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$1 million boost for women’s surfing announced
Surfing Australia says it's stoked to announce that the organisation has been awarded $1 million in federal funding for the 'New Wave of Female Boardriders' project. This grant, delivered over the next three years, is intended to make surfing more accessible to women and girls across the country.
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Chinny Charge
In response to Bruce Robinson‘s letter regarding the Chincogan Charge. As everyone is aware we had the Chinny Charge...
Volunteer lifeguards return to NSW beaches
Thousands of surf lifesaving volunteers have officially returned to the NSW coastline for the 2024/25 Surf Life Saving Patrol Season.
NPWS accused of ignoring process around emergency comms tower installation
NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS) are yet to reply to claims by ecologists that proper process and...
Koala empathy
For many residents in Byron Bay it is with great relief that we learn that the younger generation of...
Hannah Cabinet to be fully restored
Lismore City Council is pleased to announce International Conservation Services (ICS) has been appointed to restore the iconic Hannah Cabinet, damaged in the 2022 natural disaster.
Uki and surrounding areas expect minor flooding
The NSW SES advises people in Uki and surrounding areas should STAY INFORMED about predicted heavy rainfall and minor flooding on the Tweed River.
Stories about "Nature":
How a walk in nature works
Earlier this month, I had the opportunity to do the Yuraygir Walk – close to 70 kilometres of stunning national park from Angourie to Red Rock, it’s the longest stretch of undeveloped coastline in the state.
Toothless watchdogs and failed promises
The state of Australia's natural environment is rapidly going from bad to worse, as those in government with a duty of care choose to dress windows and kick potential solutions down the road.
Countdown to one million frogs!
Can you help find a Growling Grass Frog, a Screaming Frog or a Tusked Frog? How about a Green Stream Frog, a Peppered Tree Frog, or a Giant Burrowing Frog? Australians are being asked to help capture croaks for FrogID Week.
Ocean warming is accelerating
A new study reveals increasing warming rates in the world’s oceans in recent decades and the locations with the greatest heat uptake.
Editorial: Quick, someone else grab the policy lever
With 2022 wrapping up, there will hopefully be some much-needed time for everyone to pause and reflect on the year, and to take time out to do what’s most important – spending time with friends and family.
Seven Mile Beach gets a breather
The beach north of Lennox Head was unusually quiet on the weekend, with 4WD traffic blocked from entering due to the dangerous conditions in the previous week.
QuestaGame at Goonellabah to help save the planet
QuestaGame is an app game for photographing and identifying fauna, flora, and fungi. Sightings are uploaded to the app and verified by experts to gain points for players
Marlon and the octopus
Lennox Head's 13 year old Marlon Denning had an exciting and educational experience during the home-schooling lock-down period in 2020.
Storylines: Decolonise or Technologise
Imagine if we passed laws that were about caring for the land and the people, returning the old ways, bringing back the lores from the first cultures of ‘Australia’.
Pottsville koalas: three dead as community argues over men’s shed
Koala advocates say they are seriously concerned about the survival of Tweed’s endangered koala population after volunteers found five koalas diseased and/or dead over a three-day period last month.
Byron Echo
Vale Philip Shine
Born in Sydney in 1952 to Ronald and Judith, Philip Shine was an Air Force brat.
Byron Echo
Koala empathy
For many residents in Byron Bay it is with great relief that we learn that the younger generation of Greens are on Council. Go...
Byron Echo
Buy and rent
Labor’s current bills (Help to Buy and Build to Rent) are being blocked by the Greens, some independents, and the Coalition because they are...
Local News
Donors enable interest-free solar at Byron Community College
Byron Community College has a new 19.3kW rooftop solar system at the charity’s college in Mullumbimby, NSW. An interest-free loan of $14,700 – sourced entirely from donations – financed the project and was provided by national climate action charity, Citizens Own Renewable Energy Network Australia (CORENA).
