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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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Legend Groove Terminator at the Nudge

Nudge Nudge Wink Wink returns to the Billinudgel Hotel on Saturday with Australian dance music icon Groove Terminator headlining fresh local talent and our beloved residents – all ready to deliver a serious dose of dance delight, all while supporting youth mental health organisation Human Nature Adventure Therapy.
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Articles & ColumnsDavid Lowe - 0

What does the US blue tsunami mean for us?

In a stunning repudiation of Donald Trump and the Republican Party he remade in his image, US voters have chosen alternative candidates across the country in midterm elections.
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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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Byron EchoHolly Galbraith, Brunswick Heads - 0

Council must stand firm on Wallum

As a Bayside resident and Byron Shire ratepayer, I am concerned by suggestions that Council may be preparing to...
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Byron surfing community gathers for positive change

On Sunday the community came together, with close to 200 people gathering at Clarkes Beach for a paddle out, and shore action, to raise their voices and say there are no more excuses for violence against women and girls.
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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.
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Stories about "Burringbar":

Burringbar character controls adopted as council pursues lower height limit

Local News The Echo - 0
Tweed Shire Council has adopted planning controls to guide future development in Burringbar’s village centre and agreed to pursue a reduction in its maximum building height from 13.6 metres to nine metres.
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Brown snake bites rail trail cyclist in Burringbar

Local News The Echo - 0
Snake catcher Sarah Mailey, from I’ll Catch It Snake Relocations, says she assisted with a potentially deadly bite by an Eastern Brown Snake in Burringbar yesterday.
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RA to auction nine buyback homes

Local News The Echo - 1
Nine homes sold to the NSW government owing to impacts of the 2022 Northern Rivers flood and landslides disaster in the Tweed Shire are to be auctioned next month.
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Xmas wonderland more beautiful than ever

Local News Jeff Dawson - 0
One of the most spectacular festive light displays in the Northern Rivers is back for its 20th year, courtesy of Christmas enthusiasts Graham and Glenys Purnell, in Station Street Burringbar.
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Mud Trail gathers momentum

Local News Paul Bibby - 0
At a time when local festivals seem to be a threatened species, one major Northern Rivers event appears to have bucked the downward trend over the weekend.
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Cycling Without Age rolls out new chapter on Northern Rivers Rail Trail

Local News The Echo - 12
Tweed Shire Council yesterday launched a new collaboration with Cycling Without Age to bring an innovative and inclusive service to the Northern Rivers Rail Trail.
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What is the future of Burringbar?

Local News The Echo - 2
The Tweed section of the Northern Rivers Rail Trail has proven highly popular and now the Tweed Shire Council is looking forward to how they should upgrade the Burringbar Memorial Reserve and Masterson Park.
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Flood alert system for Burringbar, Mooball and Crabbes Creek

Local News The Echo - 1
A new automated flash flood alert system for the villages of Burringbar, Mooball and Crabbes Creek is being launched following a successful trial last summer.
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Tweed Rail Trail on track to open early 2023

Local News Aslan Shand - 43
For those who are keen to access the Tweed section of the rail trail the reality is in sight. Tweed Shire Council has announced that it will be open to the public early, subject to weather.
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M1 and flooding: Tweed Council writes to minister while class action election campaigning starts

Local News Aslan Shand - 4
The old Pacific Hiway was dangerous, narrow and needed to be upgraded but in the process of building the M1 the government didn’t just cut coastal koalas from hinterland koalas, they also appear to have created flooding issues according to many locals from Woodburn to Tweed. 
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Remembrance Day 2026: 11am, 11 November

The Echo - 0
It is estimated that in WWl there were 20 million dead and 20 million injured. From a population base of fewer than five million,...
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Love books? Join Friends of the Library

The Echo - 0
Friends of the Libraries, Byron Shire are looking for some fresh, new, younger faces to join the group and help keep it moving forward.
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NSW News

Racehorses shot for pet food by NSW breeder

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Thirteen thoroughbred horses deemed no longer useful, have been destroyed with eight horses destroyed by firearm at Berkeley Park Stud.
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Byron Bay Surf Lifesaving Club youngsters shine

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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.
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