When I was a kid we used to swim in the river. Local waterways were full of fish and yabbies. We’d grab a giant inner tube ...
Public criticism has been quick to come in response to Monday’s NSW Police Commissioner announcement of an extension to a ...
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A loving prelude

A couple of days before Xmas 25, I am sitting in the Byron Community Centre. I am aware of a growing spiritual frailty within my body. I watch the wonderful volunteers at the centre aid a young mother ...
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 ...
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No sense

I am glad the hydrogen-powered waste truck will be quiet and emit low emissions because otherwise it makes no sense. The range of the truck is 300 km but one third of that will be used every time it ...
This festive season, drivers will again crawl 45–60 minutes to enter Byron via the M1 Byron exit, while traffic queues dangerously into the 110 km/h motorway. Everyone knows this is unsafe. Everyone ...
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Cultural wisdom

When will a majority of Jewish people and modern day Israelis take on board the wisdom of their own ancient scriptures where in the first book of the Torah (Genesis) it recounts how Cain, the son of ...
The southern stars are aligned and Steve Banks is back for another summer show with his celebrated rockin’ band The Sidemen, ...
Mark Curry is the founder and nutritionist behind Savvy, the award-winning Australian brand pioneering performance nutrition.
What’s on this week is a taste of some of the events that can be found in the Byron Shire and beyond this coming week.
Nudge Nudge Wink Wink kicks off the new year on Saturday with a high-summer return to the Shed at the Billinudgel Hotel. It’s ...
NSW Farmers demand scrutiny on Bondi atrocity saying any state or federal Royal Commission must put the causes of hatred, rushed firearms changes and procedural failures under the microscope.