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Shooting in Nimbin
There is a police operation currently underway in Nimbin following a shooting earlier today.
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Storylines: Growing hope
Hope is a fragile thing in 2021. With the current pandemic and the uncertainty in so many aspects of life, our hope is being shadowed by fear. It is profoundly affecting our humanity.
Highest Hapki yusul award given to former Rosebank resident
Ross Kendall
Jarrod Taylor has received the Ninth Dan – the highest award in Hapki yusul, the martial art from...
Entertainment in the Byron Shire and beyond for the week beginning July 28, 2021
It's amazing what you can still go and see and do. Check it out!
Community disharmony
Jenny Shiels, Byron Bay
I read Mandy Nolan’s Soapbox (21 July), and I agree there is disharmony in communities worldwide. Yes,...
Open-air art walk by the river at Murwillumbah completed
The Ages of the Tweed mural that accompanies the open-air riverside art walk has now been completed.
Spyware unplugged – New software attacks cast a light on cybersecurity
A major investigation conducted by news organisations has found that governments around the world may have been spied on by a malicious software called Pegasus.
Stories about "P-platers":
P-plater charged for drink driving
Police are reminding the public that provisional licence holders a required to have zero alcohol in their system when driving following an incident at Banora Point Saturday (December 3).
Local News
Knife-wielding criminal on the loose in Byron Bay
Aslan Shand - 1
A terrifying media release is still on the loose in Byron Bay after escaping from the computers of Council candidates Rhett Holt and Cr Alan Hunter. 'It is a frightful to wake up at three in the morning to a man blood dripping with a backpack full of knives using your shower,' the [sic] release said...
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Independent assessment needed to determine use of Alstonville aquifers
Aslan Shand - 0
The Save Alstonville Aquifer Group have raised concerns regarding the potential impact on the aquifer of making it part of the Rous County Council...
Local News
Dog off-leash parks coming to Tweed
Tweed Shire Council is seeking feedback from the community on off-leash dog parks at Bray Park and Banora Point.
‘The draft concept plan for John...
Byron Echo
Byron businesses buckle down
Aslan Shand - 1
The Greater Sydney lockdown has had a direct impact on local businesses who have seen a dramatic fall in customer numbers, particularly in Byron Bay.
