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Byron Shire
November 7, 2026

Tangle of Life

Byron Echo

Follow the money, then follow the water

Three types of surface waters flow in Byron Bay. The first is rainwater. The second is the sea. The third is the water flow that we rely on now that we have given up on using natural springs and wells: our tap water and sewerage system.
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Byron Echo

The tides of history on our sands

Clarkes Beach, like many other east Australian beaches, is much changed, again. The sand is swept away, exposing reefs and riffles of round rocks.
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Tangle of Life

From Byron to Paris, history comes alive

From Byron Bay to Notre Dame, Paris! At the entrance, police openly tout heavy machine guns, casually monitoring the swarm of idle visitors and devout churchgoers in the great stone plaza.
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Planet Watch

Byron Echo

Smart tech for a hot planet: how AI is powering climate action

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As the impacts of climate change crash down around us – megafires, record floods, brutal heatwaves – it’s easy to despair. But amid the climate chaos, a new and potent ally has emerged: Artificial Intelligence.
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Planet Watch

Climate change and the future – a layman’s interpretation

Ken Clarke - 4
Diverse opinions in media climate change debates exist, except among climate scientists, but the starting point to analyse climate change is temperature.
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Planet Watch

Protecting the marathon globetrotters, the terns

Byron Bird Buddies - 0
Sunlight sparkles on the sea, where lazy swells gather momentum to form perfect waves before playing out onto the deserted shore.
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The Vault

This is the place where content comes to rest. In this section you may find items of interest in the form of discontinued columns, historical stories other curious.

Just remember that this is not breaking news, so don’t be fooled; enjoy.

Culture Roundups

Entertainment News

Culture Wrap April 9

This week's Culture Wrap features Kings of Comedy, with seven killer comics on the bill the Kings of Comedy tour is set to wow audiences.
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Entertainment News

Region’s talent shines at 9th Byron Bay Film Festival

Local actors, writers and directors will be among some of the brightest stars on the Byron Bay International Film Festival horizon this year – its ninth and most ambitious incarnation to date.
The Echo - 2
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Entertainment News

Culture Roundup – Wednesday 24 February, 2016

Fred Lang at the Big Gig A comedian’s material is...
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Entertainment News

Culture Roundup: Wednesday 22 March, 2017

Wild Dreams Delve into the mysterious world of dreams and...
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Story Comp Winners

Local NewsThe Echo - 6

Winner of Echo story comp: week 3

It’s been so great to hear what stories you have to tell each week! We’re up to our third week so keep those stories coming.
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Echo History

The danger of delegated authority as The Echo gambles its reputation on a town planner

When in February 1996 Fast Buck$ obtained a file that described a developer in Byron Bay obtaining preferential treatment from Council, he published an advertisement in The Echo headed, ‘Something stinks at Hog’s Breath’.
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The end of fun: David Lovejoy concludes the story of the The Echo’s early years

While the drama of general manager Max Eastcott’s departure was playing out, The Echo passed its tenth birthday, and we marked the jubilee with a fourth awards night.
Articles & Columns David Lovejoy - 1
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The newspaper wars and A Small Wooden Tray Called Albert

In the mid-nineties the local newspaper scene was heating up almost as much as the always feverish local politics.
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Being Vegan

Being Vegan

Mammalian meat allergy and my heart valve replacement

Ronald Priestley - 0
Increasingly, people living in bush areas of the Shire are becoming aware of Mammalian Meat Allergy (MMA). Also known as alpha-gal syndrome (AGS), the disease is caused when a tick bites you and transfers a sugar called alpha-gal into your bloodstream.
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Entertainment News

Incredible screenings at Bangalow Film Festival

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Bangalow Film Festival adds more incredible films to the...
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Byron Echo

Crossword solver’s guide: Stephen Clarke’s Crossword #36

Stephen Clarke - 0
This solvers guide is to Stephen Clarke’s Crossword #36, published in The Byron Shire Echo Issue 39.30, 1 January 2025.
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Something from the last seven days

Local News

Vale Robin Harrison aka Professor Cuddlebumps

Robin Harrison, aka Professor Cuddlebumps and Apprentice Earth Wizard, was a much-loved figure and friend to many in the Caldera and Byron Shire. He was a performer, an activist, a change maker and sustainability advocate extraordinaire.
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Local News

Inter-hospital transfer for Westpac chopper

Around 8.30am yesterday (Monday 2 November) the Westpac Rescue Helicopter was tasked by NSW Ambulance on an urgent inter-hospital transfer from Byron Bay Hospital to Gold Coast University Hospital.
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Entertainment News

Legend Groove Terminator at the Nudge

Nudge Nudge Wink Wink returns to the Billinudgel Hotel on Saturday with Australian dance music icon Groove Terminator headlining fresh local talent and our beloved residents – all ready to deliver a serious dose of dance delight, all while supporting youth mental health organisation Human Nature Adventure Therapy.
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