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Taste the delights to come your way as part of the Northern Rivers Food Harvest Food Trail
Today saw the first of a series of special tasting events by the 'Taste The Harvest’ in collaboration with Byron Visitor Centre with the giving away complimentary breakfasts.
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Rescission does nothing to sway team Krieg on waste
An Extra Ordinary Meeting of the City of Lismore Council was held last night to respond the a request for a recission on last week’s Waste Operation Review which saw a majority of Lismore Councillors vote to outsource the service and work to private enterprise.
Eltham Hotel, noise complaints and cancelled shows
Balancing the needs of a diverse community is always a challenge but it is one that owners of the Eltham Hotel Matt Rabbidge and Luke Sullivan, just 15 minutes from Lismore, are determined to do following complaints about loud music at the pub.
Tweed under biosecurity exclusion zone after fire ants found
The NSW government has introduced an emergency biosecurity exclusion zone in the Tweed Shire after the discovery of fire ants in NSW for the first time last week.
Front runners emerge in Coastal Cricket league
Byron Bay second-grade cricketers continued their winning streak last Saturday and are now just two competition points off the...
From the Deep South to the Far North
A Message from Tasmania: ‘If you care about what you eat, be careful what you buy.’ A campaign to protect some of Australia’s most pristine waterways from industrial destruction is being launched nationally at the Brunswick Picture House on Friday evening at a live music and video event.
109 climate action activist arrests at Newcastle Port as G20 countries fail to reduce emissions and global warming continues
Police say they’ve charged more than a hundred protesters at the Rising Tide Newcastle Port blockade after three days of demonstrations.
Stories about "Murder":
Corrections officer found not guilty of murdering Indigenous inmate who tried to escape in Lismore
A corrections officer who shot a fleeing prisoner in the back outside Lismore Base Hospital has been found not guilty of murder or manslaughter.
Tweed Byron police release image of suspected cold case murderer
Tweed-Byron Police District detectives have released a COMFIT image of a man suspected of murdering another man in Tweed Heads more than two decades ago.
Tragic death of two men in Yamba
NSW Police have today spoken to the media after the body of a man and a teenage boy were located inside a home at Yamba yesterday.
Ballina sees first death from DV in 2023
The first woman to be murdered in 2023 in Australia was Ballina Woman Lindy Lucena. A vigil is being held this Sunday at 7pm.
Arrest and extradition over 2005 murder of Simone Strobel in Lismore
On 17 February 2005 the naked body of Simone Strobel, a German backpacker, was found covered by ‘palm fronds on a sports ground about 90 metres from’ the Tourist Caravan Park in Lismore where she had been staying with her boyfriend. Yesterday a man was extradited from Western Australia and charged with murder.
Casino teenager charged with murder
An 18-year-old Casino man is to face Lismore Local Court today charged with murder.
Casino teen charged with murder
NSW Police report that a teenage boy has been charged with murder following the death of a youth and the wounding of another yesterday.
Man charged with Kyogle murder
A man has been charged with murder following the death of a man earlier this week.
Man to be charged with murder over Tweed River crash
A man is expected to be extradited to New South Wales and charged with murder after a vehicle crashed into the Tweed River in 2015, resulting in the death of the female passenger.
Woman charged with murder over Cudgera Creek fatal
A female driver from Lismore has been charged with murder following a fatal crash at Cudgera Creek earlier this month.
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Eltham Hotel, noise complaints and cancelled shows
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Balancing the needs of a diverse community is always a challenge but it is one that owners of the Eltham Hotel Matt Rabbidge and Luke Sullivan, just 15 minutes from Lismore, are determined to do following complaints about loud music at the pub.
Local News
Armed robbery Burleigh Heads
Police are investigating an armed robbery at a liquor store in Burleigh Heads on November 28.
Local News
Bruem’s balloon amendment burst as Ballina Council votes to protect wildlife
Ballina Shire’s balloon ban is to stay in place after a failed attempt by at least one conservative councillor to weaken rules aimed at protecting wildlife and reducing litter.
Byron Echo
Truth-telling beyond the Voice referendum
In order to transcend the disappointment of the Voice referendum, many political and Aboriginal leaders are focusing on ‘truth-telling’.
