Ballina Shire Council has been fined $2,500 after misusing pesticide near a Lennox Head waterway and failing to keep a required application record.

Monday, 19 October saw the Northern Regional Planning Panel listening to a long list of reasons why the development application for the carpark at 57 Station Street, Mullumbimby should not be approved.

Northern Rivers preschool staff and families are being urged to rally outside Lismore MP Janelle Saffin’s office amid concerns that new state funding rules could threaten community preschool services.

Locals have until Monday to have their say on a proposed overhaul of Brunswick catchment water-extraction rules, including tighter pumping restrictions aimed at protecting river flows and migrating fish.

For the past 63 years Byron Bay and Ballina lady golfers have had a fierce but friendly rivalry for the Wallace Shield. Even COVID couldn't spoil the party, although the competition was played with certain restrictions.

Byron Shire Council says repairs to the damaged culvert on Coolamon Scenic Drive, between Dudgeons Road and Synotts Lane, will commence tomorrow (20 October 2026). The remediation works will address damage that has restricted traffic to one lane through the affected section.