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How can we keep paying for incompetence

The only way forward is going backwards. That’s how I explain the current situation of Byron Shire Council. The...

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No food fraud at the farmers’ market

Food fraud has made headlines recently after an investigation by ABC program Four Corners found the issue is rampant in major supermarket aisles in Australia.

Robot armies

Nuclear war now seems a matter of not if, but when: the bulletin of atomic scientists now has us...

Big Council rates rise coming – We’ve got mail

Dear Mayor Ndiaye, councillors and general manager, we got your letter. You’re telling ratepayers that Council needs more money...

Ocean Shores golf winners

The Ocean Shores division one team won the clubs first ever NRDGA division one pennant flag.

Call to keep Bangalow Showgrounds in community hands

The Bangalow Park Trust, a volunteer community group that have successfully run the Bangalow Showgrounds since at least the 1950s, say they just want to get on with managing the showgrounds and don’t want Byron Shire Council to take over their role.

Rail trail future

The Northern Rivers Rail Trail (NRRT) represents one of the most exciting opportunities our region has seen in decades....

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Ella Rose to compete in World Ballet Crown National Finals

Ella Rose will head to Sydney to compete amongst Australia's best young ballet dancers after qualifying for the prestigious World Ballet Crown National Finals, a significant achievement that reflects her dedication, talent, and countless hours of training.

P-Plater in orange BMW out of his legal league accused of 198km/hr

A 25-year-old Sydneyside P-plater is to appear before Byron Bay Local Court next month accused of speeding at nearly 200 kilometres per hour near Brunswick Heads.

Public hearings into NSW Police protest response likely

The Law Enforcement Conduct Commission says it expects some time will be required to receive and assess a ‘very substantial volume of material from the public and the NSW Police Force,’ as part of its investigation into police conduct in Sydney earlier this month.

Northern Rivers Rail Trail wins two years in a row

The Northern Rivers Rail Trail (NRRT) has been awarded Gold in Tourist Attractions and Silver in Adventure Tourism at the 2025 NSW Tourism Awards, recognising its unique blend of leisure and adventure experiences.

Pauline in bronze at Bondi

A bronze statue of surfing champion Pauline Menczer has been unveiled at South Bondi Beach, honouring the local legend who now calls Brunswick Heads home.

Premier faces backlash for supporting Israeli weapons showcase

NSW premier Chris Minns has come under fire for saying he is 'proud' and 'delighted' to welcome weapons manufacturers, who are implicated in Israel’s genocide in Gaza, to the City of Sydney as part of the Indo-Pacific Weapons Exposition.

Shark attack victim’s family releases statement

The family of surfer Mercury Psillakis has released a public statement following his tragic death on the weekend, off the Northern Beaches of Sydney.

Sue Higginson calls out assaults following neo-Nazi rally in Sydney

Greens MP and spokesperson for justice Sue Higginson says new video has revealed the real risk, harm and impunity that occurs from neo-Nazi and Nationalist rallies with two brothers, Shamikh and Majed Dadra, who were assaulted on a Sydney train by participants of the so-called ‘March for Australia’ rally that occurred in Sydney last Sunday.

151 electric buses are another step to a zero emission fleet

Sydney’s electric bus fleet has grown with the purchase of 151 new vehicles, bringing the total to 921 the new buses purchased since the March 2023.

Kev stirs the pot

After an estimated 300,000 people ignored the rain and the wishes of the NSW premier to peacefully march across the Sydney Harbour Bridge in solidarity with the starving people of Gaza, Page MP and Deputy Nationals leader Kevin Hogan's contribution was to share a number of images purporting to show that this event was actually about supporting Muslim extremism.

Greens urged to back pathway to end native forest logging

Some of NSW’s most respected and long-standing forest campaigners and scientists have today urged the Greens not to support the Nationals' attempt to disallow the Improved Native Forest Management (INFM) method.

Ballina Council makes decision on Ross Lane

With the absence of all four of its progressive councillors for various reasons, Ballina Council pushed ahead with its agenda at yesterday's monthly meeting, including a decision which is likely to close Ross Lane for months while the road is upgraded.

Mullumbimby puts new governance models first, and now wants to build it

Imagine Northern Rivers says Mullumbimby is the only community across the region to rank new models of governance and decision-making as the number one element of its preferred future, and last week locals gathered to work out how to make it real.

Appeal to locate man missing from Broadwater

Police are appealing for public assistance to help locate a local missing man.