While Cr Michael Lyon was affirming himself to undertake the duties of office on Thursday morning, what most people didn’t ...

I am told that to have David Lovejoy’s life missing from the Echo editorial would seem strange, despite his son Hans’s ...

Australia could create more than 4,300 quality direct jobs by making its own wind towers instead of importing them, according ...

Northern Rivers wildlife carer Leoni Byron-Jackson has been named the Northern Rivers Volunteer of the Year for her ...

On 14 and 15 October Ballina Shire Council will be spotlighting safety on bikes. Look out for Bike Safety give-aways of bells ...

The Federal Court of Australia has amended the dates of the highly anticipated legal proceedings for Save Wallum Incorporated v Clarence Property Corporation Limited Anon, to 21-28 February 2025.

Yesterday the new Byron Shire Mayor and eight councillors took their seats in the Council Chambers in Mullumbimby to declare an affirmation to serve the community, and to outline some of their ideas.

You would be excused for thinking that the Tweed Shire mayoral and deputy-mayoral election was underwhelming if you watched yesterday’s Tweed Shire Council (TSC) meeting. But the furore that has ...

The five-year plan to investigate the inflow infiltration problem occurring in Mullumbimby, which also involved relining the problem mains by the company brought in, has concluded. There has been ...

With locally-owned Brunswick Valley Gas (BVG) being recently sold to international gas and engineering company Elgas, there’s many who may not know there is a locally-owned option.

When Stephen Clarke’s crosswords first appeared I too found them hard. But after persevering and with a bit of help from Dr Google, I have managed to improve. And now I can often complete them, or at ...

Police are appealing for public assistance to locate a teenager missing from the state’s north. Zea Appo, aged 17, was last ...