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Just us, with the wild goat
Simon Haslam
I don’t know if you can recall one of those luminous moments in your life when it just...
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Dreaming of Midsummer
Byron Ballet Company is currently preparing for one of the world’s most beloved ballets, A Midsummer Night’s Dream. This...
On Save the Koala Day conservationists all agree they disagree with the Minister for Environment
Ahead of today’s Save the Koala Day, NSW Minister for Environment James Griffin yesterday announced that private landholders are being supported to restore 200 hectares of koala habitat in the Northern Rivers.
Ocea Curtis takes third place at national qualifier in Merewether
Lennox Head surfer, Ocea Curtis, has finished third in the U/16 girls division of the Grom Search National Qualifier...
$8.5m allocated for upgrade of Goonellabah to Wollongbar Road
Funding to investigate and upgrade the Bruxner Highway between Goonellabah and Wollongbar has been allocated by the Federal and NSW State governments.
‘Sad and distressing’: massive numbers of bird deaths in Australian heatwaves reveal a profound loss is looming
Heatwaves linked to climate change have already led to mass deaths of birds and other wildlife around the world. To stem the loss of biodiversity as the climate warms, we need to better understand how birds respond.
Local MPs to embark on flood fact finding mission
Four local MPs will tour the Queensland Reconstruction Authority’s Brisbane headquarters tomorrow on a fact finding mission that will hopefully assist the flood recovery process in the Northern Rivers.
Stories about "young people":
Drone education coming to schools
With drone technology firmly relocated from the hobbyist fringe to the mainstream, students across Australia will get a chance to build their skills as next-generation pilots thanks to an innovative safety campaign being launched by aviation safety regulator CASA in schools.
Lennox skate park art looking fully sick
After some delays due to the wild weather, the Lennox Head Skate Park mural is on track to be completed very soon.
The Good Life
Lambruk Pantry
Simon Haslam
Lambruk Pantry is a family-owned local gourmet providore based in the heart of the Byron Shire. If you’re looking for something classy, that’s...
The Good Life
Oliver’s happy hens
‘If you can look after fifty chickens’, Oliver tells me, ‘you might as well look after 500.’ In between a steady stream of customers...
Byron Echo
Alstonville takes out top tier of the Oceania Cup
The Oceania Cup delivered exciting and close football for the 19 teams that competed across last weekend at the Alstonville FC’s Crawford Park fields.
The...
Byron Echo
Great waves on offer for the Evans Head Malibu Classic
The 30th annual Evans Head Malibu Classic was run last weekend with clean one metre-plus waves on offer right across the four days of...
