The life of prominent Tweed business identity and former councillor, Phil Youngblutt, was recognised by Tweed Council at their October 2 meeting.

Regarding the front page headline in last week’s edition of The Echo – I am aware that DV is a highly emotional subject, but that should not deter us to stick to the basic rules (of law). That means ...

What an absolutely shameful display it was in public access at last week’s Council meeting. While trying to listen to the pleas of a young local teacher, for Council to continue to support the ...

I’m calling on current software experts to establish a corner of the web that puts truth at its centre. The ability to separate truth from scams has been completely shattered now. So now we need a ...

We are a bit disparate around Durrumbul, and not really Main Arm, certainly not West Mullumbimby. We have an opportunity this year to take control of our only public venue, the fabulous Durrumbul Hall ...

We supposedly live in a rich and affluent region called the Byron Shire. If you are visiting from outside the region, the first thing you might notice is a loud bang coming from your car’s suspension.

I sat through Thursday’s Council meeting when the DA for 57 Station St was ‘discussed’. In a break, Mayor Ndiaye started up a conversation with me about it. Good on her for doing that. She made clear ...

In early 2022, before the flood of February 28, I attended an initial meeting between Landcom and Byron Shire Council regarding a proposed development at 57 Station Street. I was invited to this ...

Growing up, my Kiwi mum would, inexplicably, refer to any traffic delay as a Texas tit tangle. Well, Mullum is currently in line for the biggest TTT ever. As a resident and a business owner, I’d be ...

Palestinian protesters campaigned outside a state government member’s office, when they should be around at the office of the federal member, Kevin Hogan, counteracting his lies about Gaza. Alstonvill ...

Phillip Mackenzie’s piece on ‘The efforts to return rail service’ (Echo, September 24) includes multiple uses of the words ‘could’, ‘may’, ‘feasible’, and ‘almost’. And therein lies the problem. These ...

At last week’s Byron Shire Council (BSC) meeting, I decided to stay to hear the ‘debate’ and ‘discussion’ of our councillors following the presentation of three of our local community members about ...