iran and the United States, after nearly four months of fighting.

Byron Echo

How to stop the erosion of our human rights

Russell Eldridge - June 15, 2026 0

Let’s celebrate Refugee Week, 15–21 June, which was initiated in Australia 40 years ago and now observed worldwide.

Local News

Appeal to locate wanted man Adam Richards