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Challenge of mobile market wash stations

Byron Shire Council (BSC) introduced the mobile market wash stations in 2024 as they looked to phase out single-use food and beverage packaging at events held on Council-managed land.

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Big weekend at Wandana

Wandana Brewing Co. is set to host a big weekend, kicking off on Thursday with their popular weekly Trivia Night. The jackpot bonus is now sitting at $450, that’s plenty of reason to dust off the team and show up.

Jeff Dawson shoots Swell 2026

The Swell Sculpture Festival is happening now, at Currumbin Beach on the Gold Coast, and runs until 20 September, day and night.

Just a thought

Once upon a time Billy Shakespeare wrote... ‘The world is a stage and we are all but actors playing a...

Flood-free industrial land push emerges on Lismore’s eastern edge

One of Lismore’s few identified areas for future flood-free industrial development is moving through the planning system, as the city continues to grapple with where businesses can relocate away from the floodplain.

Dance and raise funds for Nepal’s flood victims

Byron Shire’s music community is coming together on Sunday, 20 September from 2pm at Haven, Byron Bay to raise funds for flood relief in Nepal after the devastating floods and landslides.

Medicinal cannabis driving reforms pass NSW Parliament

Medicinal cannabis patients in NSW will no longer automatically face penalties simply because THC is detected in their system while driving, after long-awaited reforms passed State Parliament.

Stories about "Clarence Valley":

What’s behind the Green Seats of Clarence Valley?

The Green Seats of the Clarence Valley are more than somewhere to sit – they are a reminder that missing people must not become forgotten people and that families should not have to stop asking questions simply because decades have passed.

Join the Great Mullet Cook Up this Saturday

This Saturday is the perfect time to combine local food and straight talk on how to improve our mighty Clarence and Richmond Rivers

Was your business or not-for-profits impacted by Cyclone Alfred?

The NSW government has now opened applications for these organisations that suffered direct damage from Tropical Cyclone Alfred and severe weather events since 18 May. 

Fear of mining turning drinking water toxic in Clarence Valley and Coffs Harbour regions

Around 100,000 people in the Clarence Valley and Coffs Harbour regions could be impacted by mining for minerals on the Dorrigo Plateau and in the Wild Cattle Creek area, both within vital water catchments for these residents.

Northern Rivers tops for melanoma

The Cancer Institute of NSW has issued a sobering reminder to locals to protect themselves from the sun this summer.

Northern Rivers nurses rally for equal pay with Queensland

Around 200 hundred nurses from Tweed, Lismore, Byron Bay, Casino and Clarence Valley to highlight that NSW nurses are the lowest paid in the country. 

Is this the next Bentley? New doco highlights value of Clarence River amid mining proposal

Mining plans for the region were discovered by two locals as they paddled down the Clarence River near Grafton. The question is what does it mean for the future of the Northern Rivers?

Editorial – Mining is back, baby! 

Nearly ten years ago in 2015, junior coal seam gas miner Metgasco was paid out handsomely – $25m of your tax money – after its approval to frack Bentley was fiercely fought off by thousands of well-organised protesters. But now they are back...

Last chance to enter the 2023 Ingenuity Sculpture Exhibition

Northern Rivers artists have until 15 September to submit their entries to the 2023 Ingenuity Sculpture Exhibition.  This year's theme is ‘Story of Place’ and...

No consultation with new planning body

The NSW Reconstruction Authority has released a draft document, Protocols – exercise of powers and functions under the NSW Reconstruction Authority Act 2022, outlining its powers to act in relation to promoting ‘community resilience to the impact of disasters in NSW’. 

The Buttery wins national resilience award

The Buttery is a not-for-profit, charitable organisation delivering mental health, and alcohol and other drug rehabilitation services across Northern NSW, from Tweed Heads to Port Macquarie.

Take the time to make a difference

The Mullumbimby Anglican Op Shop is calling out for volunteers in their shop on Mullumbimby’s main street.

Tyagarah’s slow and gentle treasure – from their hive to your home

When Michael Howes left Sydney in the mid-1990s, he wasn’t chasing a business. He came north to visit a friend, got lost somewhere in the ranges, fell for the country and stayed. He started keeping bees in 1996...

What’s behind the Green Seats of Clarence Valley?

The Green Seats of the Clarence Valley are more than somewhere to sit – they are a reminder that missing people must not become forgotten people and that families should not have to stop asking questions simply because decades have passed.