The Byron Shire Echo is a weekly independent compact newspaper published every Wednesday in Mullumbimby, New South Wales, Australia.

[3] The newspaper published its first issue on 11 June 1986 largely in response to marijuana raids made by the New South Wales Police Force in valleys surrounding Mullumbimby.

Shand and Lovejoy founded the newspaper as a civil rights watchdog due to news media refusing to report on aggressive and illegal actions made by police.

Echonetdaily was launched in August 2011 as an online newspaper covering news and events in the Northern Rivers region.

The general manager of the company is Simon Haslam, columnists of the newspaper include Mungo MacCallum and Mandy Nolan.