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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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A controversial plan to burn harvested sections of North Coast native forests to generate so-called ‘renewable’ electricity has been widely derided by the Greens and... Read MorePosted: , in News & Events -
Bangalow Paid Parking Splitting Community
Just weeks before paid parking is due to take effect in Bangalow, the local Labor Party branch has called on Byron Shire Council to extend... Read MorePosted: , in News & Events -
Newrybar Bee Hive Company Takes Out State Award
The creators of the Flow Hive, which allows beekeepers to tap honey without disturbing the bees, has been named the NSW Business of the Year. BeeInventive,... Read MorePosted: , in News & Events -
Australia's First Floating Solar Farm Soon to be Buoyant in Lismore
Australia’s first floating solar farm will take to the water in the Lismore this week. The farm will float on the surface of an overflow pond... Read MorePosted: , in News & Events -
Hemp Foods a Multi-Million Industry for Northern Rivers
The legalising of hemp seeds as a food source next month is expected to yield a multi-million dollar industry for hemp pioneers based in the... Read MorePosted: , in News & Events -
Bangalow Latest In Paid Parking Protest
With Bangalow paid parking to be rolled out at the beginning of 2018, the town’s chamber of commerce says it vehemently opposes the plan as... Read MorePosted: , in News & Events -
What To Do With Dead Whales on Our Beaches?
A Ballina Shire councillor wants the state government to review the way it deals with dead whales following the recent burial and then removal to... Read MorePosted: , in News & Events -
Residents Outraged at Pacific Highway Upgrade
Frustrated residents whose properties are in the way of the Pacific Highway upgrade from Wardell to Ballina are outraged at the loss of animal habitat... Read MorePosted: , in News & Events -
MP Calls on Govt to Spearhead Richmond River Clean Up
Ballina MP Tamara Smith (Greens) wants the state government to chip in to help clean up the Richmond River. In July, the Richmond scored a D-... Read MorePosted: , in News & Events -
Clunes Based Business Nominated for Export Award
Clunes company, Spectrum Message Services has become a finalist in the 2017 Premier’s NSW Export Awards. Spectrum works out of an office at the Clunes Old... Read MorePosted: , in News & Events