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Footy coach seriously injured from e-bike collision

2 days ago | echo.net.au | Hans Lovejoy

Local Mullumbimby father, footy coach and carpenter, Tom Evans, was seriously injured recently after being hit by an e-bike in Casuarina. His wife Fernanda told The Echo he was hit while crossing the road by a 16-year-old travelling at up to 80km/h.
Bruns faces tough winter with pay parking, campervan impacts

3 days ago | echo.net.au | Hans Lovejoy

Residents and business owners in Brunswick Heads voiced concerns around the downturn in business at the Chamber of Commerce’s monthly meeting, held last Wednesday at the Bruns Picture House. The board invited councillors to attend – David Warth, Janet Swain and Jack Dods were present. It was a constructive and mature discussion around the serious issues facing the town, namely the negative impacts of pay parking and the large number of campervans parking in the heart of town.
Interview with the Old Mervs for Festival of the Stone

4 days ago | echo.net.au | Eve Jeffery

Wending their way down the east coast are west coast lads Henry Carrington-Jones and David House – best mates since the age of five, Henry and David grew up together on farms in Kojonup, a tiny town approximately halfway between Perth and Albany, in WA, converting an old stable into their first jam space.
Interview with Jeff Lang for Mullum Roots Festival

4 days ago | echo.net.au | Eve Jeffery

Australian guitarist-songwriter-vocalist-producer, Jeff Lang has built a reputation for making startling music that is accomplished, intricate, gutsy, melodic and loaded with soul. Often taking unexpected turns, he has consistently inspired his audiences by creating a stylistically diverse catalog of over 25 albums. Headlining the Mullum Ex-Services stage on Sunday, 13 July as part of the Mullum Roots Festival, Seven had a chat with Jeff last week in the leadup to his Mullum show.
The MDNC at your service

4 days ago | echo.net.au | Eve Jeffery

The Mullumbimby and District Neighbourhood Centre Inc (MDNC) is a locally based, community managed organisation that listens to its communities and works with them to deliver a multitude of services to meet community needs. Manager Julie Williams says food security coupled with food waste reduction: with food recovery, community meals, frozen meals and the Gulganii community pantry are very much a part of the service.
Not forgotten: six years without Théo

4 days ago | echo.net.au | Eve Jeffery

Last Saturday marked six years since Théo Hayez went missing. Hayez, a Belgian tourist, was last seen leaving Cheeky Monkey’s bar in Byron Bay at approximately 11pm on May 31, 2019. Théo’s father Laurent, spent much of the next two years in Australia searching for answers. The Echo spoke to Laurent on Saturday at his home in Brussels where he prepared for a quiet day. ‘It’s been six years of unanswered questions. Six years of missing him every single day. We remember him every day.
Mullumbimby’s water supply revisited by councillors

5 days ago | echo.net.au | Paul Bibby

Byron Shire Council is once again turning its attention to the highly contentious issue of how to provide Mullumbimby with a sustainable, long-term water supply. Seven months ago, the newly-elected Council reversed an earlier decision by the previous Council to abandon the town’s reliance on its local weir at Lavertys Gap (Wilsons Creek) in favour of connection to the Rous County Council (RCC) water supply which serves the rest of the Shire.
Safer than falling out of bed

1 week ago | echo.net.au | Eve Jeffery

When we were looking to buy a house in Kyogle town, about nine years ago, one of the great attractions of one property we were interested in, was the large hoop pine in the backyard. Venerable, it’s been described as; at about 30 metres in height and pre-dating the establishment of the town. Our neighbours had another hoop pine of similar size in their backyard. From parts of the main street,they looked like a pair. We could point to them and say we live below the one to the left.
Byron Bay foreshore plans get green-light

1 week ago | echo.net.au | Paul Bibby

Plans to revamp and restore the Byron Bay foreshore from Fishheads to the Beach Cafe are a step closer to reality, after Byron Shire Council passed its concept plan for the famous stretch last week. After years of planning, debate and consultation, councillors unanimously approved the Byron Bay Foreshore Concept Plan at last week’s meeting.
No joke - Mandy quits stand-up comedy

1 week ago | echo.net.au | Hans Lovejoy

The north coast comedic baton, or more appropriately, a microphone, has been passed over, with Mandy Nolan saying she will retire from stand-up comedy. Yet Mandy fans need not fret, she says she will continue to MC fundraisers, facilitate and chair corporate/community events, deliver keynotes and continue her speaker training. Running out of failingsShe told The Echo, ‘I have performed as a stand-up comedian for 40 years, but feel like it’s time to reinvent myself.