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Byron’s Winter Whales raise $43,000

The Byron Bay Winter Whales (BBWW) took to the ocean for the 39th time this year on the first Sunday of May and raised $43,000 for local organisations and charities.
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H5 bird flu surveillance strengthened

The NSW government say it has increased surveillance and boosted biosecurity capacity for H5 bird flu by 'dedicating additional resources to identifying potential cases coupled with an awareness campaign focused on input from the community and the needs of industry'.
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When it comes to real estate, everyone can use an advocate

With 45 years combined experience across both sales and property management, husband and wife team Mark and Michelle Errichiello have recently moved to the Northern Rivers and teamed up with Byron Property Search to provide advocacy services for people looking to buy or sell across the region.
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Retiring on HEV

The Echo article on 17 June regarding the Oasis ‘retirement lifestyle’ development – with sites on Butler St and...
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26-room Mullum seniors hostel on exhibition

A proposal to build a 26-room seniors hostel in Mullumbimby is back on the table, after being rejected by Byron Shire Council in December 2025.
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NSW budget and the Northern Rivers

The Minns government says it's handed down a budget which locks in major funding for North Coast health infrastructure, alongside targeted cost-of-living relief designed for regional households and disaster recovery, as locals continue to face higher costs.
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Facing the River in chapters

Tweed Shire Council is telling the full story of how the Tweed community has rebuilt since the 2022 floods, and further damage from the 2024 floods and Ex-Tropical Cyclone Alfred.
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Art Piece Gallery’s current exhibition, elevenseeds, features the work of the 2011 Diploma of Fine Arts students, Murwillumbah

The Diploma of Fine Arts course is structured to provide students with a high level of engagement across the diverse studio areas of Drawing, Sculpture, Printmaking and Painting.

elevenseeds is the culminating exhibition at Art Piece Gallery of works by individuals who have endeavoured over a couple of years, to develop their creativity, explore a personal vision and contribute to current visual culture.

Image: Murwillumbah TAFE artists (L to R): Niamh Twohig; Elane Green; Susan Stone; creator of the ovalular sea creatures Sam Walsh (centre); Dawn Walker; NathalieVerdejo and Christine Starzynski. Photo Jeff Dawson

 

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When it comes to real estate, everyone can use an advocate

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With 45 years combined experience across both sales and property management, husband and wife team Mark and Michelle Errichiello have recently moved to the Northern Rivers and teamed up with Byron Property Search to provide advocacy services for people looking to buy or sell across the region.
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Savour The Tweed returns, 22 October

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Food and drink event, Savour The Tweed, returns to excite tastebuds this spring, from Wednesday 22 October to Sunday 26 October.
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Conservationists welcome carbon credit scheme to protect forests

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Today’s release of the government’s proposed Improved Native Forest Method, which allows governments to claim carbon credits in return for stopping logging has been welcomed by the North East Forest Alliance and North Coast Environment Council as "providing a way to end native forest logging on public land".
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Charge dismissed for activist hindering coal exports

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An activist who came to national attention after being punched by a police officer while protesting, has had an anti-protest charge dismissed in court today.
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