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Bundjalung host Byron Shire Survival Day
Main Beach Park in Cavanbah – Byron Bay, was the place where both Indigenous and non-Indigenous people gathered yesterday to celebrate the longest-living culture in the world – people who are now living on unceded land.
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Survival/Australia Day celebration – Byron Shire
There are events being held across the Byron Shire on January 26 to celebrate both Survival and Australia Day.
Editorial – Quick! Tax the wich and tax them, vewy wuffly
Oxfam delivered a stark message in its current annual report, Survival of the Richest, which focuses on global wealth distribution and inequality.
Shroom Bros
Two pieces of delightful trivia about Shroom Brothers’ Andrew Mohanu: the Romanian town where he was born was about...
Largest slaughter of wildlife
The kangaroo is at risk of annihilation. Since European settlement, six Macropodidae species have already become extinct. The roo...
Tasty Jams, Pickles & Relishes: timeless
The preserving room in my grandparents’ house was a mysterious chamber, entered once as a small child, that I...
New blood running again
If you missed out on tickets to October’s sold-out season of the award-winning local musical New Blood, you will be thrilled to know that it’s back by popular demand for a second season in February. The musical that got the whole region talking is back, for two nights only, at the Byron Theatre, 8–9 February. This new musical, created by local musicians and performers, is an absolute ‘must see’ – it’s funny, deeply moving and resonated loudly with local audiences.
Stories about "Craig Ruddy":
Vale Craig Ruddy, passionate artist
Internationally acclaimed Archibald prize-winning artist, and revered icon of the Shire, Craig Ruddy, died suddenly last week, leaving a community in shock and mourning.
Byron Mayor speaks out about COVID testing
The latest information released by the Northern NSW Local Health District today, showed there were 576 new COVID cases to 8pm last night with 96 in the Byron Shire.
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Ballina’s Citizens of the Year announced
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Ballina Shire Council announced its Australia Day Awards yesterday at the Lennox Head Cultural Centre. The awards were presented by Sandra Jackson and netballer Liz Ellis, with music by Katie Rutledge and Levi Maxwell. The event was also livestreamed.
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Lismore City Council’s awards ceremony
Sophia Watt was named Lismore City Council’s 2023 Citizen of the Year at an awards ceremony held at the Goonellabah Sports & Aquatic Centre yesterday.
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Police find body of missing Elanora woman
Detectives attached to taskforce Victor Arum investigating the disappearance of 61-year-old Elanora woman Wendy Sleeman have recovered a body and vehicle at Wilston on Brisbane’s inner north yesterday.
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Tweed Council celebrates citizens new and old
Yesterday Tweed Shire Council celebrated members of the community, old and new, with an award ceremony. The Citizen of the Year award went to refugee advocate Joan Henderson of Urliup.
