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Fire burning beside Mullumbimby Woolworths under control

The Mullumbimby NSW Fire and Rescue Station House 388 was alerted to a large fire in a compound beside the Mullumbimby Woolworths supermarket at 8.22pm this evening.

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Editorial – ‘One good thing about music, when it hits you, you feel no pain’ – Bob Marley

There’s an old gag about being a musician:  what’s the difference between a musician and a pizza?

Answer the question

Mullumbimby needs as much affordable housing as it can get. The Byron Shire Council (BSC) agrees, the state government...

Crescent Head murders remembered, 30 years on

NSW Police Force Acting Commissioner, Peter Thurtell APM, has reflected on one of the darkest days in the history of the NSW Police Force – the shooting murders of two officers at Crescent Head on the Mid North Coast, 30 years ago.

Missing young surfer found alive on island

Volunteer crews from Marine Rescue Wooli and Coffs Harbour are this morning continuing the search for a missing 19-year-old male surfer off One Tree Trail, on the state’s Mid North Coast.

Lennox Lions hit off golf day fundraiser, Aug 17

August roars in with purpose for the Lennox Head Lions Club, with their premier annual event the John Mitchell...

Eclectic Selection: What’s on this week ( July 9 – 16, 2025)

Eclectic Selection: What’s on this week is a taste of some of the events that can be found in the Byron Shire and beyond this coming week.

Stories about "potholes":

Editorial – Are you at a loose end?

Woahhh the grinding rubber wheels of progress will once again touch Byron’s potholed roads as councillors and staff meet this Thursday in their never-ending live streamed reality show called ‘local governance’.

Let’s dive deep into potholes!

Main Arm residents were disappointed to hear from Byron Council’s senior staff at a public meeting last Thursday night that their dangerous and rapidly deteriorating roads might not get repaired until the end of 2025 at the earliest. 

Pothole protest gets immediate results

Psst: want to get Council staff to do something about the appalling state of roads in your neighbourhood? Organise a protest outside Mullum’s Council Chambers! By...

Tweed Council says ‘No’ to State government taking their developer income

Tweed Shire Councillors have rejected a proposal by the NSW government, that would reduce the ability of local councils to collect infrastructure contributions from developers.

Council crews working hard to repair potholes

Tweed Shire Council road maintenance crews are out across the Tweed's road network repairing potholes and other damage caused by the recent prolonged rainfall and previous flood events.

Putting a lid on the pothole problem

We laugh and joke about them, and occasionally we curse them. We talk about them over dinner and sometimes threaten to sue the Council when our car suspension systems or tyres are wrecked.

Franklin delivers on roads funding

Roads, roads, roads... Ben Franklin has delivered on the $25m election promise made during his bid to win the seat of Ballina in the las NSW election.

Pothole capital

Nick Mills, Eureka Yay, I just paid an $824 bill for one broken wheel, no doubt a subliminal message from my car saying ‘enough’ of the...

Remember the $25m election promise for roads?

Local Nationals MLC Ben Franklin is staying tight lipped on when Byron Shire can expect $25m in roads funding, as pledged prior to the March 2019 NSW election.

Safer roads take the long route

Councillor Basil Cameron was frustrated that his attempt to create safer roads for everyone was delayed at the last council meeting.

Partial approval recommended for DA at Dunbible for unauthorised dwelling

Following compliance investigations at 300 Bakers Road, Dunbible, Tweed Shire Council staff have recommended approval of stages one and two, but not stage three of the development application. 

Tribute to Paul ‘Campo’ Campton as police reappeal for information on the fatal hit-and-run in Bangalow

The Byron Shire Rebels Rugby will pay tribute to  Paul ‘Campo’ Campton this Saturday as they host Casuarina in Bangalow. 

Temporary road and bridge closures – Alstonville and Tintenbar Bridge

Road closures for Alstonville and the Teven/Tintenbar Bridge will be taking place next week.

Opportunities for drug diversion improvements demonstrated in the UK

The scientific evidence is clear, and has been for a long time, that drug issues need to be treated as a health issue not as a police issue.