Local photographer John McCormick had a tradition of capturing a Main Arm group photo at Kohinur Hall on an (almost) yearly basis over a...

The Byron Shire Council says several flood recovery projects are done or nearing completion, nearly four years after 2022’s floods and landslides, while others are to continue into 2027.

After eight years of designing, local parent and beekeeper Yari McGauley has just launched his nature-inspired board game, Forage, The Bee Game on Kickstarter.com.

Does the community want to retain control and management of Durrumbul Hall in Main Arm or will it be given over to Byron Shire Council (BSC)?

The proposal to change the approved Multiple Occupancy at 84 Blindmouth Road, Main Arm, development application to a Community Title which Council staff have recommended for approval, has raised significant concerns for the Main Arm Rural Residents Association.

The front cover of the NSW Department of Environment and Planning’s Low Cost Country Home Building, published in 1981

The threat of multiple home demolitions is still a reality for a small vulnerable community of long-term locals living in Main Arm, with renewed support from Greens Mayor Sarah Ndiaye and Council’s General Manager, Mark Arnold for the compliance department's actions.

According to www.livetraffic.com there are a number of road closures throughout the Northern Rivers. 

Fire services were called to a structural fire at Coopers Lane South near Mullumbimby at 11.50pm on Sunday night.

After Council’s compliance team threatened to demolish the homes of a small Main Arm multiple occupancy (MO) community, councillors voted unanimously last Thursday to review their enforcement policy in the coming months.