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Green Heroes among 2026 NSW Environment Award winners

The NSW Environment Awards, hosted by the state’s leading environmental advocacy organisation, Nature Conservation Council NSW, was recently held at Customs House in Sydney.

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Work starts on eight-lane athletics track in Lismore

Construction has begun on an eight-lane athletics track at Southern Cross University’s Lismore campus, giving Northern Rivers schools and clubs a competition-standard venue closer to home when it opens in mid-2027.

Byron Bay Surf Lifesaving Club youngsters shine

Two young members of Byron Bay Surf Lifesaving Club have delivered outstanding performances at the Paddle NSW State Sprint Championships, held at the Penrith International Regatta Centre over the weekend.

I’m not a robot

In the microseconds it takes AI agents to tick the ‘I’m not a robot’ checkbox, do they have a...

Fatal injury in Ocean Shores

About 2pm on Friday 30 October 2026, emergency services were called to a home on Warrambool Road, Ocean Shores, following reports a man had been injured.

Hold abusers to account equally

Izaac Lee Alford loves social media messages, and lives on his daddy’s cattle farm just out of Gympie, a lovely town where it only needs to sprinkle to be flooded. It has also for many years been One Nation central...

Vale Robin Harrison aka Professor Cuddlebumps

Robin Harrison, aka Professor Cuddlebumps and Apprentice Earth Wizard, was a much-loved figure and friend to many in the Caldera and Byron Shire. He was a performer, an activist, a change maker and sustainability advocate extraordinaire.

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Four charged after rifles, drugs and police uniforms allegedly seized at Banora Point

Three men and a woman have been charged after police allegedly seized four kilograms of drugs, six rifles, ammunition and Queensland Police uniform items during an operation at Banora Point.

Benjamin Peter Bruce wanted by NSW Police

NSW Police are appealing for assistance to locate a man wanted on outstanding warrants in the state’s north.

Check your bleeping smoke alarms, warns FRNSW

Following a major fire which claimed two Chinderah holiday park homes and burnt two others on Wednesday night, Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) is appealing to the community to ensure working smoke alarms are fitted to all caravans and holiday accommodation.

Tweed Shire fisher faces court

A Tweed Shire commercial fisher pleaded guilty last week to six offences in relation to illegal fishing activity.

Police seize firearms from Banora Point home

A 50-year-old man is to face court in March charged with alleged firearms offences.

Five teenagers arrested and multiple e-bikes to be destroyed

Five teenagers have been arrested and their e-bikes will be destroyed following an operation focused on the illegal use of e-bikes in Tweed Shire...

Police target E-bike and E-scooter offences

Tweed Byron police say they issued several fines, took actions under the Young Offenders Act and charged two men for riding E-Bikes whilst affected by alcohol as part of a blitz last week.

Elderly man dies after Banora Point crash

NSW Police say a man has died after a single-vehicle crash at Banora Point.

Swans and wildlife to get a floating platform at Lake Kimberley 

The murder of a swan at Lake Kimberley, Banora Point in June last year outraged locals and led Tweed Shire Councillors (TSC) to look at ways they can support the local wildlife in the area. 

Rates and swan pontoons on the agenda for today’s Tweed Council meeting

The death and injury of swans and other birdlife at Lake Kimberley in Banora Point led to significant community concern and Tweed Shire Council is now considering a floating platform for roosting birds at Lake Kimberley.

Remembrance Day 2026: 11am, 11 November

It is estimated that in WWl there were 20 million dead and 20 million injured. From a population base of fewer than five million,...

Love books? Join Friends of the Library

Friends of the Libraries, Byron Shire are looking for some fresh, new, younger faces to join the group and help keep it moving forward.

Racehorses shot for pet food by NSW breeder

Thirteen thoroughbred horses deemed no longer useful, have been destroyed with eight horses destroyed by firearm at Berkeley Park Stud.

Byron Bay Surf Lifesaving Club youngsters shine

Two young members of Byron Bay Surf Lifesaving Club have delivered outstanding performances at the Paddle NSW State Sprint Championships, held at the Penrith International Regatta Centre over the weekend.