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November 9, 2026

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Green Heroes among 2026 NSW Environment Award winners

The NSW Environment Awards, hosted by the state’s leading environmental advocacy organisation, Nature Conservation Council NSW, was recently held at Customs House in Sydney.

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Racehorses shot for pet food by NSW breeder

Thirteen thoroughbred horses deemed no longer useful, have been destroyed with eight horses destroyed by firearm at Berkeley Park Stud.

What does the US blue tsunami mean for us?

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Damn the dams

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National gun buyback scheme begins in NSW

The biggest gun buyback in 30 years began in NSW yesterday, with the first firearms set to be surrendered as part of the government’s commitment to reduce the number of guns in the community and help make NSW safer.

Remembrance Day 2026: 11am, 11 November

It is estimated that in WWl there were 20 million dead and 20 million injured. From a population base...

Vale Robin Harrison aka Professor Cuddlebumps

Robin Harrison, aka Professor Cuddlebumps and Apprentice Earth Wizard, was a much-loved figure and friend to many in the Caldera and Byron Shire. He was a performer, an activist, a change maker and sustainability advocate extraordinaire.

The current clock tower will be replaced by a similar clock following the drainage works. Photo Aslan Shand

Major drainage upgrade works are to continue in Byron Bay on Tuesday after a short Easter break.

Staff say flash flooding in the town centre last month is exactly the type of flooding the drainage project is aimed at minimising, with 40 culverts reportedly installed from the rail corridor into Jonson Street and a watermain shifted.

Assets and Major Projects Manager Christopher Soulsby said last week contractors would reconstruct the iconic Rotary clocktower later this year.

The clock was temporarily decommissioned to make way for the drainage works.

Contractors were to take a short break over the Easter long weekend before returning to work on Tuesday.

The South Lawson Street Car Park was to be re-opened and pedestrian access available in front of the laneway between Guzman Y Gomez and Byron Hot Bread Kitchen.

Staff say the construction area is to extend further south on Jonson Street this month.



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Remembrance Day 2026: 11am, 11 November

It is estimated that in WWl there were 20 million dead and 20 million injured. From a population base of fewer than five million,...

Love books? Join Friends of the Library

Friends of the Libraries, Byron Shire are looking for some fresh, new, younger faces to join the group and help keep it moving forward.

Racehorses shot for pet food by NSW breeder

Thirteen thoroughbred horses deemed no longer useful, have been destroyed with eight horses destroyed by firearm at Berkeley Park Stud.

Byron Bay Surf Lifesaving Club youngsters shine

Two young members of Byron Bay Surf Lifesaving Club have delivered outstanding performances at the Paddle NSW State Sprint Championships, held at the Penrith International Regatta Centre over the weekend.