Ageing Australia is calling on all parties to ensure aged care remains a national priority ahead of the federal election, ...

Alstonville residents expressed their frustration and disappointment at the recent Ballina Shire Council meeting that the Council had not followed through with the Land and Environment Court ...

Lismore City Council has launched the ‘Local Legends’ campaign, inviting visitors to rediscover the region and show their support for the businesses that give Lismore its unique charm.

Ballina's Mayor Sharon Cadwallader used a mayoral minute in the last Ballina Council meeting to sing the praises of the ...

Philanthropic organisation, Ingrained Foundation, says it has given $20,000 to support local community organisations in the ...

The next round of drainage works in the Byron Bay CBD is set to turn large parts of the town upside down, yet Council has ...

The coast road between Ballina and Byron Bay is a high-value scenic tourist route, while Ballina Council is sensibly installing roundabouts all along the Coast Road – preserving the region’s charm and ...

Many of us are concerned about the high price of housing but are not prepared to do anything about it because any effective action will reduce the price of our home and any investment properties we ...

We are an elderly couple who live on Andersons Hill and we were quite seriously affected by the recent cyclone. We would like to thank all the wonderful folk who came to our aid, even in the rain and ...

Diehl’s reflections on the dreaded Norfolks under the heading ‘Dreamworld’ in The Echo (March 19). As best that can be determined, they were inflicted on Byron Bay with a mass planting in 1936, while ...

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. (April ...

Two screenings in April will give movie-lovers a one-off chance to revisit films by renowned Byron filmmaker Richard Mordaunt ...