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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.

Other News

Local NewsThe Echo - June 5, 20260

Marooned yacht on rocks near Ballina

A local photographer has shot a marooned yacht at Flat Rock, in Ballina Shire. It's the second boat to be washed ashore in recent months

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 8, 20260

Two arrested after man dies

A man and woman have been arrested after a man died in Tweed Heads on Saturday morning.

Local NewsThe Echo - June 9, 20260

Declining print media a concern for Kyogle mayor

Kyogle councillors will be asked to consider a motion by mayor Danielle Mulholland around the 'demise of print media In rural and regional Australia'.

Byron EchoMichael Goodwin, Byron Bay - June 11, 20260

E-bikes rule

Teenage gangs on e-bikes now rule our roads at night in Byron Bay. Driving, or even walking, in the hours...

Local NewsThe Echo - June 5, 20260

Australia’s first greenhouse gas monitoring network launches

With World Environment Day being today, June 5, NSW government scientists say they have launched Australia’s first dedicated regional greenhouse gas (GHG) monitoring network, "which will help inform emissions reduction as we head towards net zero".

Saffin and Higginson positive after negative outcome

Local News Eve Jeffery - October 16, 2023 44

Though the results are in, on Saturday both the Member for Lismore, Janelle Saffin and Member of the Legislative Council, Sue Higginson were both positive and philsophical about the unfolding event.

Editorial: Saying ‘Yes’ to the Voice

Editorial Aslan Shand - October 13, 2023 54

The Voice is a matter of conscience, not division.

Weaponising ‘knowledge’ and other foibles

Byron Echo Richard Hil - October 9, 2023 11

It was a pleasant morning: crisp, and bright. Birds tweeting. People smiling at each other. Buskers doing their thing. Cafes abuzz. This was downtown Mullumbimby on a sunny, spring day.

Yarning about the referendum in Lennox Head

Local News David Lowe - September 11, 2023 10

Last Friday, two Uluru Statement from the Heart ambassadors came to Lennox Head to talk about Voice, Truth and Treaty.

Walk with Us to say ‘Yes’

Local News The Echo - August 28, 2023 0

Yes Supporters from Lismore, Tweed, Byron, Mulumbimby, Ballina and Lennox Head gathered on Sunday to walk for 'Yes'.

The Voice confusing for migrants and refugees

Local News The Echo - July 28, 2023 0

If you're finding the definition, intention and scope of the Indigenous Voice to Parliament confusing, you can only imagine the struggle that some newly arrived migrants and refugees are having.

‘YES’ campaign official launch in NAIDOC Week

Local News The Echo - July 3, 2023 5

Yesterday the 'YES' campaign officially kicked off around the nation, launching on the first day of NAIDOC week.

Editorial: Will the nation find its Voice?

Editorial David Lovejoy - June 30, 2023 17

Later this year we will be asked if we agree to establishing an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice. Opinion polls show that opposition to the Voice proposal is growing.

The Voice referendum could be a major step towards constitutional and electoral renewal

Byron Echo Professor Klaas Woldring - June 26, 2023 9

The referendum proposal became law on 19 June when it was passed in the Senate: 52 for, 19 against.

Lismore’s orgasmic reaction to the Yes vote

Local News The Echo - November 15, 2017 10

It started low and built up to a crescendo ... Yes, Yes, Yes ... YES!!!. 'Sounds like an orgasm,' former Lismore mayor Jenny Dowell quipped to the 300-strong crowd gathered in the quadrangle of the new Lismore Regional Gallery for the official announcement of the marriage equality vote.

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.