The NSW government and the Public Service Association (PSA) have signed a reform agreement to deliver an immediate $8,283 pay increase for new caseworkers and improve rates of pay, roles and ...

With revenue down 50 to 90 per cent for some shops on Lawson Street compared to this time last year, local business owners ...

The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE), comprising members from 46 national parliaments across Europe, has passed a resolution recognising Julian Assange as a political prisoner.

Brunswick Valley Historical Society and the Mullumbimby Chamber of Commerce have teamed up to try and save the recently burnt ...

Huge congratulations to all the wallum heathland vigil protectors and support teams. Thank you for all your long hours, camped alongside the sometimes wet and swampy frog habitat, ancient scribbly ...

Sandhills Estate park development is appreciated but why close Cowper Street beach access when you don’t need to? It’s overkill and may go on well past Christmas. This is a busy thoroughfare. Could ...

The letters deadline for The Echo is noon Friday. Letters longer than 200 words may be cut. The publication of letters is at ...

Victoria Cosford ‘It’s so hard to find good gluten-free stuff’, says a woman buying a muffin from the Breadicine stall. She’s ...

For those who believe in the magic of shared meals and unforgettable flavours, Charcoal Bay is making waves in the Northern ...

Simon Haslam Northern Rivers food and beverage producers will now have the opportunity to tap into university-based research, innovation and training, thanks to a $160 million-dollar program designed ...

Not many marketers would recommend erecting a big ‘Road Closed’ sign on the road outside your shop, but unfortunately for the ...

It was disappointing to read (Echo, October 16) that a successful candidate for election to Council is reported as saying that certain personal attributes would be ‘first and foremost’ in Council ...