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Nimblefoot launches tonight in Byron
Acclaimed Bangalow author Robert Drewe, who will be featuring at Byron Writers Festival, is having his latest book Nimblefoot launched by Kerry O’Brien at The Book Room at Byron at 6pm tonight.
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Psychedelic drugs
I am a bit bewildered by the 4 Corners program last Monday on the use of psychedelic drugs in...
A melodious morning
Dean Doyle and Sophistication are back this week for Morning Melodies at the Ballina RSL. Dean, Narelle and Paul...
Revenge
The Fischer–Spassky 1992 Twentieth Anniversary Rematch was in fact Russia and Spassky’s revenge.
Russia knew that Bobby Fischer was unstable,...
Editorial – Bye bye, Prince St froggies
It’s worth pausing to reflect on the mass frogacide that just happened on Prince Street, Mullum, which was led by unquestioning Byron Shire councillors and Resilience NSW.
Backlash
Last week’s Backlash asked why the disused rail corridor couldn’t be utilised to prevent another ‘shemozzle’ at Splendour, suggesting...
Singing songs of sorrow and resilience
Tucked away in a Mullumbimby music studio, a group of local musicians have been pouring their hearts out through song.
Stories about "Richmond River club":
Sailing is back on at Ballina
Duncan Dey
Ballina’s Richmond River club opened its season on Sunday, 6 September in a perfect 12-knot sou-easter.
Four fleets started their hour-plus races, with each...
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Mullum locals protest flood-prone pod site
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Around 40–50 locals gathered outside the Byron Shire Council chambers this morning to highlight the risks of, and lack of due process around, the selection of the flood accommodation pod site in Mullumbimby.
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Council: Goonellabah park not available for pods
Eve Jeffery - 2
Tuesday’s debate in the Lismore Council chambers was mostly about the community’s need for open, green space for sport and recreation balanced against the need for places to live.
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Cabarita DA refused on character grounds
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Tweed Shire Councillors refused a DA for a four-storey block of flats at 2-6 Tweed Coast Road, Cabarita Beach, despite the staff recommendation of approval.
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Concerns over future of Murwillumbah Hospital
Northern NSW Local Health District have sought to reassure locals that facilities won't be downgraded or closed at Murwillumbah Hospital when the controversial new Tweed Valley Hospital in Cudgen near Kingscliff opens in 2023.