Filmmaker and drone pilot, Marcus O’Brien, is down at South Golden Beach most mornings piloting his drone in search of whales to film.

Construction of the new SES unit and Emergency Operations Centre in Ballina is commencing this week say Ballina Council staff.  In a media release they say, ‘The new building will deliver modern ...

Max McCann is just 13 years old, but has recently returned from playing his alto saxophone at the Sydney Opera House.

Byron being labelled the worst-behaved town in Australia. The community came together and unified to resolve the problem. I have drawn on seven years experience as […] ...

Byron Shire Councillor Michael Lyon’s apology in The Echo to the people in the audience at a Mullumbimby Residents Association (MRA) meeting is a bit confusing. Cr Lyon stated he asked the Byron Shire ...

The national charity Rural Aid is proud to announce the winners of its sixth annual Spirit of the Bush Photography Competition, a celebration of the resilience, beauty and community spirit that define ...

Mullumbimby Industrial Estate businesses have raised concerns around Council’s roadwork plans to block all traffic from ...

Frontline emergency care across NSW has received a significant boost, with an additional 817 paramedics starting on road with ...

Australia’s leading environmentalists for 2025 have been recognised by the Bob Brown Foundation at its annual event in Hobart ...

Tom Kendall Reserve in New Brighton would be decommissioned as a sports field and turned into a ‘community and recreation ...

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.

The Richmond River has a rich history from Bundjalung lore through being one of the busiest waterways in Australia in the ...