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Byron Writers Festival Full Program Announced
Byron Writers Festival 2019 (2-4 August) has revealed a powerful and inspiring program featuring more than 140 Australian and international speakers spanning fiction, memoir, crime,... Read Story
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Order of Australia for Big Scrub Founder
Across the country today, the Queen is honouring Australians during the celebration of her birthday.
Locally, Big Scrub Landcare President Dr. Tony Parkes has been appointed... Read Story
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Byron Bay gets Noted in Europe – for Overtourism
Byron Bay has featured in a European Union (EU) study on overtourism. It was one of 12 non-EU, and the only Australian destination, included in... Read Story
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World's Largest Macadamia Processor Switches to Solar
The world’s largest macadamia processor has turned to solar power in a bid to lower energy costs, lift profitability, and reduce its environmental footprint.
The Macadamia... Read Story
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Byron Writers Festival Full Program Announced
Byron Writers Festival 2019 (2-4 August) has revealed a powerful and inspiring program featuring more than 140 Australian and international speakers spanning fiction, memoir, crime,... Read MorePosted: , in News & Events -
Order of Australia for Big Scrub Founder
Across the country today, the Queen is honouring Australians during the celebration of her birthday. Locally, Big Scrub Landcare President Dr. Tony Parkes has been appointed... Read MorePosted: , in News & Events -
Byron Bay gets Noted in Europe – for Overtourism
Byron Bay has featured in a European Union (EU) study on overtourism. It was one of 12 non-EU, and the only Australian destination, included in... Read MorePosted: , in News & Events -
Councils Unite to Fight State-imposed Levy Increase
Local councils across the Northern Rivers are campaigning against a major hike in the Emergency Services Levy which they say will impact on their ability... Read MorePosted: , in News & Events -
World's Largest Macadamia Processor Switches to Solar
The world’s largest macadamia processor has turned to solar power in a bid to lower energy costs, lift profitability, and reduce its environmental footprint. The Macadamia... Read MorePosted: , in News & Events -
Florists Raided for Pampas Grass
Biosecurity officers have raided florists in the Northern Rivers to seize an illegal noxious weed popularised by so-called Instagram weddings. Pampas grass is native to South... Read MorePosted: , in News & Events -
NSW Crack Down Impaired Drivers, With Automatic Licence Suspensions
Drunk drivers and those caught with illegal drugs in their system in NSW now face the prospect of automatically losing their licence for three months... Read MorePosted: , in News & Events -
Job Cuts to Aged Care in Lismore
Twenty-five jobs will be cut and another 60 workers will have their hours reduced at the Uniting Caroona aged care facility in Goonellabah according to... Read MorePosted: , in News & Events -
Mega Hotel and Function Centre Proposed for Heart of Byron
The developer behind Byron’s Mercato shopping mall is planning to build a sprawling $40m mixed-use development on the old Woolies site next door that significantly... Read MorePosted: , in News & Events -
Byron Bay's Bundjalung People Celebrate Long-Awaited Native Title Determination
A native title claim for areas of land and sea around Byron Bay in northern New South Wales has been approved almost two decades since... Read MorePosted: , in News & Events