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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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Call to Ban Water Extraction and Bottling in Tweed
Tweed Shire Council is set to call on the state government to ban water extraction and bottling on rural land in the shire, where a... Read MorePosted: , in News & Events -
Byron Sends a Clear Message No to Plastic Bags
At the beginning of 2017 disposable plastics were banned in India’s capital city Delhi, in 2016 England introduced a 5p charge for plastic bags and... Read MorePosted: , in News & Events -
Greens Condemn Ballina Shark Nets
The NSW Greens have condemned the installation of shark nets along the Ballina coastline. Ballina MP Tamara Smith said the second shark net trial marked... Read MorePosted: , in News & Events -
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