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Sam Stolz is a reporter for The Daily Telegraph’s NewsLocal division, covering news from the Tweed Coast to the Mid-North Coast, NSW. He has written for mastheads The Gold Coast Bulletin and The Hobart Mercury before joining The Daily Telegraph in 2023.

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Woman’s despair after tobacconist firebombing destroys home

A woman living above a firebombed northern NSW tobacconist has been left devastated after the inferno ripped through her home, leaving her with “nothing but the clothes on her back”.

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Revealed: ‘Dire’ reality of northern NSW housing crisis

From bad, to worse, to flat-out abysmal. That’s the current housing crisis situation from Byron Bay to the Qld-NSW border – and the statistics will alarm you.

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Jack Evans Boat Harbour in Tweed Heads will get a $138,790 upgrade thanks to a grant from the Crown Reserves Improvement Fund.

Body found in boat harbour

The body of a man has been pulled from a popular waterway on the Queensland-New South Wales border. Here’s what we know.

Byron Shire

Named: Man accused of parking meter mayhem

Paying for a car space is never fun but one man took things too far after allegedly smashing a number of parking meters in a northern NSW tourist town, causing more than $15,000 damage.

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Jeffy Norris, 38, went missing last Wednesday. His body was found two days later after what police said was a non-suspicious death.

‘Our hero’: Tragic end to search for missing father

A popular Gold Coast man who was reported missing has tragically been found dead following a large-scale search, after he went missing just two weeks after posting about his mother on social media.

Regional News

State Crime Command and specialist resources saturate Coffs Harbour in three-day operation targeting regional crime. Picture: NSW Police.

Watch: Cops converge on Coffs for three-day crime blitz

A massive police operation in Coffs Harbour aimed at curbing crime in the region has resulted in several arrests, charges and guns and illegal tobacco seized.

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Mid-North Coast shark attack victim Kai McKenzie testing out his new artificial leg.

Major update after surfer loses leg in shark attack

Just a few months on from a frenzied shark attack at a remote beach, surfer Kai McKenzie has already taken a major move towards surfing again.

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Byron Shire Mayor Michael Lyon has addressed DV allegations against him in a new video. Picture: Facebook.

Embattled ex-mayor spends night in watch-house

Embattled ex-Byron mayor Michael Lyon – who is facing allegations he assaulted his wife – has spent the night in a watch-house after allegedly breaching an AVO.

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Tweed Shire Mayor Chris Cherry and Deputy Mayor Meredith Dennis OAM. Picture: Tweed Shire Council / Supplied.

Cherry on top: Tweed mayor locks in another term

Tweed Shire Mayor Chris Cherry has retained her seat on council unopposed. Here’s the details.

Regional News

Lou Wyborn and her daughter Marleyah. Picture: Supplied/Facebook.

‘When will our good karma come?’: Teen’s heartbreaking saga

A 14-year-old girl has revealed her heartache after she missed school for months due to severe bullying. Now, the teen faces eviction from her family home, along with her mum and brother.

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