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Man killed in car crash near Coffs Harbour
A 76-year-old man died when the car he was driving crashed about 35 kms northwest of Coffs Harbour last Friday afternoon, police said.
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Wallum Q&A with Clarence Property CEO
Will digging frog ponds and installing nest boxes really make a difference to the damage that large-scale development will have on the rare and endangered Wallum heathland in Bruns?
Body found near Byron in search for missing man
A body believed to be that of a man reported missing last week has been found, police on the weekend said.
Floodplain Mullumbimby
Mullumbimby is a floodplain. Every time we have a heavy downpour I am up and down through the night,...
Trees and birds to go in Mullum?
When I heard that the council had new plans for Burringbar Street, I was curious to see what that...
Wallum works
With the recent issuing to the developer, Clarence Properties, of a subdivision works certificate, the fate of the Wallum...
Time to tape up
Could I suggest that all flood-affected residents in Mullumbimby turn up to the Byron Council chambers by 8.30am for...
Stories about "Anzac":
Vietnam Veterans’ Day and the 50th anniversary of the Battle of Long Tan
Today we commemorate Vietnam Veterans' Day on the anniversary of the Battle of Long Tan in 1966.
Greeting the dawn at Lismore
The City of Lismore RSL sub-Branch ANZAC Day 2023 Commemoration began before 5am today with around 100 marchers gathering to file down Molesworth Street to the Lismore Memorial Baths where over 1,000 people stood in absolute silence waiting for the dawn service to begin.
Anzac Day, what it is and what it means to us today
I would like to start with a quick recap of ‘Anzac’. When Australia committed to support Britain’s imperial foreign policies in WWI because of our past colonial ties to it, we raised and sent a volunteer army in support.
ANZAC Day from Evans Head to Tweed and Byron to Kyogle
The ANZACs will be remembered on Monday with services starting from 4.30am.
Together apart for the ANZACs
Dozens of people gathered observing social distancing at the Brunswick Gates of Remembrance where the broadcast from the Canberra War Memorial service was played this morning.
Remembering the ANZACs in Lismore
Hundreds lined the streets for the ANZAC Day march in Lismore yesterday, before a moving ceremony at the cenotaph outside the Memorial Baths.
Northern Rivers’ own Florence Nightingale
Ellen Riordan, known as ‘Nell’, was awarded seven medals for her service in the ANZAC Nursing Corps in both World Wars. Southern Cross University will now honour the local nurse’s legacy.
Ballina to honour war horses with avenue of trees
The Federal Government has stumped up cash to fund an avenue of trees dedicated to Australian war horses.
The $8000 project will be known as “Walers Way”, and...
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Tweed hospital and playgrounds welcomed
State Labor politicians have officially welcomed two upgraded playgrounds and a new hospital built in the Tweed Shire.
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Surf’s up for World Pro Adaptive Titles in Byron
Favourable conditions are expected for the World Pro-Adaptive Surfing Titles 2024, to be held at Byron Bay’s Main Beach from today.
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More calls for federal intervention in Wallum estate plans
Another ecologist has added their name to the community campaign against development on environmentally sensitive land in Brunswick Heads.
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Body found near Byron in search for missing man
A body believed to be that of a man reported missing last week has been found, police on the weekend said.