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Byron Bay basket ballers are in full swing after playing  four games at the Cavanbah Centre courts earlier in October as part of the Sunshine Conference.

The day included a double header where the Byron Beez took on the Bellingen Braves and the Coffs Harbour Suns.

The Beez Men managed a clean sweep defeating the Bellingen Braves 80–69, and then finishing off the Coffs Harbour Suns 95–82.

‘Both games were very exciting, with all players showing speed and skill to the next level,’ Beez senior director Jenny Ogle said.

The Beez Women achieved one win out of two, firstly defeating Bellingen Braves 70–60 where Isy Crawford stood out with a top score of 23 points.

They they went on to lose to Coffs Harbour Suns 51–86, after injury depleted the squad to just five players.

Back to full strength last Saturday the Beez Women beat the Ballina Breakers 55–51, playing at Ballina.



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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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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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