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Local NewsAslan Shand - April 26, 20240

Housing not industrial precinct say Lismore locals

Locals from Goonellabah and Lindendale have called out the proposed Goonellabah industrial precinct at 1055A Bruxner Hwy and 245 Oliver Ave as being the wrong use of the site.

Byron EchoDavid Lovejoy - April 26, 20241

A fond farewell to Mungo’s crosswords

This week we sadly publish the last of Mungo MacCallum’s puzzles. Before he died in 2020 Mungo compiled a large archive of crosswords for The Echo.

Local NewsThe Echo - April 26, 20240

Tugun tunnel work at Tweed Heads – road diversion

Motorists are advised of changed overnight traffic conditions from Sunday on the Pacific Motorway, Tweed Heads.

Local NewsThe Echo - April 26, 20240

Driver charged following Coffs Harbour fatal crash

A driver has been charged following a fatal crash in the Coffs Harbour area yesterday.

Byron EchoThe Echo - April 26, 20240

Geologist warns groundwater resource is ‘shrinking’

A new book about Australian groundwater, soil and water has been published by geologist Philip John Brown.

Mandy Nolan

Byron EchoMandy Nolan - April 24, 20245

Mandy Nolan’s Soapbox: Couching an Opinion

The Bruce Lehrmann and Brittany Higgins case was never about establishing whether or not Lehrmann raped Higgins. It was about Brittany. She was established as not ‘the perfect victim’ so we overlooked the blazingly obvious fact that Bruce Lehrmann was ‘the perfect perpetrator’. An entitled, compulsive wrecking ball of cocaine, $400 steaks, free rent and very very expensive massages.

General Interest

National NewsThe Echo - March 19, 20243

Australia’s Environment Report card not looking good

2023 was a 'year of opposites' for Australia’s environment, but despite conditions fluctuating between wet and dry, overall conditions remain stable following a bumper year in 2022, according to the latest Australia’s Environment Report, led by the Australian National University.

National NewsThe Echo - March 4, 20241

People becoming severely ill at home due to heat

People experiencing financial and social disadvantage are struggling to keep their homes cool in summer and becoming seriously unwell from the heat, new ACOSS research has found.

National NewsThe Echo - February 16, 20242

Styx Valley forest protest renews call for climate action in Tasmania

With Tasmanians set to go to the polls on 23 March, the Bob Brown Foundation has called for the next Tasmanian government to take real climate action by protecting all native forests that are left standing and restoring degraded forests.

Entertainment

Entertainment NewsThe Echo - April 16, 20240

All those macas and the Festival of Love

This season’s organic nuts have not been harvested so it is a harvest festival where festivalgoers can pick five kilos free as part of their festival entrance fee which is payable in the new paper money being launched at the Off-Grid Macadamia Festival of Love, to be held at Macas Camping Ground where The Elders of Gaia will be discussing how to get back the many freedoms recently lost and get sanity into local, national and global management.

Byron EchoThe Echo - April 16, 20240

A festival in laneways

Mullumbimby, a town known for its abundance of artists and creatives with a passion for what drives them, is set to host the much-anticipated Laneways Festival 2024 on May 4 and 5.

Retrospective

Articles & ColumnsDavid Lovejoy - August 16, 20180

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.

Local News

Housing not industrial precinct say Lismore locals

Locals from Goonellabah and Lindendale have called out the proposed Goonellabah industrial precinct at 1055A Bruxner Hwy and 245 Oliver Ave as being the wrong use of the site.

Aslan Shand - April 26, 2024 0

Byron Echo

Paul Watson has his say on Sea Shepherd ousting

Regarding your article concerning the split in Sea Shepherd. I established Sea Shepherd as a global movement, not as an organisation, controlled by a few men. It was a democratic association of independent national entities

Paul Watson - April 22, 2024 2

Political Comment

Youth crime is increasing – what to do?

There is something strange going on with youth crime in rural and regional Australia. Normally, I treat hysterical rising delinquency claims with a pinch of salt – explicable by an increase in police numbers, or a headline-chasing tabloid, or a right-wing politician.

The Echo - April 25, 2024 2

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Families and children left struggling after government fails flood recovery commitments

Bella Clay - April 26, 2024 1

The recovery process following the February 2022 flood has been slow, and many people are still struggling to regain normality in their lives.

Local News

Appeal to locate missing man – Tweed Heads

The Echo - April 25, 2024 0

Police are appealing for public assistance to locate a man missing from Tweed Heads West.

Local News

Child protection workers walk off the job in Lismore

The Echo - April 25, 2024 1

Lismore and Ballina child protection caseworkers stopped work to protest outside the defunct Community Services Centre in Lismore yesterday after two years of working without an office. They have been joined by Ballina child protection caseworkers who had their office shut in January.

New Brighton parking

Byron Echo Paul Montgomery, New Brighton - April 23, 2024 0

To quote a Joni Mitchell song, ‘They paved paradise and put in a parking lot’ – this adequately describes...

Byron’s Sydney-centric policies

Byron Echo Jo Faith, Newtown - April 23, 2024 0

Very interesting comments slipped out of the mouth of Premier Chris Minns during the recent Sydney/regional floods: ‘There shall...

New insights into great white shark behaviour off California coast

Science Goes Viral Cosmos Magazine - April 23, 2024 0

Marine scientists using tracking devices have been able to shine a spotlight on the behaviour of great white sharks...

Wallum ponds

Byron Echo The Echo - April 23, 2024 0

There are currently two proposed developments in the Byron Shire that will endanger, if not locally exterminate, frog species. Many...

Press release vs Save Wallum views

Byron Echo Cr Michael Lyon, The Pocket - April 22, 2024 1

The Echo editor (page 1, 10 April) might need to consider the role of a journalist – particularly that...

Blaming Queensland again

Byron Echo Bronwyn Morris, Montecollum - April 22, 2024 2

I was astounded to read Mandy Nolan’s article ‘Why The Nude Beach Is A Wicked Problem’, in which she...

Anzac Day events in the Northern Rivers

Around Australia people will come together this Thursday to pay their respects and remember those who have served, and continue to serve, the nation during times of conflict. Listed are details for Tweed, Ballina, Lismore, Byron, Kyogle, and Richmond Valley Council areas.

Local News The Echo - April 24, 2024 2

Police out in force over the ANZAC Day weekend with double demerit points

Anzac Day memorials and events are being held around the country and many people have decided to couple this with a long weekend.

Local News The Echo - April 25, 2024 0

Mullumbimby railway station burns down

At around midnight last night, a fire started which engulfed the old Mullumbimby railway station. It's been twenty years since the last train came through, but the building has been an important community hub, providing office space for a number of organisations, including COREM, Mullum Music Festival and Social Futures.

Local News David Lowe - April 22, 2024 4