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Tweed Council rejects Casuarina disability viewing platform
Issues of queue jumping, the allocation of Tweed Shire Council’s resources in both time and money, and responding to...
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A name by any other
Rod Murray, Ocean Shores
An extract from Turning the Tide, the latest Australian Marine Conservation supporter newsletter:
‘Last year the Adani...
Lismore urges REX to reconsider service cancellation
The regional airline Regional Express (REX) announced yesterday that five services, including its Lismore service, would cease once government support through the RANS program is discontinued at the end of March.
Archibald has knock-on effect in Murwillumbah
The Tweed Regional Gallery is hosting the Archibald Prize and local business people say the event is giving the town of Murwillumbah a significant economic boost.
‘Hollywood’ drug squads over the top
I guess we have to thank Hollywood for the enduring myth that a black-clad squad of elite 'blokes', preferably with cool helicopters, from the capital are needed to crack down on really serious crime in hick parts of the country like Mullumbimby.
Man rescued from Upper Wilsons Creek causeway
At about 10pm last Friday a man from Mullumbimby was driving his his car along Upper Wilsons Creek Road and was swept into the creek.
Jaimini hut
Margot Hays, Bangalow
I would like to voice my opinion regarding the hut structure at Belongil where Jaimini sits and...
Stories about "bass":
Ash G and Scott O revisited
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2TbstoSXLPQ
Does that make them Crazy?
Ash Grunwald and Scott Owen from The Living End are both Byron Shire locals – Ash has been around for...
World Class Jazz Comes Home
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yL6jxN0Ugpg
Mandy Nolan
The Bangalow Bowlo is soon to become a budding blues, soul and rock'n'roll venue, with Sydney's legendary The Basement's ex-general manager, Kat Antram...
Friday’s 4 the locals
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2TbstoSXLPQ
Does that make them Crazy?
Ash Grunwald and Scott Owen from The Living End are both Byron Shire locals – Ash has been around for...
Byron Echo
Bringing down the heat in our ‘hood
Aslan Shand - 1
How well we survive the future depends on our vision for our towns and suburbs – and on how we bring that vision about.
Byron Echo
Resilience through biodiversity and awareness
The Byron Shire Resilience and Regeneration Roadshow will be in Brunswick Heads this Saturday, as part of a series of events across the region tackling the question: ‘How do we create more resilient communities in 2021?’
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Housing affordability on agenda at Ballina
David Lowe - 1
With the housing crisis worsening in Ballina and across the Northern Rivers, councillors agreed that something had to be done about the problem at their meeting yesterday.
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Final stage of Lismore Base Hospital gets underway
The redevelopment works commenced in late 2016 and the final stage is now getting underway to complete the Lismore Base Hospital refurbishment.