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March 29, 2024

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Man charged over domestic violence and pursuit offences – Tweed Heads

A man has been charged following a pursuit near Tweed Heads on Monday.

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Man charged over domestic violence and pursuit offences – Tweed Heads

A man has been charged following a pursuit near Tweed Heads on Monday.

Community grants on offer

Ingrained Foundation is running its fifth annual grants program, with a funding pool of $150,000.

Roller derby rocks the Cavanbah Centre

The Red Kennedys have once again dominated the Northern Rivers Revolt Roller Derby Tournament held at the Cavanbah Centre over the weekend of March 16-17.

Dynamic, rustic yet polished

Animal Ventura is the brainchild of Byron Bay-based singer-songwriter Fernando Aragones. Growing up playing punk and reggae in noisy garage bands in Southern Brazil, Aragones ventured to Australia where the eclectic sounds of the Sydney music scene beckoned.

Adaptive Surf Pro winds up in Byron

A week of mixed weather had seen almost 100 adaptive surfers take on the beaches of Byron Bay in the Byron first international adaptive surfing event to be held in Australia – the 2024 Australian Pro.

Seize the Decade report outlines benefits of renewables

The Climate Council says many more Australian families can directly benefit from rooftop solar and batteries under a new plan that spells out how we can electrify the nation and cut climate pollution this decade.

Jonathan Clemens, (Letters, 5 April) laments the lack of footpaths in Ocean Shores, citing a dearth of Council expenditure there, incorrectly comparing that with Mullum and Byron. 

He needs to look further than his area. There are some footpaths in Ocean Shores; and Mullum’s, Brunswick’s and Byron’s CBDs have footpaths. Most of [the residential areas of] Mullum, Sunrise, Byron, Lilli Pilli and Suffolk don’t have footpaths.  

All over the Shire’s roads, people are pushing strollers, children are walking to catch buses, elderly people are on four-wheel Harley Davidsons, tourists are dragging suitcases, athletes are jogging, and people are walking dogs.

Many suburbs don’t have the amenity Jonathan is focussing on. I was crossing a three-lane city road in Borneo recently, and all three lanes of traffic stopped for me, waiting, while I crossed. This driver culture exists here also. Drivers do look out for and are careful around people on the roads. That is a positive feature, but doesn’t account for cars parked on curving roads, non-local drivers, drivers under the influence, drivers speeding or people not paying attention to the road. It seems as though there is room for footpaths to be built on most of the verges.

It’s time to start a public committee to pressure Council. I think footpaths are in new DAs, but not in the old ones.

Be a squeaking wheel!

Raphael Lee Cass, Byron Bay


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  1. Were you in Brunei? I have never come across such polite and patient drivers as in Brunei , not even on the sluggish streets of Ballina!

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