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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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More Than $300k Available for Ballina Community Groups
Applications are now open for the 2018 Community Building Partnership Program and this year $330,000 is available for projects in the Ballina electorate. According to Ballina... Read MorePosted: , in News & Events -
Norco Milk Off the Menu in Local Hospitals
Almost all of the 17 hospitals on the North Coast have severed their contracts with locally based milk producer Norco in favour of a company... Read MorePosted: , in News & Events -
North Coast TAFE Students to Shine at Vivid Sydney Festival
Taking the lights of the north coast to Sydney, Murwillumbah and Kingscliff TAFE students are preparing to illuminate The Royal Botanic Garden Sydney with their... Read MorePosted: , in News & Events -
Local Agriculture Given a Voice Through New Council Officer
Byron Shire Council is set to employ an officer to represent the local agriculture industry. Following months of lobbying by local farmers and industry representatives, council... Read MorePosted: , in News & Events -
Lismore School Backlog Worst in State: Saffin
Labor’s candidate for the state seat of Lismore, Janelle Saffin, has come out fighting, claiming her opponent’s party has left schools in Lismore millions of... Read MorePosted: , in News & Events -
Concerns over the quality of the NBN rollout for the communities of East Ballina, Skennars Head and Lennox Head is being raised by Ballina’s Deputy... Read MorePosted: , in News & Events -
New Tweed Hospital Meeting Delayed as Community Feedback Sought
Following the uproar over the choice of site for the new Tweed Valley Hospital on prime farmland in Cudgen and what many felt was a... Read MorePosted: , in News & Events -
Shark Net Trial Ends Early as Whale Migration Begins
The controversial trial of shark nets on the North Coast has ended early for the second year in a row owing to the earlier than... Read MorePosted: , in News & Events -
Festival Pill Testing a Success Say Experts
The nation’s first illicit pill-testing trial at Canberra’s Groovin the Moo festival has been deemed a success by drug treatment experts. In a controversial move, partygoers... Read MorePosted: , in News & Events -
Pollies Race to Announce Wollongbar Sports Field Opening
The Wollongbar community are winners this week, with the opening of a $6.3 million sports fields, mostly funded by the federal government and the announcement... Read MorePosted: , in News & Events