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World Heritage Committee questions management of Great Barrier Reef

UNESCO’s World Heritage Committee has ordered a full review of Australia’s Great Barrier Reef management in 2026, following the sixth mass bleaching event in nine years and severe coastal flooding.

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Byron SAE/ACAP campus to wind down by 2028

The SAE and ACAP University Colleges at the Byron Bay campus will begin a long-term wind-down process, with operations to conclude by February 2028.

The mighty Moonshiners host Beyond Blue family event

For the ninth year, the Mullum Moonshiners will play a rugby round to raise funds and awareness for mental...

Interrupting trauma and violence

Last week multi-award-winning journalist Jess Hill spoke to hundreds who gathered at the Star Court Theatre in Lismore. Hill spoke about gendered violence, and some of the things she has uncovered in recent years are truly shocking.

$20m fix Byron roads

Over two months ago Byron Council reached out to its citizens in the north of the Shire asking for...

Why not the Mullum hospital site?

The Landcom plans (DA 2025.212.1) for the very handy carpark in the centre of town don’t make any sense...

Power not speed

One reason I stopped selling e-bikes was that illegal over-speed e-bikes became available and preferred. The 25km/h speed limit...

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Westpac Rescue Helicopter partners with Casino Truck Show 

Westpac Rescue Helicopter Service has come on board as the charity partner for the North Coast Petroleum Casino Truck Show’s tenth anniversary event on 5 August. 

Driver seriously injured near Murwillumbah

A male driver suffered serious injuries following a motor vehicle accident on Monday night at Dum Dum near Murwillumbah. 

Surfer rescued from rocks below Byron lighthouse

A male surfer in his 20s was washed up on the rocks below Byron Bay lighthouse this morning.

Yacht ran aground inside Ballina bar

On Saturday afternoon at around 2.15pm a yacht ran aground just inside the Ballina bar with three people on board.

Driver flown to GC hospital after Tyagarah crash

Police say that at about 1.30am today emergency services were called to the M1 Motorway near Kennedys Lane at Tyagarah, after reports a Hyundai i30 had collided with several objects and left the roadway.

Surfers keeping rescue chopper busy

Rough sees have meant that the Westpac Rescue Helicopter has had a busy few days in search and rescue operations along the coast.

Pacific Highway closed north of McLean

The Pacific Highway is closed in both directions north of McLean between Chatsworth and Harwood due to a serious two-car crash near Chatsworth Road.

Man falls from roof in Fernleigh

On Sunday a man fell from a room at Fernleigh sustaining very serious injuries.

Westpac helicopter transfers 17 year-old after BMX bike accident

A 17 year-old was transferred from Murwillumbah to the Gold Coast University Hospital last night by the Westpac Life Saver Rescue Helicopter.

Man rescued from Murwillumbah drain

The man in his 40s was reportedly trying to avoid being hit by a car when he fell and was trapped for some time with his left leg stuck in the drain from the pelvis down.

Missing young surfer found alive on island

Volunteer crews from Marine Rescue Wooli and Coffs Harbour are this morning continuing the search for a missing 19-year-old male surfer off One Tree Trail, on the state’s Mid North Coast.

Crescent Head murders remembered, 30 years on

NSW Police Force Acting Commissioner, Peter Thurtell APM, has reflected on one of the darkest days in the history of the NSW Police Force – the shooting murders of two officers at Crescent Head on the Mid North Coast, 30 years ago.

Marine Rescue NSW prepares for future flood response with North Coast exercise

Marine Rescue NSW volunteers from across the Mid North Coast and Northern Rivers will put their flood rescue and support skills to the test this Saturday during a specialised exercise at Red Rock.

Rural Aid’s support hits the ground in Coraki

Twelve Richmond Valley Shire farming families will receive vital support this month as Rural Aid delivers a two-week Farm Recovery Event (FRE) from 20 July to 2 August.