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Vale William ‘Bill’ Ewen

The funeral service for Marine Rescue Ballina volunteer William ‘Bill’ Ewen was held on Monday at Ballina RSL Club.

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Up to 550 homes pegged for Byron Shire’s newest suburb

Community feedback is now sought on three planning documents that will shape the future of Gulgan Village, a new residential suburb proposed on the elevated slopes of Saddle Road. 

Echo Love Awards

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Navigating business debt & insolvency

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Social homes completed in Casino – what else is in the pipeline?

With 17 new ‘social housing’ dwellings being announced for Casino, what other similar projects are underway in the Northern Rivers?

Kyogle adopts $64.6m budget, promises big investment for the future

Kyogle Council has adopted its 2026/2027 budget, with Mayor Danielle Mulholland saying it delivers a clear commitment to strengthening essential services, supporting emerging needs, and positioning the community for the future.

Men’s Health Week: simple conversations

This National Men’s Health Week experts from Triple P – Positive Parenting Program are encouraging dads, granddads and father figures to embrace something simple but powerful: everyday conversations that support their own wellbeing and their family’s wellbeing.

Venezuela has the world’s largest crude oil reserves and our allies have begun attacking Venezuela, claiming Venezuela is the source of the drugs in America.

An AI search engine says that more Americans die of fentanyl than any other drug, and that fentanyl comes from Mexico, and that little to no drugs are produced in Venezuela.

The AI says cocaine is grown in Colombia and then shipped by small aircraft through Venezuela, to a series of intermediate places, before it arrives in America.

If it’s not shipped through Venezuela, it could go through Costa Rica or any other nearby country.

US representative Maria Salazar stated on Fox News in November 2025 that Venezuela’s oil reserves (the world’s largest), would be highly beneficial for American oil companies and they could have a ‘field day’, with expected economic activity exceeding a trillion dollars.

Oil-rich Libya and Iraq were liberated from tyrants, plunging their societies into chaos and a much lower standard of living, but giving us their oil.

Iran is run by tyrants and has the third-largest oil reserves.

Truth must be the first victim, in order to allow any war.

Peter Olson, Goonengerry

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Empowering women and girls

Applications are now open for Northern Rivers Community Foundation's (NRCF) 2026 Empowering Women & Girls Grant, offering local not-for-profit organisations the opportunity to secure funding for projects that empower women and girls across the Northern Rivers.

Big things are happening at The Paddock — and one of them has a flush

There are two milestones worth celebrating at The Paddock this season as they push ahead with their innovative project.

Byron Writers Festival reveals 30th anniversary program

As August draws near and authors gear up for a big weekend in Byron Bay, Byron Writers Festival has revealed its complete program for its 30th anniversary edition

Are retirement villages what Byron Bay needs?

Developer DD Resort Living is seeking community feedback until June 18 on its proposed retirement living development in Byron Bay.