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Protests against closure of life-saving facility in Murwillumbah

The announcement that Murwillumbah's Safe Haven would be closed this week due to the end of funding arrangements has been greeted with shock by locals who have come to rely on the mental health support services the facility provided.

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Invisible elderly women

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World Environment Day celebrated in M’bah, 7 June

A free family-friendly community celebration for World Environment Day will be held on Sunday, 7 June, at the Murwillumbah Showgrounds from 10am till 3pm.

Interview with Peter O’Doherty

Australia’s legendary band Mental As Anything made an historic comeback in 2026 – the first in 25 years – as original founding members Peter O’Doherty and brother Reg Mombassa reunited, leading an exciting new lineup to perform once again under the iconic banner Mental As Anything.

Two arrested after man dies

A man and woman have been arrested after a man died in Tweed Heads on Saturday morning.

Northern Rivers philanthropic org reveals 2025 achievements

Not-for-profit philanthropic organisation,  Northern Rivers Community Foundation (NRCF), have released their annual report for 2025, revealing $2.4m was raised, and 121 projects funded across the region.

Prayers For Peace at Durrumbul Hall, 21 June

A Winter Solstice concert will be held Sunday 21 June, from 6.30pm at Durrumbul Hall, Main Arm.

Byron Bay’s Touma Cameron qualified for the Australian Titles. Photo Ethan Smith/SNSW

Crystal Cylinders

Lennox Head’s Nyxie Ryan became the NSW High School U/19 All Star Champion at the recent NSW Junior Titles that incorporating the NSW School Titles.

She also qualified for the NSW team to compete at the Australian Junior Titles by coming third in the NSW Junior Titles in the U/18 division. 

Byron Bay’s Touma Cameron finished third in the U/16 boys and will also represent NSW at the Australian Junior Titles. 

Rino Lindsay from Lennox Head also qualified for the Aussies in the same division with his seventh-place finish.

Byron Bay High School was runner-up in the MR shield U/16 boys division with the two-person team of Touma Cameron and Dembe Ryan.

Lennox Head’s Malia James and Mahlia Carr represented  Xavier Christian and came third in MR shield U19 Girls division. 

Lennox Head surfers Ocea Curtis, Juniper Harper, and Harry O’Brien enjoyed great success at the 2019 Havaianas NSW Grommet State Titles at Maroubra Beach with clean waves for competitors.

Curtis was runner-up in the U/12 girls, Harper third in the U/14 girls, and O’Brien finished equal fifth in the U/14 boys.  Harper and O’Brien have now qualified for the NSW Team to contest the Australian Junior Surfing Titles.

The U/12s only compete at state level. All qualifiers for the NSW Grommet State Titles were determined by eight individual regional titles, which took place up and down the NSW coastline earlier in the year.



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Community to rally against ‘relentless’ RA house demolitions

Northern Rivers locals and flood-impacted residents will gather in Lismore this Saturday to demand the NSW Reconstruction Authority stop demolishing heritage homes and deliver on broken promises, as community anger at the failed flood recovery reaches a new peak.

Myall Creek walk starts conversations and opens eyes to difficult history

The Walk 4 Stolen Children, Land & Lives has successfully concluded in Myall Creek, having completed 474km on foot from Ballina and visited a number of massacre sites along the way.

Emergency departments buckling under pressure

Nurses working at emergency departments (ED) across the state are continuing to feel the effects of increased presentations and very unwell people coming through their doors, with the latest health snapshot painting a worrying picture of NSW public hospitals.

New exhibitions opening at Lismore Regional Gallery

All are welcome to the official opening of four new exhibitions at Lismore Regional gallery this Friday evening, with live music and a talk from Melbourne artist Sarah Ujmaia.