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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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Women scientists are less likely to be credited for their work
Gender gap in publication and patent authorship suggests women’s contributions to science are ignored or unappreciated.
Closed door decisions to determine coastal works
The Northern Regional Planning Panel (NRPP) will this week quietly decide whether temporary coastal protection works at Clarkes Beach will be allowed to remain there for a further five years under the authority of two government agencies.
Byron Shire rip-off
How many of us in the Shire can see that our rates are being used in our own residential...
Great foodie weekend end of July
The annual Harvest Food Trail on the weekend of 30–31 July allows locals and visitors the much needed opportunity...
Perplexed
Perplexed to read Richard Jones’ article ‘Now’s the time for those reforms’, when the opening sentence quotes: ‘Just over...
Ballina’s balloon ban in support of wildlife
Balloons are to be banned outside in the Ballina Shire from next year after a unanimous council vote Thursday morning.
Stories about "Police Murwillumbah":
Murwillumbah man refuses to comply with COVID check-in requirements
Police say that last Monday a man visited the Murwillumbah Library and refused to comply with the current health order to check-in.
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.