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Savannah Pocock is a reporter for The Daily Telegraph based in Central Sydney and focuses on courts. She was the runner-up for the 2024 Caroline Jones Young Journalist Award and previously worked for the Byron Shire News.

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Authorities still searching for Byron swimmer lost at sea

The search for a man who disappeared at a Byron beach two days ago has continued on Friday morning as emergency services reach out to the family of the missing swimmer.

Tweed Heads

Tweed Valley Hospital in the process of development on March 1 2023. Picture: Savannah Pocock

Conditional promise: Free parking at new Tweed hospital

Patients, staff and visitors will not have to pay for parking at Tweed Valley Hospital if the NSW Liberal-Nationals Coalition is re-elected. Here’s why.

Police & Courts

StandbyU Foundation Founder and CEO Chris Boyle and Assistant Minister for the Prevention of Family Violence, Justine Elliot, announcing the release of new DV technology to the Northern Rivers in the wake of the floods on February 22, 2023. Picture: Savannah PocockPicture: Savannah Pocock

DV tech to tackle surge of violence in flood’s wake

A new hi-tech personal safety alarm will be rolled out in the Northern Rivers after domestic violence spiked in the wake of record flooding. See how the devices will work.

Regional News

Byron Bay Community Market 2022. Picture: Kurt Petersen

Big change for much-loved Byron Bay drawcard

A popular northern NSW market first held in 1987 is shifting into Byron Bay CBD next month. Here’s what prompted the move.

Police & Courts

A man is in a critical condition after crashing a car into a tree at Palm Cove on Friday night, July 30.

4WD plunges down bank after Ballina police chase

A Mitsubishi Triton snatched while the driver checked a crab pot was at the centre of a wild police pursuit around Ballina – forcing other motorists to swerve to avoid a crash.

Byron Shire

WHALE SPONSORS: James and Lisa from Byron Bay Mitre 10

‘So sad’: Byron Bay hardware store to close

Byron Bay’s much-loved Mitre 10 store is set to close its doors for the final time. See why locals will mourn its passing.

Regional News

Esther Rockett (left) received unprofessional emails from Paula Marie Fletcher (right) during the Serge Benhayon defamation trial in 2018.

Former ‘cult’ lawyer punished over blogger trial emails

A Northern NSW lawyer representing “socially harmful cult” Universal Medicine has been fined over a “demeaning” letter to a blogger during a defamation trial.

Schools Hub

16/05/18: generic photo of Tassie students sitting for the NAPLAN test. Provided by Duncan Abey, Senior Communications Consultant, of the Tasmanian Department of Education.

NAPLAN: Top performing Byron Bay schools revealed

Cape Byron Rudolf Steiner School and Holy Family Catholic Primary School are Byron’s top performing NAPLAN schools. Check out how your school performed.

Police & Courts

Deng Bol Biar, 39, pleaded guilty to common assault at Ballina Local Court on February 17, 2023.

‘Bad drunk’: Woman climbs excavator to flee abusive partner

A Queensland woman climbed up an excavator in a northern NSW construction site to escape her drunk and abusive partner on a family holiday.

Police & Courts

Alice Wanda Bunting has been sentenced at Ballina Local Court on February 16 2023 for high range drink driving.

High range drink driver found snoozing on highway

A Queensland woman found snoozing in a breakdown lane near Ballina with her car’s transmission in drive and a wine bottle in the centre console blew more than five times the legal limit.

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