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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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Pokies Could Colour the Vote on Saturday
Very few would argue that pokies aren’t evil and the tone of a recent phone survey suggests that voters might be beginning to understand that. Greens... Read MorePosted: , in News & Events -
Student power rises up across the country
From breast feeding babies up children, teens and their supporters came together across the region as part of the school strike 4 climate action this... Read MorePosted: , in News & Events -
Parklands Wins Permanent Approval for Splendour and Falls
The popular Falls and Splendour in the Grass festivals have a permanent home after the state’s Independent Planning Commission (IPC) today signed-off on a $42-million... Read MorePosted: , in News & Events -
A Little Love Brings Mullum Gateway Back to Life
The entrance to Mullumbimby was brought to life some 30 years ago with the carving of totem poles and the erection of the rotunda to... Read MorePosted: , in News & Events -
Nats Promise $25m to Fix Byron’s Roads
The NSW Deputy Premier has promised to provide $25 million to fix Byron’s roads and other basic infrastructure if his government is re-elected at the... Read MorePosted: , in News & Events -
Byron’s A&I Estate looks to the future
The Byron Arts and Industry (A&I) Estate was developed in the early 1970s and by 1975 there were businesses established and operating in what was... Read MorePosted: , in News & Events -
Pokies Gone – Green Room is Here
The Beach Hotel in Byron has changed hands and is making big changes to how it approaches its operation from improving recycling to getting rid... Read MorePosted: , in News & Events -
World First Fine Repayment Scheme Changes Lives
In some parts of Australia you can go to jail for not paying a fine, but in the Work and Development Order (WDO) scheme in... Read MorePosted: , in News & Events -
Bluesfest Director’s Outrage at State Govt
Byron Bluesfest director Peter Noble has threatened to move the iconic festival interstate if the Berejiklian government refuses to withdraw its draconian new festival policy. The... Read MorePosted: , in News & Events -
‘Locals’ West Byron DA refused
Few shows at the Byron Theatre receive such a resounding standing ovation as the Joint Regional Planning Panel on Monday (February 4) after it voted... Read MorePosted: , in News & Events