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Councils come together to make Rail Trail happen

LISMORE and Byron Shires are joining forces in an attempt to build three sections of the Northern Rivers Rail Trail. Lismore City council and Byron...

Raes on Wategos set to grow

ICONIC Byron Bay hotel Raes on Wategos is expanding, with plans to add ten more suites in a nearby property. The boutique hotel – which...

Lismore Business Awards

JOEL Jensen received a standing ovation when his construction company was named the Business of the Year at the 2024 Lismore Business Excellence Awards...

Local breweries win big at Indies

SEVEN Mile Brewing Co. has been named the best medium-sized independent brewery in the country at the Australian Independent Beer Awards. The Ballina brewery won...

New flight paths proposed for controlled airspace

EACH year, more than 635,000 commercial passengers use Ballina Byron Gateway Airport. It's predicted that by 2040, that number will jump to 900,000. To ensure safety...

Lismore Council has new flood portfolio

TO HELP with the restoration work following the 2022 floods, Lismore City Council established a dedicated unit called the Flood Restoration Portfolio. The council's executive...

Councillors bid farewell

THREE Lismore councillors gave their farewell addresses to the Lismore Council Chambers on Tuesday night. Elly Bird, Peter Colby and Darlene Cook will not contest...

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New funding to clean up flood debris

THE flood cleanup and recovery in the Lismore area has received a significant boost, with Lismore City Council getting a grant of $928,350 from...

New habitat for Byron foodies

BYRON Bay foodies have a new dining precinct in which to gather, with Nourishing Habitat set to be home to a trio of restaurants...

Behind the scenes with Take My Hand filmmakers

MORE than six years after he began penning their love story, John Raftopoulos and his wife Claire Jensz are excited to finally reveal a...

New mural says ‘thank you’ to the Tinnie Army

RAMEKA "Billy" Remo Wetere was emotional as he looked over the new mural in Larkin Lane, commemorating the Tinnie Army. He was one of the...

‘South is home’: School plans unveilled

A LISMORE South Public School student summed up pretty neatly why the flooded school should be rebuilt at its current site. "It's been here since...

MasterChef star releasing native foods cookbook

BYRON Bay chef and MasterChef favourite Mindy Woods will give festivalgoers a sneak peek of her new cookbook Karkalla at Home at this weekend's...

Local North Coast Students shine at 2024 Indigenous talent identification camps

INDIGENOUS students from the North Coast gathered at Southern Cross University for the 2024 UAA and NCAS Indigenous Talent Identification Camps. The camps, organised by...

Scientist gets his Eureka moment

HELPING to solve the mystery of why one species survives while another becomes extinct has led to a prestigious award nomination for a Southern...

Preparing for an emergency

THE possibility of facing an emergency in the future is high, but you can mitigate the risks to your safety by being prepared. Red Cross...

Harrowing images paint a picture of flood devastation

HARROWING images of the devastation left in the wake of the 2022 floods will hang in a national museum, telling the story of the...

Recognising university’s extraordinary talent

A PARALYMPIC gold medallist, an award-winning author, and a mechanical engineer building rockets for Australia's space industry are among the past recipients of the...

Paris Olympics: Aussies in action on Day 14 and Day 13 results

AUSTRALIA: 18 gold, 14 silver, 13 bronze (third overall) What’s on tonight? MAJOR AUSTRALIAN MEDAL HOPES Australia's own B-girl Raygun - Rachael Gunn - will battle it...

Wyrallah Rd Book Character Parade

LIONS, stormtroopers, superheroes, and witches swarmed the playground of Wyrallah Road Public School this week. But don't be too alarmed. It was Book Character Parade...

Humpback highway busier than ever

IT'S been a bumper whale watching season on the NSW north coast according to local tour operators – and the best may be yet...