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Tweed Council rejects Casuarina disability viewing platform
Issues of queue jumping, the allocation of Tweed Shire Council’s resources in both time and money, and responding to...
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The lunatics have taken over the asylum…
The Zombies of the Climate ApoCOALpse have today swarmed around Queensland's Parliament House this morning to highlight impending climate chaos.
Research takes the vegan option to a new level
A project by Flinders University will see their Centre for Marine Bioproducts Development fishing for new vegan ideas.
Saltwater mob style
Story & photo Melissa Butters
If you’ve ever tasted the wild fish rillettes from The Bay SmokeHouse you know what’s...
Editorial – Ewingsdale development creep rejected by residents
A petition of 294 signatures against rezoning Ewingsdale farmland to commercial use will be presented to councillors for their upcoming Thursday meeting.
Facebook fails
Adrian Gattenhof, Mullumbimby
American spoilt brat Zuckerberg may have done adults around the world a great favour with his screamy...
Northern Rivers policeman accused of youth assault acquitted
Magistrate Michael Dakin has ordered a common assault charge against a former Byron-based policeman be dropped after an altercation involving a naked youth in Byron Bay three years ago.
Stories about "gun charges":
Three arrested on guns, stolen goods charges
A police raid on a Banora Point property on Saturday (October 20) by officers from the Tweed Byron Regional Enforcement Squad saw six rifles seized and three people charged.
Five arrested in north coast drug raids
Police have arrested four men and a woman seizing guns, cash, and drugs, following raids on the north coast this morning.
Guns, drug paraphernalia seized in Nimbin raid
A Nimbin man has been remanded in custody after police have seized drug paraphernalia, ammunition and a firearm during a raid on his home.
Bonalbo man on guns, drugs charges
A man is due to appear in court on Monday after he was charged with drug and firearm offences following a police raid on a property at Bonalbo on Wednesday.
Woman charged with ‘wholesaling’ drugs, guns
Richmond LAC Detectives attached to Strike Force Mitla charged a 35 year old Queensland woman on Tuesday with 44 offences relating to the bulk supply of drugs including 'ice' in the Lismore and Casino areas.
Man arrested with loaded gun down pants
Police have arrested a 23-year-old man after discovering he had a loaded sawn-off shotgun down his pants during a traffic stop in South Grafton yesterday.
Gun found near stolen car after Tweed police chase
Five people have been charged after a gun was found near a stolen car following a police pursuit at Tweed Heads South on Tuesday morning.
Police target bikies in dawn raids across the north coast
Update: At least seven alleged members of an outlawed bikie gang have been arrested in police raids across the north coast today that allegedly netted half-a-million dollars worth of drugs and numerous sawn-off firearms.
Banora Point couple face gun charges
A man and woman are facing gun charges after police allegedly seized firearms during a vehicle search and subsequent search warrant at Banora Point.
Byron Echo
Bringing down the heat in our ‘hood
Aslan Shand - 1
How well we survive the future depends on our vision for our towns and suburbs – and on how we bring that vision about.
Byron Echo
Resilience through biodiversity and awareness
The Byron Shire Resilience and Regeneration Roadshow will be in Brunswick Heads this Saturday, as part of a series of events across the region tackling the question: ‘How do we create more resilient communities in 2021?’
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Housing affordability on agenda at Ballina
David Lowe - 1
With the housing crisis worsening in Ballina and across the Northern Rivers, councillors agreed that something had to be done about the problem at their meeting yesterday.
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Final stage of Lismore Base Hospital gets underway
The redevelopment works commenced in late 2016 and the final stage is now getting underway to complete the Lismore Base Hospital refurbishment.