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A bird’s eye view of the coastline between Ballina and Lennox – both suburbs that present buying opportunities than its more expensive neighbour Byron.

‘Byron 20 years ago’: Best towns if you can’t afford Byron Bay

Even locals are relocating along the coast for more affordable living and deeper community ties that the popular locale once had.

  • Carmen Forward

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All bidders who contested the auction intended to live in the home.

No parking, no worries: Lilyfield house sells for $4.68 million at auction

Listing agent Jack Parry said the sale price rivalled nearby homes with on-site parking. Domain Group recorded a preliminary auction clearance rate of 69.7 per cent at the weekend.

  • Carmen Forward
Home buyers can still nab something in Ballina for six figures if they have missed the boat on getting into Byron Bay.

The best beach towns if you can’t afford Byron Bay

House prices are sky-high in Byron, but a handful of towns nearby offer a laid-back coastal life for a fraction of the price.

  • Sarah Webb
Airlie Beach is an attraction in itself, with its open-air bars, restaurants and cafes overlooking the sea.

10 beach towns that are better than Byron

Byron Bay may get the headlines, but there’s a lot more beach towns out there with far less traffic, and much lower prices.

  • Craig Tansley
Wayne Smith with his son Noah Smith at an earlier date, who were both found dead in a Yamba home on June 1.

NSW orders review into gun licences after Yamba tragedy

The review comes after revelations that the father found dead with his son previously had his gun licence revoked.

  • Olivia Ireland and Michael McGowan
Wayne Smith with his son Noah Smith who were both found dead in a Yamba home on Thursday.

Yamba community grieving after father and son found dead in home

The bodies of father Wayne Smith and son Noah Smith were found in a Yamba home on Thursday afternoon with both suffering from gunshot wounds.

  • Olivia Ireland
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A fatal shooting occurred in Elizabeth Hills on Monday afternoon.

Teenage boy and man found dead with gunshot wounds

The bodies of the man and 15-year-old boy were inside a home on the North Coast of NSW.

  • Megan Gorrey
There's a lot of curve appeal at The Surf, with highly conscious architecture from Design King Company reflecting the surrounding natural environment.

The Surf hotel, Yamba review, NSW North Coast: Everything you could want in a beachside escape

A beach location and excellent design make The Surf at Yamba hard to beat.

  • Riley Wilson
The view over Yamba and its Main Beach.

Yamba, NSW: Great beaches and lifestyle, but is it the new Byron Bay?

Why everyone is talking about this laidback surf town.

  • Ute Junker
The Pacific Hotel stands majestically overlooking her namesake in Yamba at the mouth of the Clarence River.

Pacific Hotel, Yamba: After 86 years, this is still the pub with the best view in Australia

In Yamba you'll get a decent bed, a shower to get the sand off, a kettle and your requisite two biscuits and powdered coffee satchels. And change from $100.

  • Andrea Black

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