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Coercive control incidents rise across Northern Rivers

Recorded incidents of coercive control have increased across the Northern Rivers in the second year of NSW’s new coercive control laws, with 30 incidents recorded in the Richmond-Tweed region since the offence came into effect.
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Entertainment NewsThe Echo - 0

Byron Ballet’s 20th Anniversary Nutcracker

After a successful season performing with the Victorian State Ballet in Beauty and the Beast, dancers from the Byron Youth Ballet Company are preparing to take the stage once more – this time for their own production of The Nutcracker.
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Byron EchoRod Murray, Ocean Shores - 0

Appalling leadership

While the PM spins and avoids transparency and the foreign minister prefers to yell abuse to take up time...
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Local NewsThe Echo - 0

Community rallies in support of Bangalow Bowlo

Over 1,000 people rallied on Saturday in support of the Bangalow Bowlo and returning it to community hands, 11 months after Norths Collective closed the Bowlo.
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Local NewsPaul Bibby - 0

Coercive control incidents rise across Northern Rivers

Recorded incidents of coercive control have increased across the Northern Rivers in the second year of NSW’s new coercive control laws, with 30 incidents recorded in the Richmond-Tweed region since the offence came into effect.
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Byron EchoThe Echo - 0

2026 annual Senior Basketball Carnival

The 13th annual Senior Basketball Carnival was held last week, 11 to 13 September at Byron’s Cavanbah Sports Centre...
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Byron EchoJulia Allen, Byron Bay - 0

60-day cap?

Where is the enforcement of Byron Shire’s 60-day Airbnb cap? During the community debate over short-term holiday letting in Byron...
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Local News

New laws set to influence local live music scene

The Echo - 0
New NSW laws designed to support live music venues have been passed months after Byron Shire Council abandoned plans for a Special Entertainment Precinct in Byron Bay.
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Shark drone operator rescues six-year-old at Lighthouse Beach

The Echo - 0
A shark surveillance drone operator at Ballina’s Lighthouse Beach has found himself carrying out a very different kind of rescue after spotting a six-year-old boy struggling in the surf.
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Red alert issued for potentially toxic algae at Lake Ainsworth

The Echo - 0
People are being warned to stay out of Lake Ainsworth at Lennox Head after testing detected high levels of potentially toxic blue-green algae.
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Byron Echo

Appalling leadership

Rod Murray, Ocean Shores - 0
While the PM spins and avoids transparency and the foreign minister prefers to yell abuse to take up time and never gives a straight...
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