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Planets and weather align for Cape Byron Steiner Winter Solstice success

Last Thursday, in the days before the Winter Solstice, and after weeks of on and off rain that had more than a few parents nervously eyeing weather apps, Cape Byron Steiner School's annual Winter Festival went ahead.

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The NT intervention laws that shape lives

local filmmaker Sinem Saban will be presenting back-to-back screenings in Murwillumbah of her two award-winning films that not only expose draconian Australian intervention policies, but also present the catastrophic fallout from these laws that have been unravelling in Aboriginal communities to this day.

What are we going to *DO* about it?

Israel is expediting legislation to plan and legalise 69 outposts, allocating over 100-million shekels (about US$34-million). Israel’s Defence Ministry is...

Tweed keeps rate increase below rate of inflation

Tweed Shire Council says it has adopted one of the lowest rate increases in the cross-border region for 2026/27, with the average household bill rising around 3.6 per cent once all charges are counted. This is below the current annual rate of inflation of 4.2 per cent.

Dancing and fundraising for our children’s future

The recent premeditated killings of several children in Australia by their fathers has raised the issue of filicide (the deliberate act of a parent killing their own child) alongside the issue of domestic violence (DV) and femicide (the intentional murder of women or girls) as key areas that need research to help understand why these things happen.

Lismore students pitch sustainability projects

Young people will take centre stage in Lismore this Friday when the HalveIt Festival brings student sustainability pitches to decision-makers in what organisers are calling 'part innovation expo, part community festival.'

Eleven winners at Byron Bay Herb Nursery

The Byron Bay Herb Nursery continues to create constructive pathways to achievement with twelve students from Byron Bay Herb Nursery’s disability support program recently graduating with a Certificate II in Horticulture.

Stories about "Domestic violence":

Nearly 1,000 DV arrests across NSW in 4 days

Nearly a thousand alleged domestic violence offenders were arrested last week as part of the latest four-day NSW Police Operation Amarok.

More than 1 in 4 Tweed Byron offences DV-related

More than one in four offences recorded in the Tweed Byron Police District last week were domestic violence related.

Child sex abuse, choking on Tweed Byron arrest list

Domestic violence related offences decreased as a percentage of all offences recorded in the Tweed Byron Police District last week, local officers reported but there were multiple charges included for choking and also for child sex abuse.

Riding 350 kms to do something about DV

Registrations are rolling in for the Against the Wind charity bike ride happening later this month, raising funds for frontline domestic violence services. The distance represents the 350 DV calls made in NSW every day.

Domestic violence at least 25% of all NR arrests

A 29-year-old Stokers Siding man is to appear at Tweed Heads Local Court today charged with assault occasioning actual bodily harm in a domestic violence context.

Police reject LECC recommendations after Ballina DV death investigation

The time taken to respond to a Ballina domestic violence (DV) incident has been defended by the Counsel to the Commissioner of NSW Police.

Accused Mullum DV murderer still on bail

The man accused of murdering 23-year-old Ashleigh Grice in Mullumbimby nearly five months ago has had conditional bail extended. 

DV in 4 most common Richmond PD offences

More than a third of offences recorded as part of arrests in the Richmond Police District were in the week ending 11 February were domestic violence related.

40% of crime in Richmond PD DV related

Domestic violence related offences accounted for more than 40% of  charges laid in the Richmond Police District last week.

DV accounts for nearly two-thirds of local crime reports

Richmond Police say nearly two thirds of all offences recorded in the district last week were related to domestic violence.

Kyogle bridge build completed in under three months

Kyogle mayor Danielle Mulholland says a new bridge on Gradys Creek Road, off Summerland Way and north of Kyogle, has opened to traffic. She says it took Council less than three months to build Methvens Bridge.

57 Station St, Mullumbimby amended DA on public exhibition

The development application (DA 10.2025.212.1) for the carpark at 57 Station Street, Mullumbimby is now back on exhibition for eight weeks from 22 June.

A Byron kickback with the Gimelli family

The Gimelli family ran a small Italian restaurant on Jonson Street from about 1995 into the early 2000s. It was a classy joint, ahead of Byron’s culinary curve, serving dishes from every corner of Italy.

12 winners at Byron Bay Herb Nursery

The Byron Bay Herb Nursery continues to create constructive pathways to achievement with 12 students from Byron Bay Herb Nursery’s disability support program recently graduating with a Certificate II in Horticulture.