This year’s Byron Writers Festival is a star-studded celebration of national icons and local legends gathered under the festival theme Passion & Purpose.
Ross Lane is closed because it rained? No surprises there. What is surprising to some local residents is the plan to build 300 residential houses on the land adjacent to Ross Lane which floods regularly.
The death and injury of swans and other birdlife at Lake Kimberley in Banora Point led to significant community concern and Tweed Shire Council is now considering a floating platform for roosting birds at Lake Kimberley.
The 2025 Hurtigruten Scandinavian Film Festival presents the best new cinema from the Nordic region this July and August at Palace Cinemas, showcasing a diverse and thought-provoking selection from Sweden, Norway, Finland, Denmark and Iceland.
Four people will face court following investigations by Strike Force Trevalsa into a large-scale drug supply syndicate allegedly operating on the North Coast that included raids at properties in Lismore, Chinderah and Byron Bay.
During the search of a Tweed Heads property on Thursday police allegedly found more than 300 pills, methamphetamine, prescription medication, cannabis, drug paraphernalia and chemicals allegedly used to manufacture prohibited drugs.
Richmond Local Area Command police are continuing their swoop on small-scale drug dealers in the Ballina area, which they have dubbed Strike Force Cloak.
Police allege they seized knuckle dusters and a pistol, as well as gun parts, ammunition, ecstasy and prescription drugs during a raid on a property in North Lismore yesterday.
Two men have been charged after Tactical Assault Group officers raided properties and Bentley and Larnook yesterday, seizing marijuana, ice, heroin, MDMA and ammunition.
A north coast police operation to ‘seize and destroy’ cannabis plats has just wrapped up for another year, with police reporting the Tweed Byron area as having fewer crops discovered than the surrounding areas.
The Acropolis of Athens, the embodiment of Athenian power, birthplace of democracy, and cornerstone of Western civilisation, was recently closed to tourists owing to a deadly heatwave across parts of Europe.
Recently it was reported on the fact that Salty Lakes in Broadwater National Park had emptied, leaving behind an almost dry lake bed covered with brown sludge.
The death and injury of swans and other birdlife at Lake Kimberley in Banora Point led to significant community concern and Tweed Shire Council is now considering a floating platform for roosting birds at Lake Kimberley.
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.
