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Byron
Shire is the
most easterly part of the Australian continent, and runs from the sandy
beaches of Byron Bay to the rainforests of the hinterland.
It lies in a region where subtropical and temperate climates meet, and
consequently has a rich variety of flora and fauna, much of which is under
threat from indiscriminate and greedy development.
It is also home to a rich variety of the human species, from redneck
developers to new age healers and from long established farmers to recently
arrived refugees from the cities.
The Echo is the area's free community newspaper. It was founded
in 1986 by local residents the
late Nicholas Shand and David Lovejoy and remains the independent
voice and primary platform for those who love this region.
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Photography by Jeff 'Cyber-eye' Dawson |
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The Byron Shire
of course is not alone in experiencing pressure to conform to the big
business conception of development. But surveys show that people here
don't want McDonalds
or Club Med
or Westfield shopping centres, TV, America or Becton dominating
the local economy, trashing the environment and siphoning money off
to distant corporate bank accounts.
There is a battle for Byron going on and The Echo is a prime
source of information for residents and visitors alike. But The Echo
is also a source of fun. This area is quite unlike any other
in Australia, and we hope you find a flavour of it in our site.
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