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Ewingsdale Rd pedestrian crossing back on the agenda

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The developers behind the massive West Byron housing project are back for round two in their bid to install a pedestrian crossing on Ewingsdale Road, just weeks after councillors rejected a traffic-light version of the proposal.
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Back on track: major plan calls for fresh rail trail funding bid

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A fresh State and Federal funding bid to complete the Northern Rivers Rail Trail should be launched following the failure of a $42 million application earlier this year, according to a major new blueprint for the region’s economic future.
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Byron’s beachfront playgrounds could be about to get serious

Paul Bibby - 0
For generations of Byron kids, a trip to Main Beach has meant sand, waves, ice cream and, if they were lucky, a quick skip through the playground.
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Can you help our rainbow community find a home?

Paul Bibby - 0
For four years Queer Family Inc has lived the perilous life of a homeless community organisation – bouncing from one temporary venue to the next, sometimes without anywhere to stay at all.
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Mullum water investigation comes with $322,000-plus price tag

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Byron Council faces a bill of at least $322,000 to complete the next stage of its long-running investigation into Mullumbimby’s future water supply, as it simultaneously prepares the ground for a possible 35 per cent increase in general rates.
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Clarkes Beach gets another $1.6m line of defence

Paul Bibby - 0
Six years after government agencies were talking about ‘future retreat’ from an eroding Clarkes Beach, another $1.6 million is being spent trying to hold the line.
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Queer Family finally gets a temporary home in Byron

Paul Bibby - 0
After four years of bouncing between temporary spaces, storage units and uncertainty, Queer Family Inc finally has somewhere to put down its bags, at least for the next 12 months.
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Temporary Tallowood dirt pile could become permanent

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A temporary mountain of dirt containing around 8,000 cubic metres of material at Mullumbimby’s Tallowood Ridge Estate could become a permanent feature of the landscape under a new application lodged with Byron Council.
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Byron moves towards all-electric development, but gas not entirely off the table

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New homes, shops, tourist accommodation and commercial developments in Byron Shire could soon be expected to ditch gas in favour of electricity under sweeping changes to the Shire’s planning rules.
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Myths, birthdays and transformation take over Ballina gallery

Paul Bibby - 0
Mythical landscapes, birthday angst and the strange possibilities hidden in everyday objects are about to take over the walls and floors of Ballina's Northern Rivers Community Gallery.
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Courts now, pool later? Tweed weighs major sports centre

Paul Bibby - 0
Tweed's growing army of basketballers, netballers and other indoor sports players could finally get a regional home, but a new feasibility study has found the full-scale vision may be too expensive to deliver in one hit.
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Man charged over fatal Yamba boat capsize

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Five months after a boat capsized crossing the Yamba coastal bar, killing two people, police have charged the vessel’s alleged skipper in relation to...
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Slow down: Byron school takes traffic concerns to Council

Paul Bibby - 0
Parents, staff and residents around Byron Community School are calling for traffic to slow down on Ruskin Street, with a 99-signature petition asking Council to install two speed humps near the school.
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Repair, reuse and prepare at Tweed sustainability fest

Paul Bibby - 0
Got a shirt that needs mending, a household item that refuses to behave or a backyard crying out for something more useful than lawn? The...
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Byron Council maps out plan to revive local economy

Paul Bibby - 0
After five bruising years of COVID, floods and economic headwinds, Byron Council has unveiled a suite of plans aimed at getting more local dollars circulating through the Shire and reshaping its relationship with tourism and events.
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Queer Family Inc on the brink of finding new home

Paul Bibby - 0
After four years of bouncing between temporary and unsuitable premises, Northern Rivers LGBTQIA+ support service Queer Family Inc may finally have somewhere more secure to hang its hat.
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New funding puts Lennox-to-Byron cycle link back on the agenda

Paul Bibby - 0
A long-held dream of creating a coastal cycleway between Lennox Head and Byron Bay has moved a step closer to reality, with $173,000 in state funding secured to work out whether it can actually be done.
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Byron mayor takes aim at Northern Rivers flood dam plan

Paul Bibby - 0
Plans for a network of massive flood detention basins across the Richmond River catchment have drawn opposition from Byron's mayor, who wants governments to instead investigate nature-based alternatives to reduce the impact of future floods.
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Byron Council puts rate rise case to the public

Paul Bibby - 0
Pay more rates or accept fewer services. That's the choice Byron Council is putting to residents as it launches community consultation on a proposed 35 per cent Special Rate Variation.
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More than a spoonful of talent: North Coast students bring Mary Poppins to life

Paul Bibby - 0
Street urchins, chimney sweeps and a magic umbrella will descend on Murwillumbah later this month when students from across the North Coast come together to stage Mary Poppins JR.
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Another test for Byron’s height limits as Jonson St hotel seeks 30% variation

Paul Bibby - 0
Byron Bay’s increasingly porous height limits are set to face another test, with the developer behind a proposed mixed-use hotel on Jonson Street claiming recent approvals have established a precedent for allowing buildings to rise above the town’s planning controls.
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Ewingsdale Rd pedestrian crossing back on the agenda

Paul Bibby - 0
The developers behind the massive West Byron housing project are back for round two in their bid to install a pedestrian crossing on Ewingsdale Road, just weeks after councillors rejected a traffic-light version of the proposal.
Read more
Local News

Back on track: major plan calls for fresh rail trail funding bid

Paul Bibby - 0
A fresh State and Federal funding bid to complete the Northern Rivers Rail Trail should be launched following the failure of a $42 million application earlier this year, according to a major new blueprint for the region’s economic future.
Read more
Local News

Byron’s beachfront playgrounds could be about to get serious

Paul Bibby - 0
For generations of Byron kids, a trip to Main Beach has meant sand, waves, ice cream and, if they were lucky, a quick skip through the playground.
Read more
Local News

Can you help our rainbow community find a home?

