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Byron Writers Festival Brings Down the House
Byron Writers Festival set a high bar this year, the standard of speakers was exceptional, the breadth of topics and genres immense and to top... Read Story
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Bluesfest Turns 30
It’s official Bluesfest has turned 30 and to celebrate that have just announced their first artists lineup that will be taking to the stage during... Read Story
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Council Strategy Aims for ‘state of the art’ Byron
Byron Shire’s roundabouts, toilet blocks and water tanks would be adorned with colourful, contemporary sculpture, mosaics and murals under a public art strategy to go... Read Story
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Writers Festival Volunteers Ready for the Off
With more than 140 international, national and local writers, thinkers and commentators about to gather at Elements of Byron for this weekend’s Byron Writers Festival,... Read Story
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Byron Council Considers Commercial Expansion Options
Increasing the height and density of Byron Shire’s retail centres, and creating a new industrial estate next to the Bluesfest site are among the ideas... Read MorePosted: , in News & Events -
Board Riders Tow Dead Whale to Keep Great Whites Out of Surf Break
A surfer at Angourie Point used a boat’s anchor to drag a dead whale 50 metres out to sea to protect board riders from great... Read MorePosted: , in News & Events -
Surfing Without Leg Ropes Like 'driving without brakes'
A former Greens MP says tough regulations may be needed to combat reckless behaviour in the surf, and a lawyer specialising in sports believes surfers... Read MorePosted: , in News & Events -
Six Month Wait For Pay Rate Confirmation: FSG
Front line staff employed by FSG, a disability service provider that recently went into voluntary administration, have been given until Monday (July 16) to accept... Read MorePosted: , in News & Events -
Work Starts on New Digital Learning Centre
Lismore MP Thomas George has turned the first sod of the multi-million-dollar Murwillumbah Connected Learning Centre (CLC), which he says will ‘significantly increase and expand... Read MorePosted: , in News & Events -
Gay Farmers Go Naked to Help Raise Awareness of Mental Health
When The Naked Farmer came to town looking for people to get their kit off for a good cause, dairy farmer Kerry Wilson was approached... Read MorePosted: , in News & Events -
Call to Shut Down Tweed Water Mining Plant
The Tweed Water Alliance (TWA) has called for one of the Shire’s water extraction permits to be cancelled after what the group alleges are multiple... Read MorePosted: , in News & Events -
Tasty Treats Launch Bangalow’s Sample Food Festival
The Sample Food Festival has been soaring to new heights in the past couple of years, so where better to launch this year’s event than... Read MorePosted: , in News & Events -
Baby White Humpback Spotted From Lennox Head
A baby white whale has been spotted off Lennox Head on the New South Wales far north coast. Ballina man Kynan Wall saw what appears to... Read MorePosted: , in News & Events -
NAIDOC Week Celebrations
People are invited to join together and celebrate Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander culture at our annual NAIDOC Celebrations with a celebration day in Lismore... Read MorePosted: , in News & Events