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 The Tweed Shire Echo is a weekly independent newspaper that is published in the Tweed Shire, New South Wales, Australia.
Phone 02 6684 1777 and
Fax 02 6672 4933
The Echo, as it is also known, was first published on August 28, 2008. It currently prints 20,500 copies weekly, and is the sister paper to The Byron Shire Echo.
The original Byron Shire Echo was founded in 1986 following marijuana raids by the NSW Police in the valleys surrounding Mullumbimby. Many people believed that the police were acting aggressively and illegally, and local TV and print media refused to touch the story.
It was this lack of honest coverage that caused the late Nicholas Shand, pictured left, to start the paper, and it continues to champion social justice causes today under publisher and co-founder David Lovejoy.
Over the last 20 years, The Byron Shire Echo has grown steadily from an A4 layout to the present day A3 tabloid, and currently prints 21 000 copies weekly.
This website is owned and published by Echo Netco Pty Ltd.
Nicholas Shand: Founding Byron Shire Editor (July 22,1948-October 27,1996)
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Tweed Shire Echo Print Distribution
Pottsville/Koala Beach
Hastings Point
Cabarita Beach
Casuarina/Salt
Kingscliff/Cudgen/Chinderah
South Tweed/Minjungbal Drive
Tweed/Wharf St
Coolangatta
Terranora/Bilambil Heights
East Banora Point/Barneys Pt/Fingal Head
Murwillumbah/Condong
Burringbar
Crabbes Creek
Mooball
Stokers Siding
Tyalgum
Tumbulgum
Uki
Byron Shire offices/visitor centres
Total bulk drops and home deliveries: 20,500
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Byron Shire Echo Print Distribution
Bangalow - 980,
Byron Bay - Homes 4765,
Byron Bay - Bulk drops 3195,
Byron Bay - Businesses [CBD shops & offices] 600,
Ballina 100,
Billinudgel/Yelgun 355,
Brunswick Heads (incl. Bayside Brunswick 175) 1163,
Burringbar 90, Clunes,
Federal & Rosebank Stores 425,
Coopers Shoot 220,
Goonengerry/Federal/Eureka mail run 270,
Lismore 60,
Main Arm 345,
Mooball 45,
Mullumbimby Homes 1378,
Mullumbimby Shops, etc 919,
Murwillumbah + Mt Burrell (20) 145,
Myocum/Andersons Hill 275,
Newrybar - 600,
Ocean Shores/New Brighton 1760,
Sth Golden Beach/Nth Ocean Shores 980,
Wilsons Creek 430,
Subscriptions 200,
Ocean Shores and Brunswick Heads Newsagents 300.
Total 21,000 |
Politics
The paper has no party political allegiance, but claims to be socially radical and environmentally conservative.
Staff
The Tweed Shire Echo is published by David Lovejoy.
Journalists: Editor Luis Feliu, council reporter Ken Sapwell, Kim Cousins and entertainment writer Hans Lovejoy
Columnists include Mandy Nolan, Mungo MacCallum
Sales: Angela Cornell (manager), Peta Stenhouse, Simon Haslam, Hans Lovejoy
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