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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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We are our brains!

Our bodies are made up of various systems, organs, components, etc. With the evolution and application of scientific medical,...
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National gun buyback scheme begins in NSW

The biggest gun buyback in 30 years began in NSW yesterday, with the first firearms set to be surrendered as part of the government’s commitment to reduce the number of guns in the community and help make NSW safer.
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Northern Rivers family could be forced to leave Australia

A Northern Rivers family might be forced to leave their life behind without direct intervention by the Minister for Immigration, Tony Burke. The de Silva family have been living locally since 2020, contributing significantly to local businesses and to disaster recovery.
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Call for Mel Davis to be permanent Byron Public principal

Parents at Byron Bay Public School (BBPS) have started a petition to ask the NSW Department of Education (DOE) to reconsider their decision to replace Acting Principal, Mel Davis, and to allow her to continue permanently as principal.
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Casino Truck Show crowned NSW’s Best Visitor Experience

The North Coast Petroleum Casino Truck Show has taken out the Outstanding Visitor Experience category at the 2026 NSW Business Awards in Sydney.
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Extra $9 million for Lismore flood pumps and higher spillway

An additional $9 million will fund two more pumps at Lismore’s Browns Creek pump station and raise the levee spillway, with the works intended to reduce flood risk for 300 buildings.
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Stories about "Cape Byron Lighthouse":

Vale Norma ‘Nu’ McCabe 1927–2019

Local News The Echo - 1
Norma Reilly lived a varied life, from jillaroo to living at the Cape Byron Lighthouse before setting happily in Mullumbimby for her retirement.
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Man rescued from Cape Byron

Local News Paul Bibby - 0
A man has been rescued from the cliff face beneath the Cape Byron Lighthouse after police and rescue workers were called to the site at around 11am.
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Lighthouse is its own best work of art

Letters The Echo - 3
Clive Jeffery, Mullumbimby. The Council, Councillors and the Public Art Panel are all surely joking! Aren’t they? Commissioning a sculpture 12.0 metres high in the form...
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Keeping a lighthouse was a family affair

Local News Aslan Shand - 1
The light was the priority and it took the commitment of everyone to ensure it beamed out each night and keep boats from being smashed on the rocks. Byron lighthouse museum has recognised the important role that lighthouse keepers and their families played with their recently opened exhibition at Care Byron lighthouse.
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Road closed after incident at Byron Lighthouse

Local News The Echo - 1
Police and emergency services have closed Lighthouse Road at Byron Bay and are asking motorists and pedestrians to avoid the area after an earlier incident at Cape Byron Lighthouse.
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Byron Lighthouse to turn red for World AIDS Day

Local News Chris Dobney - 0
Cape Byron Lighthouse will be lit in red for three nights from tonight to celebrate World AIDS Day (December 1).
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‘Flying saucer crashed into Byron Lighthouse’

Local News Chris Dobney - 6
Ballina Greens MP Tamara Smith has lashed out at a new structure at the Cape Byron Lighthouse café describing it as looking like a flying saucer has crashed into the lighthouse.
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Will Byron be the next Venice?

Letters Chris Dobney - 0
Charles McFarland, Ewingsdale. This morning I took a walk on the Lighthouse Track, thinking that the National Park, at least, would be unchanged. Alas, no. The terrace by the cafe near the lighthouse is being torn up, so the cafe is closed. If you are thinking about enjoying a reviving beverage while calmly enjoying the view, forget it.
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Cape Byron Lighthouse to get LED lighting

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Renovations are underway at the Cape Byron Lighthouse that will include upgrading the light source of the lens to modern LED (light emitting diode) bulbs after painting works are complete, as part of a trial.
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Bright flash, then blackness: lighthouse goes dark

Local News Chris Dobney - 0
Anyone looking towards Cape Byron on Tuesday night would have had the spooky experience of seeing… nothing. The familiar sweep of light from the lighthouse was gone.
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Remembrance Day 2026: 11am, 11 November

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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

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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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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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