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Men’s XV: Byron Shire Rebels vs Lismore

The Rebels Men’s XV put in a dominant attacking display of rugby to see off Lismore 42-17, racking up...

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Councillors silent

I spent some time preparing a submission regarding the draft DCP for the redevelopment of the Mullumbimby Hospital site. I...

AI roll-out

My dad bought a quarter-acre block overlooking Sydney’s Northern Beaches for 400 pounds. That was about eight week’s salary. Mum...

Film buffs flock to Bangalow

Nicholas Hope (left) who was Bubby in Rolf de Heer’s (right) groundbreaking movie of 30 years ago, Bad Boy Bubby, a film featuring clingfilm, which screened last Saturday at the Bangalow Film Festival. The fabulous festival continues until Sunday evening.

Momentum hosts free skate workshop for girls and women

Whether you are stepping on a skateboard for the first time, sharpening your skills or getting ready to compete, a free school holiday workshop is being offered to all female skaters up to 25 years.

AI: Artificial Intelligence, or Artificial Inflation?

It feels as if AI is everywhere – whether it’s those intrusive bots on every website or every headline about how it’s either going to be a boon for humanity, or end us.

No Small Thing: NRCF Women’s Giving Circle event, Murwillumbah

Cheek Media founder, Hannah Ferguson, will headline a panel of prominent women leaders at the Regent Theatre in Murwillumbah next Thursday, in an event the organisers say brings, 'the kind of line-up you'd usually travel to Sydney for' to the Northern Rivers.

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Fishing trio rescued from Ballina after boat flips

Three fishermen returning from Byron Bay to Ballina were rescued when their boat capsized trying to cross the Ballina bar into the Richmond River on Sunday, emergency services said.

2025 closes with tragedy for Surf Life Saving NSW

Surf Life Saving NSW has responded to multiple serious coastal incidents across the state yesterday, including one confirmed fatality, an ongoing search and rescue operation, a resuscitation and several critical rescues.

Surf Life Saving raises flags for summer season

Surf Life Saving (SLS) Far North Coast kicks summer season off at the Cudgen Headland SLSC this Saturday from 8.15am.

Nippers returning to far north coast

Far north coast beaches will get a little brighter as the Nippers season officially splashes back onto the sand this weekend.

Volunteer lifeguards return to NSW beaches

Thousands of surf lifesaving volunteers have officially returned to the NSW coastline for the 2024/25 Surf Life Saving Patrol Season. 

Far North Coast Junior Life Savers of the Year announced

Two of the Far North Coast’s brightest young surf life saving talents have been announced as the Newcastle Permanent Junior Surf Life Savers of the Year for 2024.

NSW summer’s drowning toll reaches 12

Surf Life Saving New South Wales says volunteer surf lifesavers have worked through one of the busiest days of the summer to date on NSW beaches.

Search resumes for missing Lennox swimmer

New South Wales police say the search for a missing swimmer at that began on Sunday resumed today at 7.30am.

They’re he-ere: SLSC surf patrols are on!

Surf Life Saving NSW says that more than 20,000 active volunteer lifesavers began patrols on beaches across the state on Saturday. 

Program to save international students from drowning

Many of the drowning deaths on Australian beaches can be attributed to foreign beach goers who don't know how to swim and who have no local knowledge of the dangers in our coastal waters.

Byron’s Winter Whales raise $43,000

The Byron Bay Winter Whales (BBWW) took to the ocean for the 39th time this year on the first Sunday of May and raised $43,000 for local organisations and charities.

NSW Golf Croquet State Championships to be hosted in the Northern Rivers

Ballina Cherry Street, Byron Bay, and Lismore croquet clubs region will once again host the 2026 NSW Golf Croquet Advantage Doubles and Advantage Singles...

A heartfelt night of fundraising

We can’t solve the lack of social housing investment, or magically make emergency accommodation appear, but we can help alleviate suffering and bring warmth and comfort to people coping in truly awful situations.

Floodland

Local filmmaker Darius Devas is bringing Floodland – winner of the Sustainable Futures Award at the Sydney Film Festival – to Mullumbimby, for one night only.