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Shooting in Nimbin
There is a police operation currently underway in Nimbin following a shooting earlier today.
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Andrew Macklin, Mullumbimby Creek
Gareth Smith (July 14), I can see you like the selective use of historical facts and statistics...
Dog off-leash parks coming to Tweed
Tweed Shire Council is seeking feedback from the community on off-leash dog parks at Bray Park and Banora Point.
‘The...
Northern Rivers responds to cal for COVID-19 testing
Following the flight of a COVID positive traveller from Sydney to Ballina and the detection of COVID fragments in the Byron Bay Sewage Treatment Plant (STP) both locals and visitors have responded to calls for more testing in the region.
Federal MP and rural Drs blast NSW Premier Berejiklian over Pfizer supplies
The decision by NSW State Premier Gladys Berejiklian to redirect Pfizer supplies from the North Coast to Sydney has drawn criticism from local Federal MP Justine Elliot.
Local Labor
Asren Pugh, Labor candidate for Mayor
Labor has a very long and proud history as part of the Byron Shire community...
Ballina Shire Council supports application for new croquet club
The Ballina Croquet Club is hoping to receive up to $300,000 in funding for a new club house at Cawarra Park.
Stories about "arts funding":
Gleeson pitches for more arts sector support
They are the unsung heroes of our favourite performance venues – the hardworking crews who keep the shows seamlessly on the road.
Arts funding ‘hoax’: $100m promise down to $25m a year
The Opposition has damned the NSW Government’s regional arts funding promise as ‘another cruel hoax’ after it was revealed a $100 million in grant funding promised earlier in the year only converts to a quarter of that figure per anum.
State govt’s ‘Hunger Games’ for arts funding
Hon Walt Secord, Shadow Minister for the Arts.
It is important to put into context the Deputy Premier and Nationals’ leader John Barilaro’s announcement of a...
Local News
Knife-wielding criminal on the loose in Byron Bay
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A terrifying media release is still on the loose in Byron Bay after escaping from the computers of Council candidates Rhett Holt and Cr Alan Hunter. 'It is a frightful to wake up at three in the morning to a man blood dripping with a backpack full of knives using your shower,' the [sic] release said...
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Independent assessment needed to determine use of Alstonville aquifers
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The Save Alstonville Aquifer Group have raised concerns regarding the potential impact on the aquifer of making it part of the Rous County Council...
Local News
Dog off-leash parks coming to Tweed
Tweed Shire Council is seeking feedback from the community on off-leash dog parks at Bray Park and Banora Point.
‘The draft concept plan for John...
Byron Echo
Byron businesses buckle down
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The Greater Sydney lockdown has had a direct impact on local businesses who have seen a dramatic fall in customer numbers, particularly in Byron Bay.
