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Lennox roundabout pledged by federal Labor MP
Federal funding to build a new two-lane roundabout at the intersection of Byron Bay Road and Byron Street, Lennox Head has been pledged by local MP Justine Elliot (Labor).
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Champion golfers crowned in Mullumbimby
Adam Bullock and Julianne Ross have emerged as Mullumbimby Golf Club’s (MGC) 2023 champion golfers after finishing on top...
A win for Feros Village Byron Bay residents
A whole community can expel a sigh of relief at the breaking news that months of distress and sadness can now become part of history – this morning the Minister for Crown Lands, Steve Kamper, has announced that services providers for aged care are advised that Expressions of Interest (EOI) are now open for Feros Village Byron Bay.
Royal Life Saving NSW summer-ready checklist
Royal Life Saving NSW says that as another scorching summer approaches, the service is preparing communities to avoid the alarming spike in drowning incidents witnessed last year.
Families consider class action against Intrapac over cancelled Banyan Hill house and land contracts
Nearly fifty local Intrapac house and land buyers on the Northern Rivers may need to take Supreme Court action to avoid being short-changed and priced out of the region.
Legend Pizza
If you go back in time 32 years, Byron was very different, but Legend Pizza was already a massive favourite of locals. You’d have to be a bit of a legend to have a successful business that’s been right in the middle of Jonson St for 30 of those years; that’s been locally owned and operated the whole time.
Lennox roundabout pledged by federal Labor MP
Federal funding to build a new two-lane roundabout at the intersection of Byron Bay Road and Byron Street, Lennox Head has been pledged by local MP Justine Elliot (Labor).
Stories about "theft":
Man arrested after ‘crime spree’
NSW Police say a man has been charged after investigations into multiple alleged break and enter, stolen vehicle, and traffic offences on the Far North Coast.
Men charged over attempted burglary from Wieambilla ambush property
Queensland Police say that detectives have charged two men after they allegedly attempted to steal two motorbikes from a property in Wieambilla, which is the subject of a crime scene.
Woman charged with theft, drug and firearm offences – Doon Doon
New South Wales Police say a woman will face court today for alleged vehicle theft, drug and firearm offences.
Class action against Optus being considered
With an increasing number of Australians discovering they have been caught up in the Optus data breach, law firm Slater and Gordon is investigating a possible class action against the telecommunications company on behalf of current and former customers.
Housebreaking tools seized, man arrested
A man has been charged with driving and property offences after police seized housebreaking implements from a car at Lismore.
Police report armed hold-ups and a stolen Porsche in the Tweed Shire
A man and woman in their twenties are due to face court today after dramatic scenes in the Tweed Shire on Sunday involving a gun, a knife, smashed police cars and a stolen Porsche.
19-yr-old charged after alleged Mercedes joy ride in Tweed shire
A 19-year-old Tweed Heads South man faces a string of charges related to car theft on the Northern Rivers.
Water truck stripped during floods in Main Arm
During last week's flood, a set of wheels on a water truck dropped off one side of a Main Arm causeway near Kohinur Hall. Then the truck was stripped both externally and internally while they waited for the flood waters to subside.
A sign of the time
Pat Miller, Tweed Water Alliance
Tweed Water Alliance (TWA) wants their sign back. The TWA sign on the eastern approach to Uki was vandalised on...
Twenty charged with car thefts, break-ins and fraud
In the early hours of Sunday 24 and Monday 25 March 2019, a large number of homes and vehicles in the Kingscliff and Casuarina areas were broken into and had property stolen. Two Audi motor vehicles and a Landcruiser were also stolen.
Byron Echo
Disaster management needs different approach
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Disaster funding must favour social capital and community building, rather than just ‘mopping up’, the head of the philanthropic organisation, Northern Rivers Community Foundation, says.
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DV awareness run on October 15
I Run For Her is an annual community event held by Got Your Back Sista, which aims to spark critical conversations around domestic violence on a national scale, and for the first time will host events across Australia on October 15.
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Royal Life Saving NSW summer-ready checklist
Royal Life Saving NSW says that as another scorching summer approaches, the service is preparing communities to avoid the alarming spike in drowning incidents witnessed last year.
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Two dead and 70 charged at Sydney music festivals
After two deaths – both confirmed to have been at the Knockout festival – NSW police say that there were more than 70 people charged with drug offences at two Sydney music events held on Saturday.
