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ARTEXPRESS to visit Tweed Regional Gallery
Tweed Regional Gallery & Margaret Olley Art Centre is one of only two regional venues exhibiting ARTEXPRESS 2022. The exhibition is an annual showcase of exemplary artworks from the HSC examination in Visual Arts in NSW.
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First Nations Voice in Council moves closer
Byron Council will aim to give local First Nations people a role in its decision-making process by September 2024, echoing the newly-elected federal government’s pledge to honour the Uluru Statement from the Heart.
The wetlands questions for the new Council
The Northern Regional Planning Panel (NRPP) recently gave a determination for a Bioenergy Facility to be built within the...
Locals tix on offer for Writers Fest
Byron Writers Festival is again offering Sunday locals’ passes, supported for the third time by partners, Stone & Wood.
Sport and gender
Olympic golden girl Cate Campbell claims to have wrestled long and hard with herself before passionately promoting a ban...
The politics of gentrification and ‘holding the line’
Who are the visionary architects and planners that will protect and enhance this ramshackle surf town’s social fabric and built environment of Byron Bay?
Ballina calls for more SES funding – again
The Ballina Shire Council has agreed to prioritise upgrading of its State Emergency Services base and to call for a new shire-wide incident control centre.
Stories about "campground":
Two people missing on the Far North Coast
Police are still involved with the search for two missing people today, one at Red Rock and the other at Lake Arragan.
Mullum campground claims challenged
M Morgan, Mullumbimby.
In your article last week on the Mullumbimby ‘camping ground DA’ the proponent expresses his dismay at Council staff unfairly placing his development...
Vegan yoga camping ground DA heats up
The proponent of a 239-lot camping ground/events site near Mullum has defended his proposal and claims that Byron Council staff unfairly placed his DA before the public before all reports and documents were completed.
Large camping ground proposed near Mullumbimby
A 239-lot camping ground, along with 270 parking spaces, associated shower/toilet blocks, 12 tourist cabins, a yoga ‘temple’ and day spa facilities are all proposed for 1897 Coolamon Scenic Drive, just north of Mullumbimby.
Science Goes Viral
Australia to light the way with industrial-scale power
Big ideas are easy. Finding the big money and big names to back them is not. But a long-term plan to turn WA’s Pilbara into the largest renewable energy hub in the world has just taken a giant leap forward.
Local News
Koori Mail wins NAIDOC Week award
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Local media outlet and responder to the February and March floods, the Koori Mail was honoured at the annual National NAIDOC Week Awards held on Narrm Country on Saturday evening.
Byron Echo
Active Fest and Olympics heading to Byron
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Want a fun day of netball, rugby league, soccer, skateboarding, BMX, baseball 5, or tennis? The Active Fest is coming to the Cavanbah Centre in Byron on July 14.
Byron Echo
First Nations Voice in Council moves closer
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Byron Council will aim to give local First Nations people a role in its decision-making process by September 2024, echoing the newly-elected federal government’s pledge to honour the Uluru Statement from the Heart.
