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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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2018 Splendour Line Up Announced
The list was greeted with great joy as the line up for this years Splendour in the Grass was released, social media kicked off, looks... Read MorePosted: , in News & Events -
New Site For $.5bn Tweed Valley Hospital Announced
The site for the half-billion dollar future Tweed Valley Hospital was announced today, with Tweed MP Geoff Provest saying it would bring a ‘jobs bonanza’... Read MorePosted: , in News & Events -
Best of Blues
Even the soggy start to the 5 days smorgasbord of blues and roots could not dampen the spirits of the crowds. After all it’s Easter,... Read MorePosted: , in News & Events -
With public submissions closing on Thursday (March 29) for a massive new suburb in Byron Bay, local state Greens MP Tamara Smith delivered 76 West... Read MorePosted: , in News & Events -
Global Bottled-Water Boom Sparks Local Fight
It’s the new battle in the bush — the bottled water wars. On one side is Australia’s $800-million-a-year bottled water industry and its suppliers, on the... Read MorePosted: , in News & Events -
Plastic-Free Boy On a Mission to Save the World
Twelve-year-old Arlian Ecker is on a one-boy mission to make recycling cool as his superhero identity Plastic-Free Boy. Each time you are at the checkout, Alian... Read MorePosted: , in News & Events -
Former Tatts Publicans Open at the Gollan
Lismore’s live music lovers and patrons of the Tatts Hotel were devastated last week to hear their favourite Keen Street watering hole had closed its... Read MorePosted: , in News & Events -
Bangalow Food Hub Proposal Withdrawn
Byron Shire Council has confirmed that a controversial development application for a massive food processing estate on the outskirts of Bangalow, variously dubbed a ‘food... Read MorePosted: , in News & Events -
$3m Land Swap to Help Flood-Hit Sth Murwillumbah
Member for Lismore Thomas George today announced $3 million in funding has been secured from the NSW Climate Change Fund to relocate South Murwillumbah businesses... Read MorePosted: , in News & Events -
Macadamia Oil Factory Goes Up in Flames, $2 Million Damage
Investigations are continuing into the cause of a fire in a macadamia oil processing plant at Alstonville in northern New South Wales. Emergency crews responded to... Read MorePosted: , in News & Events