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Head-on crash car traveling in wrong direction
Police say that two men are in hospital after an accident on the M1 overnight, when emergency services responded to reports of a crash involving two cars near Clothiers Creek
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Local sailor triumphs in blustery Brisbane to Gladstone yacht race
Local sailor Craig Watson battled near gale-force winds on Coopers to have one of his best ever Brisbane to Gladstone yacht races claiming fourth place in line honours.
The importance of talking about ovaries
Brother and sister clothing designers Camilla Freeman-Topper and Marc Freeman are, were 11 and 13 respectively when their mother died of ovarian cancer.
Step up, Ben
Martin Corben, Lennox Head
With the cancellation of Bluesfest now would be a good time for the NSW state government’s...
Report and recommendations – First Nations people in custody
High, but not high enough, on the country's human rights agenda is the issue of Aboriginal deaths in custody.
Sally Flannery discovers dark side of ‘Lovemore’
Since declaring her interest in running for Lismore Council, local woman Sally Flannery has been subjected to sustained attacks, both online and upon her property.
Electricity ‘fun facts’
Anonymous, Ballina
I’m surprised that a part of David Lowe’s online article of March 15 slipped under the fact-check radar (‘Tamara Smith...
Stories about "purple":
Lilac house bound by red tape
Mullumbimby resident Nicole Haberecht is facing a $3,000 fine and the prospect of repainting her house after Council made a demand that she change the colour after it was painted a shade of lilac.
Letters
Housing crisis and Council
Paul Bibby - 0
Avital Sheffer, Mullumbimby
Population growth in this Shire is inevitable like it or not. Those who are being pushed out by the unfolding housing tragedy are...
Letters
Flawed plan
Kai Beijerbacht, Mullumbimby
For those of you who haven’t been living under a rock, I’m sure you are aware of the ever-increasing housing shortage crisis in...
Letters
Affordable myth
Paul Bibby - 0
Patricia Warren, Brunswick Heads
There is a ‘myth of affordable housing’ in Byron Shire.
Well may councillors lament the lack of ‘affordable housing’ in Byron Shire but...
Letters
Midwife quits
Paul Bibby - 1
Deb Walsh, Fernleigh
It’s become untenable for me to continue working in hospitals. I have quit. I will be deregistered soon by my own choice.
Working with...