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Where’s the funding for critical community help?

Neighbourhood and community centres are struggling to keep their doors open and are cutting services because they don’t have ongoing core funding to cover staffing and operating costs.
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Can you help buy a bus for the local youth?

Byron Youth Service is calling on the community to support their campaign to buy a bus that is desperately needed so young people can access much-needed services.
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Aston Private: personalised care, close to home

Aston Private has expanded its Northern Rivers services by launching Aston at Home, an outpatient service for people who would benefit from treatment while staying at home and connected to daily life.
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Trust Council with DA compliance?

The controversial subdivision at 53 McAuleys Lane, Myocum that directs traffic onto the McAuleys Lane and Mullumbimby Road intersection has had a number of the modifications approved – but not all.
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Clifford Street DA conflicts

On the question of ‘perceived’ conflicts of interest of the president and secretary of the Suffolk Park Community Association...
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Local NewsAslan Shand - 0

Zenith’s last Day of the Dead ceremony

This year will be the last year that Zenith Virago will host the Day of the Dead ceremony in Mullumbimby as she prepares to pass the ceremony on to Kirsty Laing.
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Thylacines to haunt Lismore’s Quad after dark

Most visitors to Lismore’s Quad after dark are looking for dinner or a way home. From October 31, they may also find a thylacine.
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The numbers behind Byron’s proposed rate rise

Local News Paul Bibby - 0
Byron Shire ratepayers are staring down the barrel of a proposed 33–35 per cent rate increase over three years, with Council arguing the extra revenue is needed to secure its long-term financial future.
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Council backs $100,000 Easter coordinator despite budget concerns

Local News Paul Bibby - 0
Byron Shire Council has voted to spend $100,000 on coordinating Easter activities next year, despite unresolved questions about where the money will come from and growing concern over Council’s financial position.
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Lismore wants a a safe, accessible and long-term home for the Hannah Cabinet

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The Hannah Cabinet was created by Lismore master craftsman Geoff Hannah OAM over six-and-a-half years and is widely regarded as one of Australia’s most significant pieces of contemporary decorative furniture.
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Crime concerns raised over future Mullum social housing site

Local News Hans Lovejoy - 0
A Mullumbimby resident, who say they are longterm and wish to remain anonymous – has raised concerns over plans for the former Mullumbimby Hospital site with regards to potential crime.
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Bed tax back on the agenda as Council eyes tourism ‘truth audit’

Local News Paul Bibby - 0
The ghost of Byron’s long-debated ‘bed tax’ is stirring again, with Council to consider a new plan to finally pin down what tourism really costs and who should be paying for it.
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Byron Council votes for rail trail

Local News Eve Jeffery - 0
One of the most divisive local issues in recent years has been the construction of the Byron Shire sections of the Northern Rivers Rail Trail (NRRT). Last Thursday, Byron Shire Council (BSC) bit the bullet and finally voted to go ahead and seek funding for an ‘on-formation’ trail,
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Council policy made rail trail complex and costly

Local News Paul Bibby - 0
Is it time for Byron Council to let go of the long-held vision of returning trains to the tracks in Byron and focus on the more achievable task of building a rail trail? This is the decision facing Council this week when it considers a motion proposing just such a course.
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NSW Labor govt strips councillors of DA approval powers

Local News Hans Lovejoy - 0
Recent amendments to the state’s main planning law just adopted by NSW Labor will result in councillors losing their powers to approve development applications (DAs).
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Businesses closing as a result of roadworks

Local News Aslan Shand - 0
Disbelief and frustration has been expressed by many in the Mullumbimby community at the failure of Byron Shire Council (BSC) to fulfil their commitment to extend work hours to include Saturdays
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NPWS say ‘no’ to Ocean Shores boardwalk

Local News Paul Bibby - 0
The long-discussed plan to build a boardwalk connecting Ocean Shores directly to the beach looks set to be put back in Council’s bottom drawer, after NSW National Parks reiterated its firm opposition to the idea.
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A year in review

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Byron Shire Council has published its Annual Report for 2025 to 2026, highlighting a year of what it describes as significant achievements in delivering infrastructure flood recovery works, environmental protection, and community programs.
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Celebration of culture and Country

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Almost 100 First Nations artists, musicians, performers, makers and cultural practitioners will come together on the banks of the Clarence River this November for Art on Bundjalung; a free celebration of creativity, culture and Country.
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Ballina students dive into water science

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Local Ballina Shire primary school students rolled up their sleeves and put water science into action as part of Rous County Council’s inaugural Young Water Leaders event.
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National News

Grim numbers from horse racing industry

The Echo - 0
The annual DeathWatch Report by the Coalition for the Protection of Racehorses (CPR) reveals that the home state of the upcoming Melbourne Cup, Victoria, was responsible for 30 percent of the at least 160 racehorses who were killed from racing across the country in the 2025/26 Australian racing season.
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