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August 25, 2025
Emergency services on show at Tweed expo
TWEED residents will be able to meet emergency crews and watch live demonstrations when the Emergency Services Expo returns to Jack Evans Boat Harbour...
August 25, 2025
Skatepark officially opens with ribbon cutting
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...
August 24, 2025
Council backs 20 local events in new sponsorship program
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...
August 23, 2025
Bidders snap up flood-affected homes at Murwillumbah auction
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...
August 23, 2025
Blimps, night vision and AI to tackle floods and fires
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...
August 23, 2025
Mykaela Saunders imagines the future of Tweed in acclaimed debut
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...
August 22, 2025
Tweed Gallery opens Olive Cotton Award and new exhibitions
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...
August 21, 2025
Public vote opens for Tweed sustainability awards
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...
August 21, 2025
Flood-hit roads get region’s biggest rebuild
A CONTRACT for the Northern Rivers' largest road restoration package has been awarded, with works to repair more than 60 landslips across the Lismore...
August 21, 2025
Byron drainage works set to begin
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...
August 20, 2025
Fishing projects reel in $930,000 for North Coast
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...
August 20, 2025
Flood recovery works ramping up across Byron Shire
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...
August 19, 2025
Museum Street Party to return in September
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...
August 19, 2025
Law Society donates $5,000 to Fletcher Street Cottage
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,...
August 17, 2025
Waste facility works progress after flood damage
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...
August 16, 2025
Tweed author shortlisted for Prime Minister’s Literary Awards
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...
August 16, 2025
Body camera trial starts at Lismore Base Hospital
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...
August 16, 2025
Barry Jones in conversation with Kerry O’Brien
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...
August 15, 2025
For whom the brand tolls
From universities to airlines to the ABC, Josh Bornstein sees a common thread: corporate power shaping the boundaries of public speech. In conversation with...
August 14, 2025
Byron Coast Times up for top national award
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...
August 14, 2025
Byron Yoga Centre marks 37 years
AUSTRALIA'S longest running yoga centre is celebrating 37 years in operation. Byron Yoga Centre was founded in 1988 by John Ogilvie, who turns 69 this...
August 14, 2025
Lismore CBD hits highest occupancy since floods
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...
August 8, 2025
Janine Allis’ Survivor return
JANINE Allis will paddle out in almost anything. Onshore winds, ankle-high slop, grey skies. Doesn’t matter. If she’s in Byron, she’s in the water. “You should...
August 6, 2025
Ballina nursing home cited in state safety blitz
A BALLINA nursing home was among nearly 400 workplaces inspected during SafeWork NSW's largest compliance blitz in a decade, which resulted in more than...
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