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Honours shared in premiership football derby
Byron Bay FC were fourth placed on the Football Far North Coast premiership ladder after a 3-3 draw playing away against Mullumbimby Brunswick Valley FC in round seven of the competition.
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Byron Council releases data on flood-affected biz
The first official data has been released following the devastating February 28 floods.
Lismore Council GM avoids sacking
Lismore City Council’s legacy of turbulence when it comes to leadership continues after a late-night surprise motion to sack General Manager John Walker in a confidential vote last week.
Concerns raised over heritage demolition proposal in Byron
The Byron Bay Historical Society has supported concerns raised by residents around a DA that proposes to demolish a home listed in a heritage area.
La Niña has ended but may yet return
Whilst the 2021-22 La Niña in the tropical Pacific has ended, there is around a 50 per cent chance of a La Niña event forming again during 2022 say the Bureau of Meteorology.
Charity bike ride resumes
They had their bikes stolen, faced a major natural disaster, and one rider injured her knee in a fall. But it still wasn't enough enough to stop the Ocean Pools Odyssey charity bike ride from completing its mission.
Millions needed for drainage maintenance in the north of Byron Shire
Byron Council would need to find more than $4 million in its budget to kick-start the process of bringing drainage maintenance in the north of the Shire up to a desirable standard, a staff report has found.
Stories about "Newspoll":
Thus Spake Mungo: Malcolm Turnbull doesn’t get it
While desperately playing down the significance of his own 30th Newspoll loss on the unconvincing basis that he wished he hadn’t mentioned Tony Abbott’s, our leader has taken what he apparently considers the high road.
Thus Spake Mungo: Timorous Turnbull and the Newspoll fallout
So the 30th Newspoll has finally dropped, and as he waits for the mushroom cloud to dissipate, just what will Malcolm Turnbull do to manage the fallout?
Science Goes Viral
You may have missed… mangroves’ carbon storage potential, smart implants, and twitter misinformation
Mangrove forests are massive carbon sinks, capable of storing over 1,000 tonnes of carbon per hectare.
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Local triathletes claim another title
The Byron Bay Breakers Triathlon Club has won the North Coast Interclub series for the second time after finishing on top of the table ahead of the Clarence Valley Stingrays and Hat Head Hammerheads.
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Lismore City Council votes against land-swaps and buybacks
The Lismore City Council has voted against asking the federal government and NSW Northern Rivers Reconstruction Commission [NRRC] for prioritised land buybacks and swaps after devastating floods earlier this year.
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Casino teenager charged with murder
An 18-year-old Casino man is to face Lismore Local Court today charged with murder.
