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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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Little Splendour Registration Open Now
For those older Splendour goers now is the time to sort out your young’uns, Splendour is once again lining up a raft of activities and... Read MorePosted: , in News & Events -
Five preschools in the Murwillumbah area will receive up to $15,000 each in funding to go towards enhancing the quality of their services. The funding can... Read MorePosted: , in News & Events -
Lismore Announces Acting GM
Lismore City Council’s current Assets Manager Scott Turner has been appointed as Acting General Manager following the recent resignation of outgoing General Manager Gary Murphy. Scott... Read MorePosted: , in News & Events -
Byron Writers Fest Early Bird Sold Out
It took less than 5 hours for the Byron Writers Festival 2018 to sell out of the 3 day early bird tickets released today. The tickets... Read MorePosted: , in News & Events -
Mullum2Bruns Paddle Feels Current of Support
Queenslanders flooded across the NSW border to make a splash at Australia’s biggest one-day paddling event on Sunday. Each year hundreds of paddlers from around the... Read MorePosted: , in News & Events -
Gold Coast Residents Ask Tourism Minister to Support Coral Not Coal
Coral not coal was the call of over 100 #StopAdani protestors on the Gold Coast this morning outside the office of minister for tourism and... Read MorePosted: , in News & Events -
Byron Council Has 180 Holiday-lets In Its Sights
Byron Shire Council is currently monitoring 180 holiday-let premises in the shire and has already issued notices to two of them advising them to cease,... Read MorePosted: , in News & Events -
Pacific Highway Subcontractors Owed $7.3 Million
Small business owners subcontracted to upgrade sections of the Pacific Highway in northern NSW say they have been left “emotionally devastated” after they weren’t paid... Read MorePosted: , in News & Events -
Byron Tops Australia's Most Creative Regional Communities
New research by the Regional Australia Institute (RAI) has revealed the nation’s most creative communities outside of major cities. The overall top five regional hotspots, based... Read MorePosted: , in News & Events -
Norco to Return to NSW Hospitals as State Government Backflips
New South Wales Health Minister Brad Hazzard says the Government is reversing its decision to dump Norco as the milk supplier for 15 north coast... Read MorePosted: , in News & Events