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Tweed still waiting for action on shark safety
Frustration at the lack of action in relation to sharks and beach user safety in Tweed Shire is clear as Council wait for the state government to follow through on their shark mitigation strategies.
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Interview with Chris Cheney, lead vocalist of The Living End
The Living End are truly Rock Royalty. Formed in 1994 in Melbourne, it was 1997 when the band blasted through with their double A side single featuring ‘Prisoner of Society’ and ‘Second Solution’ – songs that have become festival anthems around the world. This five times ARIA-winning band are one of the Aussie treasures playing at Bluesfest this October.
Man missing from Cudgen
Police are appealing for public assistance to locate a man missing from the Far North Coast.
Failure after failure
Keith Duncan, Pimlico
One policy failure after another; what does it take for ‘shifty’ Morrison to come clean, show leadership, and...
Michael Lyon announces Byron Shire Council ticket
Byron Shire Mayor, Michael Lyon, has announced a group of candidates to run for the upcoming Council elections in September.
Vaccine passports
David Warth, Byron Bay
Vaccine passports, aka certificates, are now sitting in the wings waiting to be taken up by state...
New case of COVID-19 in Brisbane
Queensland has recorded one new case of COVID-19 in the community yesterday, with contact tracing underway after an international cabin crew member tested positive.
Stories about "capsized":
Man dead after boat capsizes near Yamba
Police say a man has died and a second has been taken to hospital after a boat capsized south of Yamba this morning.
Byron Echo
42 lots given tick by Council for Myocum
Paul Bibby - 0
Plans for a 42-lot residential development in Myocum have taken a significant step forward after Byron Council agreed to enter into a voluntary planning agreement (VPA) with the owners of the site.
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Byron Music Festival so successful you can already get tickets for next year
Last weekends Byron Music Festival was a sold out success say organisers.
Byron Echo
Tim Watkins’ killer sentenced
The driver who hit and killed a young man in a hit and run two years ago has been sentenced.
Byron Echo
Life aquatic: Franck’s big underwater adventures
Diving under the ice caps and photographing the mysterious twilight zone was the culmination of a childhood dream for Byron-based Franck Gazzola.
