Byron Shire Council is warning that from 8 September people using Mullumbimby Road should be prepared for potential long ...

Public comments may have closed on the CSIRO's fifteen proposed mitigation measures to protect Lismore, Ballina, Kyogle and ...

NSW Farmers has welcomed news that six new detector dog handlers have joined Australia’s border security team to protect the ...

Every time we plug our ears with headphones and look at our screens we are missing out on genuine connection. It seems ironic ...

The Echo loves your letters and is proud to provide a community forum on the issues that matter most to our readers and the ...

Australia has recorded the highest number of drowning deaths since records began, prompting urgent warnings from Royal Life Saving Australia and Surf Life Saving Australia as summer approaches.

Thirty-three local groups and individuals have been nominated for the Tweed Sustainability Awards, and Tweed Shire Council is now asking locals to vote and decide this year's People’s Choice winner.

The challenging economic times, road and drainage works, and the increasing number of chain stores in Byron are calling into question what the future of the town of Byron Bay will be, according to ...

Lismore’s Darrel Chapman Fun Run is on this Sunday, 31 August, with organisers saying it promises to be the biggest yet.

Clunes residents are meeting next Tuesday, 2 September, to discuss Lismore Council's Master Plan for the village, which they say will result in big rate rises and major new roads, along with a ...

Byron Shire concillors are acknowledging the significant issues with the proposed affordable housing development at 57 Station Street, Mulumbimby ...

We hear a lot from some Jews on the hostage-takings but not of their killings in taking settlements, destroying crops, and building walls on other’s lands. One can only take so much before revenge ...