‘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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Homecoming: North Coast street bash welcomes home Olympians
A spectacle like no other is in store as the Tweed Regional Museum marks 20 years with Street Party 2024 – and a homecoming for local Paris Olympic Games athletes.
‘Nightmare’: Family shattered after forensics confirm worst fears
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”.
Pass the tissues: Northern Rivers hit by spike in infectious illnesses
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.
Nude photographer slammed over proposal to put book in schools
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.
‘Bring it back’: Meet the woman hellbent on reopening Mt Warning
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.
Stolen plaques found after cemetery pillaged
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.
‘Heartbreaking’: Washed up whale carcass buried
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.
How it happens: Trud R hits the Tweed for dredging drive
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 council clash in bid to solve drinking water dilemma
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.
Tweed housing boom stalls on DA backlog
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.
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