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Investigation underway after body located

An investigation is underway after a body was found in a stockyard near Murwillumbah yesterday.

Other News

Birth Without Trauma launches

Mums, bubs and advocates for maternity care reform gathered at The Farm last Friday, to launch the Birth Without Trauma campaign, demanding action on issues around birthing.

Exploring trust, identity and human connection

This October, Mental Health month, audiences are invited to step into the world of All of Us and discover what happens when twelve strangers are forced to look beyond their differences and question what they think they know.

Four charged after rifles, drugs and police uniforms allegedly seized at Banora Point

Three men and a woman have been charged after police allegedly seized four kilograms of drugs, six rifles, ammunition and Queensland Police uniform items during an operation at Banora Point.

Ross Lane flood-resilience works begin ahead of nine-week closure

Construction on a $4.35 million flood-resilience upgrade of Ross Lane at Lennox Head is due to begin today, ahead of a nine-week closure of the busy road later this month.

Wildlife hospitals need help to prepare for bird flu

H5 avian influenza is already present in NSW and has been detected as far north as the Coffs Harbour region. The number of dead birds is increasing with 55 reported dead in NSW.

We have fallen

The fundamental precepts of international law are reflected in the preamble to the UN Charter, which calls upon nations...

This year’s festival features some of the buzziest young authors, including Bri Lee, author of Eggshell Skull with a new novel called The Work. Lee will appear alongside zeitgeisty author Jessie Tu with The Honeyeater, a wildly inventive follow up to the acclaimed bestseller A Lonely Girl is a Dangerous Thing.

YA fiction superstars include Lynette Noni, the #1 bestselling author of the Prison Healer trilogy, and the Medoran Chronicles, and Lili Wilkinson, the award-winning author of eighteen books with a new “romantasy” novel Deep is The Fen. Catch up-and-coming First Nations YA writers Graham Akhurst and Steph Tisdell speaking on coming-of-age stories, and see international guest Tayi Tibble, the young Maori poet described as a literary “It Girl” by the New York Times.

Youth Pass for under 25s

This year Byron Writers Festival has introduced a Youth Pass for anyone aged 25 years or under to help younger audiences experience all the magic of the iconic writers festival. Youth Passes are available for any single-day ticket, and will open up over 130 sessions featuring 160 writers. With a similar set-up to a music festival, pass holders can wander between six venues and choose what they want to listen to on the day. Sit down and hear from leading thinkers and changemakers from around the world.

Tickets and full program at www.byronwritersfestival.com.



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