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March 21, 2025

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Free tennis coaching at Mullumbimby

Mullumbimby Tennis Club say they are thrilled to announce an exciting new initiative for the community: we are offering free specialist tennis coaching.

Other News

Local midwife to improve maternal outcomes in PNG 

Local Murwillumbah midwife, Carolyn Hastie, is one of seven Australians volunteering their expertise in Papua New Guinea .

Big Byron Bay bombshell

Cyclones aren’t Byron’s only major catastrophes waiting to happen to pricey Pacific beach-front properties. I’m one of the founders of...

Have you seen this plant?

A recent discovery of six Miconia calvescens (Miconia) plants near Burringbar have led to a call for Tweed, Ballina and Byron Shire residents to keep an eye out for the plant. 

Resilience platitudes

Resilience platitudes are one of the costs of living in a disaster zone. The cost of living is the top...

St Martin’s celebrates century

On March 25, St Martin’s Anglican Church, Mullumbimby, will proudly celebrate its 100th anniversary.

AVO against Cr Michael Lyon withdrawn by police

Independent Byron Shire councillor, Michael Lyon, appeared in the Tweed Heads Criminal Court this morning for what turned out to be his last appearance in the matter concerning an Apprehended Violence Order (AVO) that the police sought against him in August last year.

Byron’s 1 billion rising Flash Mob, drawing attention to violence against women.

Around 140 women came together at Byron’s Main Beach this morning to dance, celebrate, and dip into the water as part of the annual V-Day flashmob. 

Byron’s 1 billion rising Flash Mob, drawing attention to violence against women.

Women were wearing red, and dancing in defiance of violence against women and children.

Co-organiser, Zenith Virago, says it is part of One Billion Rising, which is the ‘biggest mass action to end violence in human history’.


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Have you seen this plant?

A recent discovery of six Miconia calvescens (Miconia) plants near Burringbar have led to a call for Tweed, Ballina and Byron Shire residents to keep an eye out for the plant. 

Kyogle landfill to reopen after Tropical Cyclone Alfred

Kyogle landfill will re-open on Monday, 24 March, but will only accept small quantities of general waste for the coming weeks.

Five out of eight murders in Northern Rivers last year were DV related 

It is frightening to think that there were eight murders last year in the Northern Rivers and even more terrifying that five of them...