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Green Heroes among 2026 NSW Environment Award winners

The NSW Environment Awards, hosted by the state’s leading environmental advocacy organisation, Nature Conservation Council NSW, was recently held at Customs House in Sydney.
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Bus politics: more public transport for Northern Rivers

The state government has announced more than 670 additional weekly bus services to run across Northern Rivers bus networks starting from 6 December, 2026.
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Fatal injury in Ocean Shores

About 2pm on Friday 30 October 2026, emergency services were called to a home on Warrambool Road, Ocean Shores, following reports a man had been injured.
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Call for Mel Davis to be permanent Byron Public principal

Parents at Byron Bay Public School (BBPS) have started a petition to ask the NSW Department of Education (DOE) to reconsider their decision to replace Acting Principal, Mel Davis, and to allow her to continue permanently as principal.
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Casino Truck Show crowned NSW’s Best Visitor Experience

The North Coast Petroleum Casino Truck Show has taken out the Outstanding Visitor Experience category at the 2026 NSW Business Awards in Sydney.
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Stone fruit season has arrived!

There’s something special about biting into a perfectly ripe peach or nectarine, with juice running down your chin and the taste of summer in every mouthful. Stone fruit season is now underway, and local grower Rajesh Kumar is bringing a beautiful selection of fresh fruit to the farmers’ markets.
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Byron surfing community gathers for positive change

On Sunday the community came together, with close to 200 people gathering at Clarkes Beach for a paddle out, and shore action, to raise their voices and say there are no more excuses for violence against women and girls.
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Stories about "Shaws Bay":

Compton Drive redevelopment to proceed

Local News David Lowe - 0
The long-running saga of 23 Compton Drive, East Ballina, has finally been resolved, with Ballina Council agreeing to the demolition of the existing restaurant, which will be replaced with a two-storey house.
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Dragon boats fire up Ballina for rainbow regatta

Local News David Lowe - 0
Shaws Bay was a blaze of colour on the weekend for the annual Rainbow Region Dragon Boat Regatta, bringing hundreds of competitors from across the region with plenty of fun and friendly rivalry.
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Not ‘hoons’ or ‘lazy’ say mullet fishers at Shaws Bay

Local News Aslan Shand - 3
Concerns were raised over the impact of the trucks brought onto the beach at Gawandii Beach at Shaws Bay by fisher people during the mullet run.
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Mullet fishers destroy dunes and native plants at Gawandii Beach, Shaws Bay

Local News Aslan Shand - 4
Locals and Tuckombil Landcare have expressed concerns over damage to the dunes at Gawandii Beach at Shaws Bay by fisher people who are accessing the beach for the mullet harvesting season. 
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Ballina Council hires consulting firm to help create Shaws Bay plan

Local News Mia Armitage - 3
The Ballina Shire Council has outsourced initial development of a Shaws Bay management plan to a locally based private consulting company.
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What is the future of Shaws Bay in Ballina?

Local News The Echo - 0
How we manage our coastal areas have long term impacts both on our natural and built environments. Ballina Shire Council (BSC) are currently seeking...
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Shaw thing, baby: 50K for Ballina’s sea nursery

Local News Mia Armitage - 1
Nearly $50,000 in newly-announced state funding for coastal environmental restoratation at Ballina’s Shaws Bay will help marine wildlife recover post-floods, the Ballina Shire Council...
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Dragon boat racing returns to Ballina

Local News David Lowe - 0
After three years of postponements due to COVID and then the floods, dragon boats from across the state came back to Shaws Bay on the weekend for a triumphant 2022 regatta, with racers of all ages, shapes and sizes.
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Pop Denison Park at Ballina re-opening soon

Local News The Echo - 0
Ballina's Pop Denison Park was due to re-open yesterday but is now scheduled to open on Saturday 21 November, when beach replenishment and landscaping works along the Shaws Bay foreshore are completed.
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Ballina Council meeting short and sweet

Local News David Lowe - 2
It was a sweet result at Ballina Shire Council's October meeting, for developers at least, with support for some long-delayed projects.
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Remembrance Day 2026: 11am, 11 November

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It is estimated that in WWl there were 20 million dead and 20 million injured. From a population base of fewer than five million,...
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Love books? Join Friends of the Library

The Echo - 0
Friends of the Libraries, Byron Shire are looking for some fresh, new, younger faces to join the group and help keep it moving forward.
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NSW News

Racehorses shot for pet food by NSW breeder

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Thirteen thoroughbred horses deemed no longer useful, have been destroyed with eight horses destroyed by firearm at Berkeley Park Stud.
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Byron Bay Surf Lifesaving Club youngsters shine

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Two young members of Byron Bay Surf Lifesaving Club have delivered outstanding performances at the Paddle NSW State Sprint Championships, held at the Penrith International Regatta Centre over the weekend.
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