Paul Bibby - 0
For four years Queer Family Inc has lived the perilous life of a homeless community organisation – bouncing from one temporary venue to the next, sometimes without anywhere to stay at all.
Read more
Local News

Mullum water investigation comes with $322,000-plus price tag

Paul Bibby - 0
Byron Council faces a bill of at least $322,000 to complete the next stage of its long-running investigation into Mullumbimby’s future water supply, as it simultaneously prepares the ground for a possible 35 per cent increase in general rates.
Read more
Local News

Clarkes Beach gets another $1.6m line of defence

Paul Bibby - 0
Six years after government agencies were talking about ‘future retreat’ from an eroding Clarkes Beach, another $1.6 million is being spent trying to hold the line.
Read more
Local News

Queer Family finally gets a temporary home in Byron

Paul Bibby - 0
After four years of bouncing between temporary spaces, storage units and uncertainty, Queer Family Inc finally has somewhere to put down its bags, at least for the next 12 months.
Read more
Local News

Temporary Tallowood dirt pile could become permanent

Paul Bibby - 0
A temporary mountain of dirt containing around 8,000 cubic metres of material at Mullumbimby’s Tallowood Ridge Estate could become a permanent feature of the landscape under a new application lodged with Byron Council.
Read more
Local News

Byron moves towards all-electric development, but gas not entirely off the table

Paul Bibby - 0
New homes, shops, tourist accommodation and commercial developments in Byron Shire could soon be expected to ditch gas in favour of electricity under sweeping changes to the Shire’s planning rules.
Read more
Local News

Myths, birthdays and transformation take over Ballina gallery

Paul Bibby - 0
Mythical landscapes, birthday angst and the strange possibilities hidden in everyday objects are about to take over the walls and floors of Ballina's Northern Rivers Community Gallery.
Read more
Local News

Courts now, pool later? Tweed weighs major sports centre

Paul Bibby - 0
Tweed's growing army of basketballers, netballers and other indoor sports players could finally get a regional home, but a new feasibility study has found the full-scale vision may be too expensive to deliver in one hit.
Read more
Local News

Man charged over fatal Yamba boat capsize

Paul Bibby - 0
Five months after a boat capsized crossing the Yamba coastal bar, killing two people, police have charged the vessel’s alleged skipper in relation to...
Read more
Local News

Slow down: Byron school takes traffic concerns to Council

Paul Bibby - 0
Parents, staff and residents around Byron Community School are calling for traffic to slow down on Ruskin Street, with a 99-signature petition asking Council to install two speed humps near the school.
Read more
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Repair, reuse and prepare at Tweed sustainability fest

Paul Bibby - 0
Got a shirt that needs mending, a household item that refuses to behave or a backyard crying out for something more useful than lawn? The...
Read more
Local News

Byron Council maps out plan to revive local economy

Paul Bibby - 0
After five bruising years of COVID, floods and economic headwinds, Byron Council has unveiled a suite of plans aimed at getting more local dollars circulating through the Shire and reshaping its relationship with tourism and events.
Read more
Local News

Queer Family Inc on the brink of finding new home

Paul Bibby - 0
After four years of bouncing between temporary and unsuitable premises, Northern Rivers LGBTQIA+ support service Queer Family Inc may finally have somewhere more secure to hang its hat.
Read more
Local News

New funding puts Lennox-to-Byron cycle link back on the agenda

Paul Bibby - 0
A long-held dream of creating a coastal cycleway between Lennox Head and Byron Bay has moved a step closer to reality, with $173,000 in state funding secured to work out whether it can actually be done.
Read more
Local News

Byron mayor takes aim at Northern Rivers flood dam plan

Paul Bibby - 0
Plans for a network of massive flood detention basins across the Richmond River catchment have drawn opposition from Byron's mayor, who wants governments to instead investigate nature-based alternatives to reduce the impact of future floods.
Read more
Local News

Byron Council puts rate rise case to the public

Paul Bibby - 0
Pay more rates or accept fewer services. That's the choice Byron Council is putting to residents as it launches community consultation on a proposed 35 per cent Special Rate Variation.
Read more
Local News

More than a spoonful of talent: North Coast students bring Mary Poppins to life

Paul Bibby - 0
Street urchins, chimney sweeps and a magic umbrella will descend on Murwillumbah later this month when students from across the North Coast come together to stage Mary Poppins JR.
Read more
Local News

Another test for Byron’s height limits as Jonson St hotel seeks 30% variation

Paul Bibby - 0
Byron Bay’s increasingly porous height limits are set to face another test, with the developer behind a proposed mixed-use hotel on Jonson Street claiming recent approvals have established a precedent for allowing buildings to rise above the town’s planning controls.
Read more
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Woman charged after body located – Ballina

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A woman has been charged after the body of a man was allegedly located on a property near Ballina.
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Peter Noble puts Bluesfest site up for sale

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Following the cancellation of the 2026 Bluesfest and subsequently two Bluesfest companies going into administration, the site has now been listed for sale.
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Short-stay boost for Ballina hospital, but bigger service gaps remain

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Ballina District Hospital is set to get a new four-bay emergency short-stay unit before the end of the year, providing a modest boost to a hospital that remains limited in the range of specialist and higher-level care it can provide.
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Ewingsdale Rd pedestrian crossing back on the agenda

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The developers behind the massive West Byron housing project are back for round two in their bid to install a pedestrian crossing on Ewingsdale Road, just weeks after councillors rejected a traffic-light version of the proposal.
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