The future removal of the Norries Headland upper car park, the outcome of the 2021 Norries Headland Masterplan, was challenged at the last Tweed Shire Council meeting.
Winner of the Palme d’Or at the 2024 Cannes Film Festival, acclaimed director Sean Baker’s new film follows Anora, a sex worker from Brooklyn, who gets her chance at a Cinderella story when she meets and marries the son of an oligarch.
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As opening night approaches this Thursday, audiences are getting a glimpse of the creative energy fueling 10 Minutes of Fame at the Drill Hall Theatre in Mullumbimby.
Andy Beswick plans to swim 1,360 laps of the pool at the Lennox Aquatic Centre with a recovering broken leg, to raise money for kids in the Ballina region.
Not-for-profit national cycling advocacy group, Bicycle Network, who promote good health through movement and saving the planet by not burning fossil fuels, held their annual Super Sunday event on the weekend.
For years the beachside streets of Ocean Shores, South Golden Beach and New Brighton have been a haven for van campers looking to park up for the night.
Opening Council-related bills is rarely a pleasant experience, but when Ocean Shores resident Robert Birch opened his water bill a few months ago he got a particularly nasty surprise.
The South Golden Beach-New Brighton-Ocean Shores Community Resilience Team have recently designed and installed maps in each of the village areas as part of their ‘Creating a prepared and resilient community program’.
As many people are aware, there is no public transport in the north of Byron Shire on Sundays, making it difficult for people, young people in particular, to get to where they want to go. Adam Luck has decided to take action on this problem.
The reintroduction of weevils that have previously kept weeds at bay at Waterlily Park in Ocean Shores is now underway while the weather is favourable, say Council staff.
Richard Jones’s Echo articles are always a good read. Last week he questioned how Albanese’s Labor government will convince voters that they’ll be worse...
The Hidden Disabilities Sunflower initiative was marked on December 3, with Byron Shire Council taking part in the global project that recognises the International Day of People with Disability.
