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Cinema: The Creator
The Creator – against the backdrop of a war between humans and robots with artificial intelligence, a former soldier finds the secret weapon, a robot in the form of a young child.
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Two dead and 70 charged at Sydney music festivals
After two deaths – both confirmed to have been at the Knockout festival – NSW police say that there were more than 70 people charged with drug offences at two Sydney music events held on Saturday.
Organic awareness month at Mullum Farmers Market
As the month of organic awareness has come to a close, it is a lovely opportunity to celebrate and...
Weed exit and smiley koalas get support
Weed and smiley koalas were on the minds of Tweed Shire Councillors and staff at last week’s council meeting.
Local dancing stars shine
Cancer Council NSW are very excited about presenting the upcoming Stars of Northern Rivers – Dance for Cancer, a celebrated community dance gala event where you will see Northern Rivers locals dance in front of a massive audience.
Bigger outlet means better suicide services for the Northern Rivers
Lifeline has moved to bigger premises and doubled in size so that they can offer more pre-loved goods and generate more funding for local suicide prevention services.
A win for Feros Village Byron Bay residents
A whole community can expel a sigh of relief at the breaking news that months of distress and sadness can now become part of history – this morning the Minister for Crown Lands, Steve Kamper, has announced that services providers for aged care are advised that Expressions of Interest (EOI) are now open for Feros Village Byron Bay.
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GemLife pushes plans for seniors’ estate on ecologically sensitive West Ballina land
A proposed seniors’ housing estate featuring nearly 150 units on ecologically sensitive West Ballina land protected by recent rezoning is subject to a Northern Regional Planning Panel assessment process.
Evans Head Iron Gates land withdrawn from sale
The controversial Iron Gates site at Evans Head along the Evans River has been withdrawn from sale.
Tweed leads charge on changing deemed refusal timeframe to 120 days for DAs
The Tweed Shire Council currently has over 400 development applications (DA) to process and are unable to meet the 40-day determination period. This is not a new story for many of the local councils up and down the east coast of NSW.
Last chance for your say on revised West Byron DA
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Dailan Pugh
Villa World’s West Byron development is back, and until September 30 you can make a submission to Byron Council. It's been badged as...
Conditions made public on controversial Sunrise townhouse DA
The Land and Environment Court has rubber stamped an agreement between a developer and Byron Council regarding a controversial ‘affordable housing’ proposal, leaving residents greatly disappointed about the outcome, and the process by which it was achieved.
Ryan’s win over North Lismore Plateau DA
The Land and Environment Court has ruled that approval of the development application to create over 400 residential lots on the North Lismore Plateau, is invalid.
Gloucester community delighted that Rocky Hill judgment to stand
The ruling on the proposed coal mine for Gloucester made it clear that the impact of coal mining on local communities is detrimental – yet the threat of an appeal still hung over the local community of Gloucester.
Court reserves judgement on Bangalow project
The NSW Land and Environment Court has reserved its judgement on a controversial development in Bangalow's historic Station Street for a building with eight shop-top residential units and three shops which Byron Shire Council had rejected twice previously.
Entertainment News
Lucky, Lucky, Friday the 13th encore!
Experience the enchantment once again – The Magic of the Mundane returns to the Byron Theatre for an encore performance that promises to be nothing short of extraordinary. Written by the brilliant Mikey Bryant of Mt Warning and brought to life by the captivating Elodie Crowe, with the mesmerising accompaniment of Tara Lee Byrne on the cello, this is an event you won’t want to miss.
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Bluesfest 2024 – here we go!
Festival Director, Peter Noble OAM, says it’s Bluesfest Byron Bay’s 35th birthday next Easter, and as usual they’ll be rolling out multiple artist announcements over the coming months – here’s a couple of names you might know…
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The Almighty Sometimes
The Drill Hall was built in 1916 as home to the Mullumbimby Platoon of the 41st Battalion. It was later converted into a theatre in the 1970s. Over the years the interior was modified with the addition of a stage and raked seating installed in 2016. Thanks to a grant from Regional Development Australia and support from North Coast Events, AAE Industries and JC Coastal Construction, it has now been converted into a modern Black Box Theatre.
Sport
Athlete clears hurdle to high perfomance centre
Blade Thompson from the Tweed Little Athletics Centre has been selected to be part of the National High-Performance Camp held in the Gold Coast...