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Tweed hospital and playgrounds welcomed
State Labor politicians have officially welcomed two upgraded playgrounds and a new hospital built in the Tweed Shire.
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Tweed hospital and playgrounds welcomed
State Labor politicians have officially welcomed two upgraded playgrounds and a new hospital built in the Tweed Shire.
Connection?
Is there any connection between a five-star resort that is about to build holiday apartments and houses a kilometre...
Hundreds rally against fish farms in Hobart
Yesterday in nipaluna/Hobart, hundreds of concerned citizens joined the Fish Farms Out Now flotilla organized by Bob Brown Foundation, calling for fish farms to be removed from Tasmanian waters.
Food security at stake, say NSW Farmers
Australia will be unable to feed itself and farmers will be driven out of business unless radical action is taken to reform the supermarket retail sector, NSW Farmers has told a senate inquiry today.
Time for change
National Parks & Wildlife Service (NPWS) and Byron Shire Council (BSC) have agreed to close Tyagarah clothing-optional area on...
No changes to parking time limits in Ballina CBD but angled bays to come
Car parking time limits in Ballina’s town centre are to remain as they are after local councillors voted against changes in response to public feedback.
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Local AFL lads fare well at NSWPSSA Championships
Story & photos Eve Jeffery
The Byron Shire was well represented recently when five local sportsmen travelled south to compete in the NSWPSSA AFL Championship.
The...
Fergus and Riley flying Pies
Two of the brightest junior AFL stars from the Byron Bay area are off to southern NSW after being chosen in representative sides to...
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Surf’s up for World Pro-Adaptive Titles in Byron
Favourable conditions are expected for the World Pro-Adaptive Surfing Titles 2024, to be held at Byron Bay’s Main Beach from today.
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More calls for federal intervention in Wallum estate plans
Another ecologist has added their name to the community campaign against development on environmentally sensitive land in Brunswick Heads.
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Body found near Byron in search for missing man
A body believed to be that of a man reported missing last week has been found, police on the weekend said.
Political Comment
State of destruction
David Lowe - 0
Tasmanians go to the polls next weekend, in an early election brought on by Liberal Premier Jeremy Rockcliff, whose party has fractured during its ten years in office but is currently warning voters not to elect a Labor minority government, which he's been calling a 'Coalition of Chaos'.