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Entertainment in the Byron Shire for the week beginning 26 October, 2021
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COVID update: two new cases in Lismore and fragments in Byron’s STP
The Northern NSW Local Health District, Lynne Weir, today say that two new cases of COVID-19 have been reported for the District to 8pm, 23 October.
#BigBadBiomass – protesters reject burning trees for energy
North East Forest Alliance (NEFA) and the NSW Forest Defenders have thrown their support behind the protests against the burning of Biomass to generate electricity across Australia ahead of the Glasgow Climate Change Conference (COP) 26.
#Bigbadbiomass rally at Condong sugar mill
Around 50 people gathered on Friday morning at the big fig tree near the Condong sugar mill to join the world-wide #Bigbadbiomass protest against the use of biomass to create energy and to emphasise that burning biomass is not ‘environmentally friendly’.
NSW Education responds to Teachers Federation over Murwillumbah Education Campus staff cuts
The NSW Education Department has responded to the NSW Teachers Federation's accusation that Education Minister Sarah Mitchell has only just revealed the extent of staff cuts at the mega school.
Steve Krieg: ‘I believe that there must be change’
The 2021 NSW Local Government elections will be held on Saturday, 04 December, 2021. Restaurateur Steve Krieg is running in the hopes of being Lismore's next Mayor.
Cacao wow
After ten years of wholesale trading from their small factory, Byron Bay Cacao’s stunning new retail space is now...
Stories about "Banora Point":
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...
COVID traveller at Ballina Airport and North Coast sewage test results
A public health alert has been issued after a positive COVID-19 case travelled on the Virgin Australia flight VA1139 from Sydney, arriving in Ballina on 14 July at 11.45am.
Male incontinence bin trial at Banora Point Community Centre
Highlighting the issue of gender equality at the Tweed Shire Council meeting Councillor Katie Milne put forward a notice of motion for a trail continence bin for men at Banora Point Community Centre.
Sewer access hole collapse closes footpath in Banora Point
A sewer access hole has collapsed in Banora Point on the corner of Leisure and Darlington drives.
Four charged as Tweed/Byron PD target stolen vehicles and goods
Four people have been arrested as part of a Tweed/Byron Police District operation targeting vehicle and goods theft.
Elderly pedestrian killed by car, Tweed Heads
An 86-year-old man has died after he was struck by a car at Tweed Heads yesterday afternoon.
Man charged over Banora Point taxi robbery
Following inquiries yesterday evening, a 32-year-old man has been arrested by police and charged over the armed robbery of a taxi driver at Banora Point.
Man arrested over Banora Point home invasion
A man has been arrested in Queensland following an alleged home invasion at Banora Point on the weekend.
Woman charged, man wanted over Banora Point home invasion
A man and a woman broke into a Banora Point home in the early hours of Sunday morning, tying up a male resident before the man stole a car from the property. The woman, who was still in the home when police arrived, has been arrested.
Degraded Tweed drainage system to be fixed
Tweed Shire Council has thrown more than $750,000 into the pot in an attempt to improve water quality of the Western Drainage Scheme at Banora Point.
The Good Life
Blue skies for Blueberry Fields
Blueberry Fields is very much a family business with father-and-son team Otto and Jasch Saeck working alongside each other on their 160-acre farm at...
The Good Life
Cacao wow
After ten years of wholesale trading from their small factory, Byron Bay Cacao’s stunning new retail space is now open to the public. The...
The Good Life
Rancho Relaxo
Although Jane Boniface says that everything she does is ‘a mistake’, she seems to have the knack of turning things to her advantage. When...
Local News
New plan to minimise flood hazard in Lismore
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Lismore City Council has commenced the preparation of a new Flood Risk Management Plan that will identify the measures designed to minimise the community’s exposure to flood hazard.
