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.
Mullumbimby’s Petria Thomas Swimming Pool has reopened – but mystery still surrounds the closure of the much-loved Byron Shire landmark.
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.
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.
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?
An autopsy on remains found in the Byron hinterland has confirmed the death of a Mullumbimby man reported missing months ago. Family want to fly Gage home for a “beautiful celebration of his life”.
Northern NSW residents are being struck by a slew of particularly nasty illnesses as winter comes to an end. Medicos have urged the community to help drive down transmission.
A Byron Bay “vulva portrait photographer” who has taken pictures of hundreds of women has come under fire over her new “body positive” book, which she wants to see in schools.
A Tweed council candidate says she has the solution to reopen Wollumbin/Mt Warning to the general public as tensions simmer over the contentious site. Here’s her plan.
More than 100 memorial plaques pillaged from a Tweed cemetery this week have been located after a groundsman found them hidden under debris near where they were stolen.
A dead juvenile humpback whale that washed up on a northern NSW beach has been taken to its final resting place, with the community saddened over the loss of the “magnificent” creature.
Dredging one of northern NSW’s major channels has begun as part of a massive and ongoing NSW/Qld government initiative. Check out the latest on the project.
Byron Shire councillors are at loggerheads over the best way to secure a town’s water supply before it’s too late – with some fairly dramatic options up in the air. Here’s what’s happening.
The housing boom in the Tweed has stalled with council scrambling to clear a backlog of applications to get things moving again. Here’s what’s happening.
Byron Bay Wildlife Hospital has been tackling a massive surge in hospitalisations, with “urban sprawl” named as the biggest threat vulnerable native animals are facing. Find out more.
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