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Byron Writers Festival Brings Down the House
Byron Writers Festival set a high bar this year, the standard of speakers was exceptional, the breadth of topics and genres immense and to top... Read Story
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Bluesfest Turns 30
It’s official Bluesfest has turned 30 and to celebrate that have just announced their first artists lineup that will be taking to the stage during... Read Story
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Council Strategy Aims for ‘state of the art’ Byron
Byron Shire’s roundabouts, toilet blocks and water tanks would be adorned with colourful, contemporary sculpture, mosaics and murals under a public art strategy to go... Read Story
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Writers Festival Volunteers Ready for the Off
With more than 140 international, national and local writers, thinkers and commentators about to gather at Elements of Byron for this weekend’s Byron Writers Festival,... 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 -
Last Chance to Have Your Say on Byron’s Massive New Suburb
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