Byron Shire councillors withdrew from the proposed Special Entertainment Precinct (SEP) at their last meeting, after the NSW state government department rejected the sound and late-night trading ...

Not just a winged insect symbolically representing transformation, hidden knowledge, and navigating through darkness. But a live presentation of spellbinding tales – written by locals, and told by ...

If a force is applied on one side of a scale in balance, it then becomes unequal. Being equal is a feeling, that only the individual can find for themselves, the equality exists at the individual ...

I noted recently, Paul Bibby’s article on the proposed more pedestrian-friendly CBD [Echo, 28 January]. It seems a timely move; but I am dubious that this will be the outcome of the proposed changes.

The NSW government is bringing back flood buyback auctions for 2026. Most buyers so far have been locals, with house sale prices ranging from $1 to $200,000, attracting attention nationwide.

Despite the community’s decades-long campaign for upgraded train services on our multi-billion-dollar train line, in one of the busiest tourist regions in the country, with massive increases in ...

The third and final stage of the upgrade of Mullumbimby Road starts on Monday 23 February, say Byron Council staff.

Lunchtime visitors to Byron Bay’s Jonson Street were treated to a surprise performance by two cheeky, very fancy-looking lions on Friday. Residents of Lismore and surrounding communities now have ...

It’s now more than a year and half since the Land & Environment Court of NSW (LEC) approved residential development at the controversial Iron Gates site at Evans Head, despite long-standing, community ...

Lismore will take centre stage in Australia’s skateboarding scene this April when it hosts Rumble on the River, an official Skate Australia Olympic pathway event. Border Ranges - Richmond Valley ...

Byron Shire Council Transport and Infrastructure Advisory Committee member, Anthony Stante, told The Echo it is vital that we start planning and looking for funding commitments form the state and ...

The Health Lodge Integrated Medical Centre is expanding its Northern Rivers Flood Recovery Healthcare Project to support families experiencing the health impacts of living in water-damaged homes ...