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Driver charged over alleged pursuit after fatal Eungella shooting

A man wounded in a fatal shooting near Murwillumbah last year has been charged after allegedly pursuing and running over another man as he fled the scene.

Other News

What happens when Byron Bay gets just a little bit Italian?

There are two kinds of limoncello. The first comes from Italy, is drunk somewhere sunny, and makes you briefly...

Wait for reforms – Byron Council’s rate rise should be deferred

Council hasn’t advised the community of the current state government proposed reforms to support councils. The reforms are in response to the parliamentary inquiry titled: Ability of local governments to fund infrastructure and services.

Cartoon of the week – 7 October, 2026

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Flood survivors’ lost homes recreated in Ballina exhibition

As floodwater rose through her Lismore home in 2022, artist Antoinette O’Brien watched her unfired ceramic pieces turn back into mud.

Local sculptor exhibits in Mudgee

Local artist Damien Lucus has a piece of his work that will be displayed at the prestigious Sculptures in the Garden event in Mudgee from 10 to 25 October.

Reports missing

I am furious, my ongoing battle to get the stormwater collapse at Bayside fixed has now shown that the...

Once upon a time Billy Shakespeare wrote…

‘The world is a stage and we are all but actors playing a role.’

What would he write today?

Today’s technology, internet, media, social forms, cameras, etc, etc!

Perhaps…

‘The world is a circus and we are all but clowns, desperate for attention.’

DYT?

(What will he write when AI becomes the ‘normal’ world?)

Anthony Plesko, Broadwater

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Janet Swain launches Labor campaign for Ballina

Byron Shire councillor Janet Swain has officially launched her campaign as Labor’s candidate for the state seat of Ballina at the March 2027 NSW election.

Tow or bury? Tweed seeks public views on dead whale disposal

What should happen to a dead whale when it washes up on a Tweed beach?

Byron faces $2.4 million annual grant loss as councils demand rethink

Byron Shire Council could lose more than half its annual Financial Assistance Grant funding under proposed changes to NSW’s allocation formula, according to a joint statement issued by five councils.

Wallum court appeal abandoned but fight goes on

Save Wallum has abandoned plans to appeal the Federal Court’s dismissal of its bid to protect the Brunswick Heads development site, but says the community campaign will continue through other avenues.