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April 23, 2024

Byron basketball boys winners in Yamba

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Mullumbimby railway station burns down

At around midnight last night, a fire started which engulfed the old Mullumbimby railway station. It's been twenty years since the last train came through, but the building has been an important community hub, providing office space for a number of organisations, including COREM, Mullum Music Festival and Social Futures.

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Wallum urban development back in court

The company behind the Wallum housing development in Brunswick Heads is once again taking Byron Council to court, this time for allegedly holding up its planned earthworks at the site in an unlawful manner.

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Springing to life in the Lismore Rainforest Botanic Gardens this April school holidays, Understory is a magical, interactive theatre adventure created for children by Roundabout Theatre.

Grand opening in Casino on Saturday

Richmond Valley Council says the upgraded Casino Showground and Racecourse will be a major hub for events in regional NSW, with a focus on horse-related activities.

New chef at Crystalbrook Byron

Joachim Borenius has been appointed as the new executive chef at Crystalbrook Byron resort’s signature restaurant, Forest. Joachim Borenius brings...

Mullumbimby railway station burns down

At around midnight last night, a fire started which engulfed the old Mullumbimby railway station. It's been twenty years since the last train came through, but the building has been an important community hub, providing office space for a number of organisations, including COREM, Mullum Music Festival and Social Futures.

Bruns Holistic Dental Centre closed

Longterm employee and senior dentist, Dr Roy Gamma, has described the closure of Brunswick Holistic Dental Centre (BHDC) as devastating.

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Byron Bay junior basket ball sent three rep teams to the Yamba Prawn Bowl on last weekend and brought home a winners grin.

The teams, the Under 14 and Under 16 boys and the Under 14 girls enjoy the even which was run for the very first time for junior players, in the apst it has been an open age event.

The Under 14 boys took the opportunity to smash the competition wide open and without losing a game, made it to the finals then trounced through to the podium.
The first half of the finial game was desperately close and had supporters out of their seats.

The lads then found their rhythm under with expert and calm coaching and they pretty much ran away with it.
And the boys had only trained twice as a team before the comp!


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