The 2026 Byron Writers Festival held a Saturday program featuring discussions spanning politics, novels, myths, mining, and the manosphere, according to The Echo.
Eric D. Johnson, performing as Fruit Bats, discussed his latest album The Landfill in an interview with Aoife on BayFM.
Approximately 1,500 residents have objected to a Byron Shire Council development application for a car park at 57 Station Street in Mullumbimby, The Echo reports. Residents expressed concerns about impacts on the town's future as part of their objections to the proposal.
Byron Shire is moving towards requiring new residential and commercial developments to use all-electric systems rather than gas, The Echo reports. The council has planning rule changes underway, though gas has not been entirely ruled out of future development options.