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Green Heroes among 2026 NSW Environment Award winners

The NSW Environment Awards, hosted by the state’s leading environmental advocacy organisation, Nature Conservation Council NSW, was recently held at Customs House in Sydney.

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Seven women, seven decades and seven minutes to tell their stories

Most of us would struggle to squeeze a lifetime into seven minutes. Seven local women are about to give it a go, with stories of what they have survived along the way.

Koalas on the move – stay alert on the roads

Over spring and summer koalas are on the move as they search for food, territory and mates.

Racehorses shot for pet food by NSW breeder

Thirteen thoroughbred horses deemed no longer useful, have been destroyed with eight horses destroyed by firearm at Berkeley Park Stud.

We are our brains!

Our bodies are made up of various systems, organs, components, etc. With the evolution and application of scientific medical,...

Damn the dams

Thanks for the information on the ten-dams project. Accurate and complete is how I found the articles. I’m grateful for...

Council’s special rates variation

There’s lots of noise about Byron Shire Council’s special rates variation (SRV) proposal, that would be additional to the...

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E-bikes: ‘seize and destroy’

On August 21, 2026, amendments to the Road Transport Act 2013 became enforceable; allowing illegal, modified or high-powered e-bikes, other non-registerable motor vehicles, and unregistered registerable vehicles, used in public places, to be seized and destroyed.

D-Day for stranded Byron skipper of beached yacht

Authorities gave Jeff Sutton until today, Monday 18 May, to remove his yacht from the shoreline at Belongil or face its destruction and likely $220,000 in fines.

Real estate underquoting and ‘dummy bidding’ targeted

The NSW government says they will introduce new laws this week targeting misleading property advertising.

Tamworth tradie’s illegal Nimbin night drive

A Tamworth carpenter must pay $1400 in court-ordered fines and apply to drive with an interlock device after pleading guilty to breaking the law on a night out in Nimbin.

Foresty Corp fined for failing to fix water pollution

The NSW Forestry Corporation has been issued two new fines, totalling $60,000, by the Environment Protection Authority for failing to comply with a clean-up notice in Mogo State Forest.

Make leaving dogs in hot cars a crime, says NSW gov’t

The New South Wales government says it will introduce changes in the first half of this year to the state’s Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act 1979 in parliament.

Long weekend police blitz leads to 11,389 fines

NSW Police said they issued 11,389 Traffic Infringement Notices across the state over the Labor Day long weekend.

NSW industrial manslaughter unit launched

The NSW Labor government has announced the launch of a dedicated unit for the prosecution of industrial manslaughter.

Up to 7 years’ jail for unlicenced tobacco sellers in NSW

The NSW Government says it will introduce tough new laws to crackdown on the sale of illicit tobacco and illegal vaping goods across the state.

Seatbelt non-compliance crack-down working, says gov’t

The NSW government says its safety drive on seatbelt non-compliance is working, with a 60 per cent decrease in offences since camera enforcement and fines were introduced twelve months ago.

Remembrance Day 2026: 11am, 11 November

It is estimated that in WWl there were 20 million dead and 20 million injured. From a population base of fewer than five million,...

Love books? Join Friends of the Library

Friends of the Libraries, Byron Shire are looking for some fresh, new, younger faces to join the group and help keep it moving forward.

Racehorses shot for pet food by NSW breeder

Thirteen thoroughbred horses deemed no longer useful, have been destroyed with eight horses destroyed by firearm at Berkeley Park Stud.

Byron Bay Surf Lifesaving Club youngsters shine

Two young members of Byron Bay Surf Lifesaving Club have delivered outstanding performances at the Paddle NSW State Sprint Championships, held at the Penrith International Regatta Centre over the weekend.