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We Like to Tiki: Caper festival closing party this Sunday
North Byron Hotel is the official watering hole of Caper Byron Bay Food & Culture Festival 2024. To celebrate...
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National Volunteer Week honouring locals who give back
Tweed Shire Council will use National Volunteer Week to celebrate the significant contribution volunteers make across the Tweed, and to spotlight those who selflessly give back to the community.
Shh – it’s Secret Bridesmaid’s Business
It is the very eve of Meg’s wedding – her mother is fussing over every detail and her best friends are doing little to help. The wedding is the gala event that Meg has dreamed of since she was a girl and one that has taken far too long to come true. But, anything that can go wrong does until the veil is lifted on an unhappy secret, and Meg’s dream is rocked by a revelation she doesn’t want to be true.
Outdoor pickleball courts for Alstonville
Alstonville now boasts tournament-standard pickleball courts that opened to an enthusiastic crowd and players earlier this month.
The eight new...
Contraband, Chile’s 9/11 and black ops
Putting the life of local adventurer Chris Dewhirst into print would be no easy task. But he’s managed to do it, in part, with Everest Guns & Money.
NSW gears up for humpback migration with expanded disentanglement team
An expanded team of specialised rescuers are poised and ready to launch as tens of thousands of majestic humpback whales begin their annual migration along the NSW coastline.
Managing aquifers to deal with groundwater loss
Australians have worried about running out of water since before colonisation. Back then, coastal Aboriginal people turned to rivers, streams and lakes for drinking water; those inland, perhaps a mound spring or well-charged rock hole.
Stories about "Save the Bruns Scribbly Gums":
Make Bruns the new Bentley
There is never nothing we can do.
There are just people who do nothing.
With a world that is not on track to meet its climate targets, in the face of government failure it is the community who must act. It is time to do something.
Right now in Brunswick Heads our wild heathland is calling.
Byron locals come together to fight Brunswick Heads development
The fight to save the site from development is unlikely to be easy, with the Northern Regional Planning Panel less susceptible to community campaigns than local councils.
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Spice Palace: a mecca for Middle Eastern dips and spice mixes
Victoria Cosford
The business was a natural fit for Bec and Tom, new owners for the past few months, of this successful little operation.
Spice Palace,...
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Byron Rebels continue strong run in local rugby union
The Byron Shire Rebels put on 83 unanswered points against Lismore Rugby Club last weekend at Shultz Oval, capping a good day for the...
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Garry Simes racks up 25 finishes at Australia’s oldest ironman triathlon
Ballina Triathlon Club member Garry Simes has achieved the milestone of finishing the Port Macquarie Ironman Australia race, one of Australia’s premier events, for...
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Outdoor pickleball courts for Alstonville
Alstonville now boasts tournament-standard pickleball courts that opened to an enthusiastic crowd and players earlier this month.
The eight new tournament-standard outdoor courts have been...