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Highway traffic delays after truck rollover north of Byron
There have been two highway crashes north of Byron this morning.
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Why do we destroy what we love?
Nan Nicholson, The Channon
I have been an environmental activist for over 50 years (I started when I was a...
Local kite surfer smashes long distance world record
It was a cold, windy night on the rugged NSW south coast and Brian Kiss von Soly was wrapped up in a silver emergency blanket like a human burrito.
Upside down river
Tim Harrington, Lennox Head
Letter contributor Richard White (letters 21/4/21) quite correctly identifies the Richmond River as an ‘upside down river’...
Global predicament
Dudley Leggett – Director of Sustainability Research Institute, Suffolk Park
Phillip Frazer’s article, (Echo 6 January) is an excellent summary of...
Water strategy
Alan Dickens, Brunswick Heads
The people of Mullumbimby would be aware that Byron Shire Council (BSC) intends to hand over...
Honouring midwives on their International day
Many of us have a midwife to thank for our safe arrival from the womb, these specialised 'catching' hands are a blessing to both mum and bub in hospitals and in the home.
Stories about "schoolies":
Police warn Schoolies ‘Be COVID-Safe’
A message from senior officers at Tweed/Byron Police District for 2020 end of school celebrations is reminding school leavers from across NSW and interstate who have travelled to Byron Bay and other parts of Northern NSW to stay COVID-Safe.
Mayor: change your plans for Schoolies
At a press conference in Byron Bay this morning Byron Shire Mayor Simon Richardson, Detective Acting Superintendent Cameron Lindsay and NSW Local Health District's Wayne Jones, met to make an announcement about the upcoming Schoolies week in the town.
Schoolies welcomed in Byron
The number of teens coming to Byron for schoolies week appears to have increased this year but they have generally been well behaved, the organiser of the Apex Park schoolies Hub says.
Schoolies are arriving in Byron for summer fun
Schools out for summer and many of the newly minted adults who have had their final day of school and are heading for a good time in Byron Bay.
Schoolies went well overall, say police
Local police say they were pleased overall with the behaviour of those who attended Schoolies celebrations in Byron Bay over the past few weeks.
Detective...
Schoolies ‘Operation Kimberley’ commences
Senior police have been reminding school leavers to party safely and know their limits during as this year’s NSW schoolies celebrations kicked in over the weekend.
Tamara Smith MP ‘Blows Zero’
Local Greens MP Tamara Smith raised $5,000 with the help of local businesses and festivals to provide the final funding push to purchase a new breathalyser machine for the HUB in Byron to use over schoolies season this year.
Schoolies volunteer call out
With the yearly preparations underway for when schoolies arrive in a little more than two months, BUDDI youth worker Nicqui Yazdi. is appealing for volunteers to step up and help make the event a safe and memorable one.
Byron Schoolies ‘best ever’
Organisers of youth services are busy packing up after a busy schoolies season in Byron Bay and saying it was the best schoolies ever.
Police report ‘steady’ start to Schoolies
Police reported a 'steady night' in Byron Bay on Saturday (November 19), the first night of ‘Operation Kimberley’ their 2016 ‘schoolies’ response with just three arrests over one incident.
Local News
Water outage in Ballina this Thursday
Residents on Crane and Owen Streets in Ballina are advised of a planned water outage this Thursday May 13.
Local News
Cocaine bust in Byron Shire, 7 men arrested
Police say two separate investigations into the ongoing supply of cocaine in the Byron Bay area have led to charges against seven men.
Letters
Cringe worthy PM
Keith Duncan, Pimlico
After cringing at the spectacle of Scott Morrison blatantly lying to President Biden during that virtual climate summit of world leaders, we...
Letters
False impressions
Fast Buck$, Coorabell
I was under the impression that, upon the mayor resigning, the deputy mayor would automatically get the job. Instead we find now...
