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Surf films make a splash at Byron Bay Film Festival
Surfing is a central part of Byron Bay’s identity and this year’s surf films are certain to bring the whole community together in a celebration of athleticism, wild seas and sheer joy in our exquisite environment.
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Todd Woodbridge Cup to be held in Byron Bay
Tennis NSW, along with Byron Bay Tennis Club is hosting the regional qualification event of the Todd Woodbridge Cup...
Lismore City Bowlo and all that jazz
What Lismore needs more of now is fun and joy and music and the Lismore Jazz Club’s popular monthly gigs are about to return to help make that happen.
Consideration of state significant farmland for SUGA development leaves bitter taste
One of Ballina Shire Council’s independents is continuing to argue against suggested expansions of development between the plateau villages of Alstonville and Wollongbar.
Acid sulfate soil run off impacting health of fish and Tweed River
Acid sulfate soil (ASS)-related runoff from floodplain drains is affecting water quality and the health of fish in the Tweed River and Tweed Shire Council (TSC) are seeking to assist landholders with improving water quality projects.
NSW says ‘No’ to decriminalising drugs but pivots towards a health-based response
After waiting almost three years to respond to the recommendations of the NSW Ice Inquiry NSW Premier, Dominic Perrottet, has rejected the recommendation to decriminalise use of illicit drugs.
The soul of football-based sports
'It is around this time of the year I look at myself in the mirror and ask, "what is wrong with me?"'
Stories about "epidemiology":
Ebola is humanity’s greatest threat
Peter Olson, Goonengerry. ‘Being at first sceptical that ebola virus could be an aerosol-transmissible disease, we are now persuaded by a review of experimental and epidemiologic data that this might be an important feature of disease transmission’.
The Good Life
Just us, with the wild goat
Simon Haslam
I don’t know if you can recall one of those luminous moments in your life when it just seemed to be you, perhaps...
The Good Life
Lambruk Pantry
Simon Haslam
Lambruk Pantry is a family-owned local gourmet providore based in the heart of the Byron Shire. If you’re looking for something classy, that’s...
The Good Life
Oliver’s happy hens
‘If you can look after fifty chickens’, Oliver tells me, ‘you might as well look after 500.’ In between a steady stream of customers...
Byron Echo
Alstonville takes out top tier of the Oceania Cup
The Oceania Cup delivered exciting and close football for the 19 teams that competed across last weekend at the Alstonville FC’s Crawford Park fields.
The...
