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July 10, 2025

It’s the third Thursday!

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World Heritage Committee questions management of Great Barrier Reef

UNESCO’s World Heritage Committee has ordered a full review of Australia’s Great Barrier Reef management in 2026, following the sixth mass bleaching event in nine years and severe coastal flooding.

Other News

Winter nights with ceramics, soup & chai

A community-run clay collective – based behind the Mullumbimby Drill Hall – is holding a ceramics, soup and chai night on Friday, July 11 to raise money for new kilns.

Mandy Nolan’s Soapbox: From Coalmines to Childcare: How We Use Our Kids For Profit

Childcare shouldn’t hurt kids. But for-profit centres with huge casualised workforces are doing just that. The thought that a...

Broadwater Bridge reopens

The Broadwater Bridge was originally repurposed from Barneys Point Bridge in 1933 and has now reopened following work to improve safety and extend the bridge’s lifespan.

The mighty Moonshiners host Beyond Blue family event

For the ninth year, the Mullum Moonshiners will play a rugby round to raise funds and awareness for mental...

Can you help Uncle Scotty?

Uncle Scotty Sentance has been contributing to the local Byron Shire community for the last 40 years and now he needs a helping hand because he is facing one of his biggest challenges, he needs a double lung transplant.

A deathly success

The annual Death & Dying Expo took place on Saturday at Mullumbimby Civic Memorial Hall and was a great success, drawing a large, engaged crowd from across the Northern Rivers.

Open Mic Night

Yes it’s the third Thursday and like every month, the North Byron Hotel is calling all aspiring musicians to the SAE Audio & Music students’, hosted Open Mic Night.

Whether you’re a boot scootin’ cowboy, soulful serenader or rock ‘n’ roll sensation, the stage is set and waiting.

Register before 5pm on the day. There are prizes to be won, and a whole heap of punters to entertain. We can’t wait to see you there.

Look for the What’s On page at the North Byron Hotel website to register: northbyronhotel.com.au.

Be there for the fun from 5.30pm until late.


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Missing young surfer found alive on island

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Crescent Head murders remembered, 30 years on

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Rural Aid’s support hits the ground in Coraki

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