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This weekend sees the start of NAIDOC Week and celebrates 50 years of the week-long celebrations of Aboriginal and Torres ...
A study by McNaugh and Inwood from University of Sydney’s University Centre for Rural Health (UCRH) agrues that, based on ...
A woman has been charged as part of an ongoing investigation into spiritual blessing scams targeting people of Asian ...
A community-run clay collective – based behind the Mullumbimby Drill Hall – is holding a ceramics, soup and chai night on ...
The recent decision to approve the extension of Woodside’s North West Shelf gas plant on the site of Murujuga is threatening ...
School holidays see 20 per cent of fatal or serious crashes take place with the winter school holidays being the time when ...
Opinion
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Mullum Roots Fest
As a long-time supporter of local music, I was surprised to see the 2025 Mullum Roots Festival lineup lacking in cultural diversity. Given the rich multicultural makeup of the Byron Shire – including ...
The World Environment Day Festival is back on and will return to Murwillumbah on Sunday, 13 July from 10am to 3.30pm at the Murwillumbah Showground.
Opinion
The Echo9hOpinion
Gas-free homes
At last councils and governments in Australia are making steps to stop the burning of gas in homes. This major fossil fuel, when burned inside a house, is the equivalent of passive smoking and a ...
In the interests of public safety and with upcoming traffic diversions from Road, a public warning is needed for the old Tunnel Road (now Coolamon Scenic Drive) between and Ocean Shores. That road is ...
The ‘coastal interface’ is a dynamic zone where land meets ocean. It is biologically and geochemically active. In other words, any changes we make to the coast must be done with the understanding that ...
All residents from the Bayside emergency pod village have now been relocated, with the NSW Reconstruction Authority telling The Echo, ‘[pod manager] Uniting has worked closely with residents to ...