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Pickleball takes Alstonville by storm as new courts opened
Alstonville now boasts tournament-standard pickleball courts that opened to an enthusiastic crowd and players last Saturday despite the rain.
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Northern rivers surfers help Australia win the World Junior Surfing Championships
Fingal Head surfer Dane Henry has won an individual gold to help Australia claim its eighth World Junior Surfing...
Baby, it’s chilly outside
Three Lords and the Byron Theatre are presenting a special performance of the 1983 classic film The Big Chill on Saturday, May 26. The show includes a concert performance of the soundtrack by The Byron Theatre Orchestra, along with food trucks, cocktails and perhaps the odd bit of audience participation.
National Service
I have to say that having been conscripted into the army in 1970 I couldn’t disagree more with Peter...
Death wish
Money that should be spent on decarbonisation is being spent on catastrophe repairs. We are putting out the fire...
Xavier Rudd joins Save Wallum campaign
Popular musician Xavier Rudd has publicly backed the Save Wallum campaign against a controversial housing estate at Brunswick Heads in the Byron Shire.
Once Upon A Time
Local artist Michelle Ansoul’s sepia-toned photographic prints reflect moments of her hometown Byron Bay over the course of four...
Stories about "poor roads":
Editorial: Tackling autobesity
About ten years ago, the four-wheel drive car, useful in rural areas with poor roads, began to lose ground to the larger sports utility vehicle.
Local News
Is Kyogle Council misrepresenting changes to Private Native Forestry approvals?
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The Kyogle Environment Group has challenged Kyogle Council’s presumption thatapplying for a Private Native Forestryplan from both Local Land Services and Council ‘essentially duplicates the assessment’.
Local News
Rally in Byron against Gaza war
Locals are being called to join in a rally at Byron Bay this Saturday at 2pm calling on the Australian government to take action against the deaths of Palestinians in the invasion of Gaza by Israel.
Byron Echo
Mullum Road upgrade
Construction is expected to commence in December to improve the flood-prone Mullumbimby Road near Uncle Tom’s corner.
Byron Echo
Protect the beach and coast
The last time my late father visited Byron Bay, I saw a tear roll down his cheek as he stood at Main Beach. My...
