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$12m Brunswick development back on exhibition after redesign

A controversial $12 million mixed-use development in the heart of Brunswick Heads has been redesigned and put back on public exhibition, with two affordable housing apartments added and the amount of commercial space reduced.

Other News

The life and wins of local sports legend Ric Light

Ric Light’s influence on sport in Byron Bay started with his father who was the much-loved English master at Mullumbimby High.

Celebrating 50 years of the Billinudgel-Ocean Shores RFS

The Billinudgel-Ocean Shores Rural Fire Service (RFS) has been working to keep their community safe for the last 50 years and are celebrating this weekend with an Emergency Services Expo on Saturday, 19 September and a fun Bush Dance Extravaganza at the Billinudgel Pub on Sunday, 20 September.

New poverty class

If George Orwell was with us today he wouldn’t be mingling with Wigan miners and Parisian plongeurs for his...

More than 9 in 10 people on JobSeeker struggling to afford food

New research from the Australian Council of Social Service shows people receiving income support payments are going without food, struggling to afford rent and cutting themselves off from friends and family amid rising unemployment.

$100m Ballina seniors housing plan nears end of exhibition as CEO departs

A $100.3 million redevelopment of St Andrew’s Village in Ballina is nearing the end of its public exhibition period as the organisation prepares for the departure of its long-serving chief executive.

Police release faces in 24-year-old Tweed murder mystery

Police have released images of two men they believe may hold the key to solving the suspected murder of Tweed Heads man Iain Stewart Hogg and the killing of another man on the Gold Coast 24 years ago.

World Nude Bike Ride

Fine weather on Sunday saw 180 odd people don their Birthday Suits for a spin around Byron on Sunday.

The aim of the annual World Naked Bike Ride is to highlight the vulnerability of cyclists to motorists, protest against transport powered by non-sustainable forms of energy, and promote positive body image for all.

The certainly got the attention of people in Byron

Photos Jeff ‘Jenny Taylor’ Dawson



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Olley meets her muse in new Tweed exhibition

Margaret Olley’s famously crowded world of flowers, fruit, bottles and bowls is being placed alongside one of the artists who helped shape it in a new exhibition opening at Tweed Regional Gallery on Friday.

Footy, family and culture return for Lismore knockout

For three days this weekend, the whistle at Lismore’s sporting precinct will signal more than the start of a footy match.

$100m Ballina seniors housing plan nears end of exhibition as CEO departs

A $100.3 million redevelopment of St Andrew’s Village in Ballina is nearing the end of its public exhibition period as the organisation prepares for the departure of its long-serving chief executive.

Byron rail trail a ‘gem’

The section of the proposed ‘rail trail’ between old Mitre 10 and the Roadhouse Cafe, is one of the most incredible areas yet to...