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Origin fracking plans taken to task at SCU event
Origin Energy’s plans to frack the Northern Territory came under fire during a Southern Cross University (SCU) alternative-fuels event last week. Gasfield Free Northern Rivers members say they attended the SCU event, EnergyLab Northern Rivers: Embracing Electrification and Alternative Fuels,... Read More →
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Licenced B&Bs, resorts and backpackers under the hammer as AirBnB bites
Paul Bibby With the rise of Airbnb-listed properties, a host of bed and breakfasts, resorts, and even a local backpackers hostel have all gone on the market this year. Among them are the [email protected] resort in Suffolk Park, and the... Read More →
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Tree poisoning investigation at site of controversial Brunswick Heads development
Paul Bibby Byron Council is investigating a possible tree poisoning on the site of a proposed development in Brunswick Heads. Last week, residents living next door to 16 Short Street noticed that each of the three hoop pines on the... Read More →
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‘Bless you all’ – Theo’s family issue emotional statement to Byron community
The family of missing teenager Theo Hayez have issued a heartfelt statement of thanks to the Byron community after arriving back in Belgium.
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Man charged after granny flat fire – Lennox Head
Early on Tuesday morning residents of Lennox Head could see smoke rising from a deliberately lit house fire to the north of town.
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Origin fracking plans taken to task at SCU event
Origin Energy’s plans to frack the Northern Territory came under fire during a Southern Cross University (SCU) alternative-fuels event last week. Gasfield Free Northern Rivers members say they attended the SCU event, EnergyLab Northern Rivers: Embracing Electrification and Alternative Fuels,... Read More →
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Licenced B&Bs, resorts and backpackers under the hammer as AirBnB bites
Paul Bibby With the rise of Airbnb-listed properties, a host of bed and breakfasts, resorts, and even a local backpackers hostel have all gone on the market this year. Among them are the [email protected] resort in Suffolk Park, and the... Read More →
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Tree poisoning investigation at site of controversial Brunswick Heads development
Paul Bibby Byron Council is investigating a possible tree poisoning on the site of a proposed development in Brunswick Heads. Last week, residents living next door to 16 Short Street noticed that each of the three hoop pines on the... Read More →
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Impassable Bruns
Anne Coombs, Brunswick Heads We all know the damage that heavy rain can wreak on our roads – Byron Shire residents are accustomed to potholes. But for two years a busy lane in the middle of Brunswick Heads has been impassable... Read More →
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Hi. I’m Mandy Nolan, and I’m launching a brand-new social-media platform for mums who aren’t good looking. Mums with shitty lives no-one wants. Mums like you and me. Mums who have fat, unattractive or surly kids with bland names and... Read More →
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