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Norths desert Bangalow Bowlo… again

Eight Bangalow community members attended Norths AGM on Monday, 25 May, to seek answers about the future of Bangalow Bowlo, but received no meaningful engagement, with their concerns merely ‘noted’.
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Stories about "illegal doofs":

Music on Byron’s Main Beach until 2.30am

Local News Aslan Shand - 8
Locals and visitors alike were kept awake by an illegal full moon doof on Byron's Main Beach as the DJ pumped out the music until around 2.30am this morning.
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Potential doof party shut down

Local News The Echo - 0
Seven Mile resident Alison Drover has praised police after they acted upon information over a doof party that was being arranged for an area within Arakwal National Park, Byron Bay, last Saturday evening.
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Doof organisers lit ‘blaze’ at Tallow Beach during fire ban

Local News Chris Dobney - 4
On Saturday night would-be organisers of yet another illegal doof at Tallow Beach lit a ‘blazing’ fire, according to locals, on the eve of the hottest day of the year and despite a total fire ban.
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Police close illegal beach doof at Pottsville

Local News Chris Dobney - 4
Following a combined effort by residents at Suffolk Park to resist illegal beach doofs there, it seems organisers are turning their attention to Pottsville.
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Doof ‘ban’ not imminent

Letters The Echo - 1
Gavin Greenoak, Byron Bay.  Fake news, I wish this were not: ‘From 2 March 2017 it will be illegal to “doof”, and heavy penalties will...
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New group forms to prevent trashing of Arakwal National Park

Local News Chris Dobney - 11
Fed up with a lack of action against the organisers of illegal doofs in in Arakwal National Park, a group calling itself Friends of Tallow Creek has formed with the specific intention of saving the site from continued destruction.
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Illegal doofs attract all nationalities

Letters The Echo - 1
Jim Rogers, Byron Bay. So M/s de la Fuentes is offended because the Spanish speaking community were blamed for the illegal NYE doof party at Tallow Creek that annoyed and offended local residents.
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Doof heads or boofheads?

Letters The Echo - 1
Maggie Brown, Byron Bay Many thanks to Dialan Pugh and Jim Beatson for drawing attention to the recent Byron Tallow Beach Estuary doof party and...
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Police break up ‘dangerous doof’ in Arakwal National Park

Local News Chris Dobney - 12
It took until 7.45am on Sunday (November 6) for police, council rangers and NPWS to finally break up an illegal doof party at Tallow Beach Byron Bay that had been raging all night.
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Doofers ruining Byron’s pristine, preserved environment

Letters The Echo - 5
Dailan Pugh, Byron Bay. I understand that some people just want to have fun, but why do they think its their right to trash Byron's environment when they do?
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Marooned yacht on rocks near Ballina

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A local photographer has shot a marooned yacht at Flat Rock, in Ballina Shire. It's the second boat to be washed ashore in recent months
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Echo celebrates 40 with awards night tomorrow

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Tickets are selling fast! Come join a fun-filled night of community celebration – This Saturday (tomorrow) The Echo is set to mark its 40th year in style with a ’30s swing-era style party and community awards night featuring the dynamic sounds of the Melbourne Ska Orchestra.
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Author Tristan Bancks follows up with Two Wolves sequel

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Local author Tristan Bancks launched his new book for readers 10+, Raised By Wolves, at Byron Book Room last night (Thursday 4 June).
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Lismore City Council recognised for environmental leadership at LG awards

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Lismore City Council has been recognised for outstanding achievement in environmental leadership, resilience and community infrastructure at the 2026 LG Professionals NSW Local Government Excellence Awards.
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