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Green Heroes among 2026 NSW Environment Award winners

The NSW Environment Awards, hosted by the state’s leading environmental advocacy organisation, Nature Conservation Council NSW, was recently held at Customs House in Sydney.

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NSW commits $3 million for Saddle Road sewer link

The NSW Government will spend $3 million on a sewer link for the Saddle Road housing precinct near Brunswick Heads, a connection it says could service up to 600 residential lots.

Council’s special rates variation

There’s lots of noise about Byron Shire Council’s special rates variation (SRV) proposal, that would be additional to the...

Editorial – Conceding to the people

We are all familiar with the shortcomings of government. Political leanings aside, who among us has not felt that corruption and lack of accountability exist in government bodies?

Haven turns one: a three-day celebration

Haven’s story starts with a supermarket. The venue at 102 Jonson Street occupies the former Woolworths building, a site presented as a temporary home for music and community, before the building is eventually redeveloped. Instead of hiding that impermanence, the team made it the point. The space was built entirely from salvaged materials, turning a commercial site into a cultural one which is reminiscent of a futuristic Pan-Asian set from Blade Runner and Ghost in the Shell.

A new season on the plate at The Imperial Hotel

As summer approaches, the Imperial Hotel in Murwillumbah has once again let the seasons shape what’s on the plate.

Major building restorations in Lismore

The government says dozens of cultural and sporting hubs across Lismore, including the town’s iconic City Hall, are now restored and revitalised after suffering flood damage in 2022.

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As NSW govt boasts its support for festivals, let’s dive into where they haven’t

The NSW government today spruiked that Casino's CBD will host one of Australia's great transport events after Casino Truck Show secured funding under the state government's 2026/27 Regional Event Fund.

Drug policy needs reason, courage

The NSW Minns Labor government has failed in its response to the NSW Drug Summit 2024 report, delivered 3 April, 2025. It is a weak response to the overwhelming scientific evidence that the best approach, to both drug use and drug abuse, is to make them both health issues outside the criminal justice system.

Drug Summit consensus was clear – we need the NSW government to implement its recommendations

Today, six leading social services organisations issued a Joint Statement calling on the NSW government to urgently implement the recommendations of the Drug Summit Report.

Decriminalisation a first step in regulating marijuana in NSW?

As the NSW Upper House released its final report into the regulation of cannabis in NSW it is clear there is a significant and ongoing shift in community views on cannabis use with the latest Roy Morgan poll demonstrating that 48 per cent of Australians now support legalising marijuana.

Like a bird, on a wire

On Thursday I delivered the Hal Wootten Lecture at the University of NSW*. I’ve got this column due today. 

Editorial – A healthy approach to drugs

‘If you don’t have a drug problem then the last thing you need is a conviction; if you do have a drug problem then the last thing you need is a conviction.’

Drug summit for Northern Rivers

Drug reform is finally on the NSW agenda and the NSW Drug Summit will be held for a day in Lismore on Monday, November 4. It will also be held for a day in Griffith on November 1 and for two days in Sydney on December 4 and 5.

Church calls on all MPs to attend NSW drug summit

Organisers of the only legal medically supervised injecting centre in NSW say they want every state parliamentarian to attend next month’s long-awaited drug summit.

Lismore to host NSW Drug Summit

The NSW Drug Summit today announced that one of the two regional forums will be held at Lismore on Monday, November 4. 

Call for NSW Drug Summit to be held in Lismore

With the North Coast having the highest percentage of illicit drug use by people in Australia aged 14 years and over locals are calling to have one day of the NSW Drug Summit held in Lismore.

Remembrance Day 2026: 11am, 11 November

It is estimated that in WWl there were 20 million dead and 20 million injured. From a population base of fewer than five million,...

Love books? Join Friends of the Library

Friends of the Libraries, Byron Shire are looking for some fresh, new, younger faces to join the group and help keep it moving forward.

Racehorses shot for pet food by NSW breeder

Thirteen thoroughbred horses deemed no longer useful, have been destroyed with eight horses destroyed by firearm at Berkeley Park Stud.

Byron Bay Surf Lifesaving Club youngsters shine

Two young members of Byron Bay Surf Lifesaving Club have delivered outstanding performances at the Paddle NSW State Sprint Championships, held at the Penrith International Regatta Centre over the weekend.