About: Angus Smith
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- Angus Smith is editor of the Times News Group’s Northern Rivers publications, overseeing editorial direction for the Byron Coast Times, Lismore Times, Tweed Coast Times and Ballina Times.
DRIVERS in Byron Shire are being urged to take extra care on the roads during koala breeding season, which runs from June to December. Byron...
NORTH Coast community groups will share more than $66,000 from the latest round of Volunteer Grants. Local MP Justine Elliot said the one-off payments of...
NORTHERN Rivers women are being encouraged to take part in a national competition offering $60,000 to help entrepreneurs launch new business ideas. The Kickstarter Challenge,...
LISMORE's $3.9 million skatepark has been officially opened, with a ribbon cutting on August 14 marking the launch of the new facility on Dawson...
TWEED residents will be able to meet emergency crews and watch live demonstrations when the Emergency Services Expo returns to Jack Evans Boat Harbour...
TWEED Shire Council has announced funding for 20 events as part of its 2025-2026 Event Sponsorship Program. The program supports events that celebrate the region's...
MYKAELA Saunders' debut short story collection Always Will Be has been shortlisted for the Prime Minister's Literary Awards in fiction, placing her alongside some...
FIFTEEN new technologies will be trialled across NSW in a $3.3 million program to improve early detection of floods and bushfires. The Natural Hazards Detection...
MORE than 50 bidders packed out an auction in Murwillumbah to buy nine flood-affected homes for a combined $712,000. The homes, from Burringbar and South...
TWEED Regional Gallery will launch three new exhibitions this month, headlined by the 2025 Olive Cotton Award for photographic portraiture. The Olive Cotton Award celebrates...
A CONTRACT for the Northern Rivers' largest road restoration package has been awarded, with works to repair more than 60 landslips across the Lismore...
THIRTY-THREE groups and individuals have been nominated in the 2025 Tweed Sustainability Awards, with locals invited to help decide the People's Choice winner. Launched in...
THIS week's heavy rain across northern NSW has once again highlighted Byron Bay's flood risks, with $26 million drainage works in the town centre...
NORTH Coast communities will share more than $930,000 for new fishing infrastructure and youth programs. The funding comes from the NSW Recreational Fishing Trust and...
MAJOR flood repairs across Byron Shire are set to ramp up over the next five months, with Byron Shire Council's infrastructure recovery team preparing...
THE Far North Coast Law Society has donated $5,000 to Fletcher Street Cottage in Byron Bay. The community service, run by the Byron Community Centre,...
LIVE music, art and family activities will fill the Tweed Regional Museum precinct on September 6 when the Street Party returns. The free event will...
REMEDIATION works are underway at Lismore's flood-damaged Recycling and Recovery Centre on Wyrallah Road. The landfill cell at the facility was severely affected by the...
TWEED author Mykaela Saunders has been shortlisted for the 2025 Prime Minister's Literary Awards, the nation's richest literary prize. Saunders' Always Will Be: Stories of...
LISMORE Base Hospital security staff have begun a 12-month trial of body-worn cameras aimed at deterring and de-escalating violent incidents. Westmead Hospital and Port Macquarie...
AT the Byron Writers Festival, veteran journalist Kerry O'Brien joined author and former science minister Barry Jones on stage for a rare and wide-ranging...
From universities to airlines to the ABC, Josh Bornstein sees a common thread: corporate power shaping the boundaries of public speech. In conversation with...
TIMES News Group's Northern NSW mastheads are celebrating national recognition, with the Byron Coast Times shortlisted for Emerging Publication of the Year in the...
BUSINESS occupancy in the Lismore CBD has reached 81 per cent, the highest level since before the 2022 flood disaster. The figure, recorded in Lismore...