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‘Hollywood’ drug squads over the top
I guess we have to thank Hollywood for the enduring myth that a black-clad squad of elite 'blokes', preferably with cool helicopters, from the capital are needed to crack down on really serious crime in hick parts of the country like Mullumbimby.
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Wonderful Council
Raphael Lee Cass, Byron Bay
I went for a swim at Belongil Beach the other day and was shocked to...
Saltwater mob style
Story & photo Melissa Butters
If you’ve ever tasted the wild fish rillettes from The Bay SmokeHouse you know what’s...
Don’t worry, be greedy
Desmond Bellamy, PETA Australia
The deputy prime minister has said that the government will consider excluding agriculture from future long-term...
A safe space for sexual assault survivors
In a perfect world, the trauma Margot and Joana experienced would not have happened, and there would be no need for the very important support group they have created.
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.
Amber alert for blue-green algae at Lake Ainsworth
An amber alert has been put in place for Lake Ainsworth near Lennox Head in relation to the presence of blue-green algae.
Stories about "meeting":
Ballina Council meeting yesterday
As COVID-19 precautions continued, there was no singing and proceedings were on the internet again for yesterday's Ballina Shire Council meeting.
Local News
Local fisherfolk caught in the parking fine net
Aslan Shand - 1
FIsherfolk have been caught in the net of parking fines designed to stop travellers parking up for the night on the Tweed Coast Road and they are seeking help to access their beaches at night without fines.
National News
Family Court scrapped
Despite overwhelming opposition from Australia’s family law specialists and advocates, the federal Liberal-Nationals government and cross benchers scrapped the Family Law Court and subsumed it into the circuit courts last week.
Sport
Cavanbah centre gets a taste of 3×3 basketball
The Byron Beez basketball team in collaboration with the U League hosted a 3x3 tournament at the Cavanbah centre at the end of January that attracted 30 teams.
Local News
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.
