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Splendour 2019 Line Up Announced
The 19th annual Splendour in the Grass returns to its forever home at North Byron Parklands from Friday 19 to Sunday 21 July, serving up... Read Story
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Byron Writers Festival Releases Early Tickets
Due to overwhelming demand for Early Bird tickets in 2018, this year Byron Writers Festival are offering a NEW EXTRA Early Bird release... Read Story
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Don’t let West Byron slip through
If you thought the West Byron battle was over, think again. The community is once again being called to action over the second development application... Read Story
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Lismore Gathering Supporting Muslims in wake of Christchurch Terror Attacks
It is confronting to know that the perpetrator of the attacks in Christchurch was from our region. That the place we call home, that we... 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 -
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