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Local NewsPaul Bibby - 0

Coercive control incidents rise across Northern Rivers

Recorded incidents of coercive control have increased across the Northern Rivers in the second year of NSW’s new coercive control laws, with 30 incidents recorded in the Richmond-Tweed region since the offence came into effect.
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CartoonsThe Echo - 0

Cartoon of the week – 23 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.
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Byron EchoStephen Williams, President, Mullumbimby RSL Sub-Branch - 0

Deaths from military conflict

Whilst the Mullumbimby RSL Sub-Branch acknowledges the death of Zomi Francom as tragic, so too are the deaths of...
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Local NewsThe Echo - 0

Emergency guide wins NSW Resilient Australia Award

Resilient Uki has won a 2026 NSW Resilient Australia Award for its Northern Rivers Community Emergency Hub Guide, developed with funding from Northern Rivers Community Foundation.
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Local NewsThe Echo - 0

Lismore tests market for flood-raised industrial precinct

Lismore City Council is testing market interest in a proposed 21-lot industrial subdivision on flood-raised land at South Lismore.
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Local NewsThe Echo - 0

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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Entertainment NewsThe Echo - 0

Greasing up Bright Lights

Bright Lights senior musical theatre troupe is proud to present Grease for their 2026 musical production.
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Volume 40

Byron Shire Echo issues June 11, 2025 to June 10, 2026

Local News

New laws set to influence local live music scene

The Echo - 0
New NSW laws designed to support live music venues have been passed months after Byron Shire Council abandoned plans for a Special Entertainment Precinct in Byron Bay.
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Local News

Shark drone operator rescues six-year-old at Lighthouse Beach

The Echo - 0
A shark surveillance drone operator at Ballina’s Lighthouse Beach has found himself carrying out a very different kind of rescue after spotting a six-year-old boy struggling in the surf.
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Local News

Red alert issued for potentially toxic algae at Lake Ainsworth

The Echo - 0
People are being warned to stay out of Lake Ainsworth at Lennox Head after testing detected high levels of potentially toxic blue-green algae.
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Byron Echo

Appalling leadership

Rod Murray, Ocean Shores - 0
While the PM spins and avoids transparency and the foreign minister prefers to yell abuse to take up time and never gives a straight...
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