‘Boutique’ Byron childcare centre features Zen garden, full-time chef
A much-needed new childcare centre featuring a Zen garden for weekly yoga, a bird aviary, full-time chef and Japanese lessons is due to open near Byron Bay. Find out more.
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Fishers scooped up after trawler trouble off Lennox
Marine Rescue NSW volunteers from Ballina have saved two anglers after their fishing trawler quickly filled with water and sunk near Lennox Head in the Northern Rivers.
‘Refreshing’: Byron council more diverse than ever
For the first time, there are more women on Byron Shire Council than men, with mayor Sarah Ndiaye saying the gender diversity would have positive impacts on decision making in the community.
Music right note for mental health
A northern NSW creative is helping dozens of young singers, songwriters and actors with their first big break – and he’s doing it all for mental health. Here’s how you can get involved.
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Lawn and order: Meet the whipper snipper whiz employing other kids
A northern NSW teen has gone from earning peanuts in pocket money to taking punts on the stock market after whipping, snipping and trimming a name for himself. Now, his business is crossing borders.
Meet your new Tweed Council – sort of
The Tweed’s new council has been announced, with six returning councillors and one newbie securing a seat. Here’s the details.
‘Honour to know him’: Beloved Tweed community stalwart dies
He was known as ‘Col’ to his mates, Mr Brooks to his students and a “lovely man” to all. A cherished Tweed community stalwart has died, leaving locals “devastated”. Read the tributes.
Byron council still puzzled after water problem shuts popular pool
Mullumbimby’s Petria Thomas Swimming Pool has reopened – but mystery still surrounds the closure of the much-loved Byron Shire landmark.
Bruns goes full Byron: Trendy $5m development given green light
An upmarket mixed-use commercial and residential precinct has been approved for a sleepy coastal town just up the road from Byron Bay. See the plans.
‘Anxious wait’: Greens stare down Labor in battle for Byron
Byron mayoral candidates from Labor and the Greens are racing for the title as sitting mayor Michael Lyon has fallen short amid a desperate fight to clear his name. Here’s the latest.
How Tweed council election battle is shaping up
As a result of Saturday’s polling in the NSW Local Government elections, one Tweed councillor is leagues ahead of his constituents for a seat in chambers. Could he be the shire’s next mayor?
Severe epilepsy sufferer ignored, yelled at in throes of seizure
A Tweed singer-songwriter with epilepsy has been left feeling disheartened after being ignored and barked at by bystanders during a seizure episode outside a supermarket.
‘Beautiful’ family’s heartbreak after fire destroys home
The Tweed community is rallying around a devastated family after a ferocious blaze destroyed their home and their belongings.
Suspicious blaze prompts police probe
Police have launched an investigation after a suspicious fire tore through two garages and a vehicle on the Qld-NSW border. Here’s what we know.
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