The other day my friend said, ‘I don’t think I am going surfing today, the beach is a bit sharkey’. It’s something only people who live here, who know the water, say.

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2 days ago · The degeneration of Byron Bay, as described in various residents’ recent letters, is exactly what I saw growing up in Surfers Paradise in the 1950s and 1960s. Byron Bay still retains some of the incredible charms that Surfers Paradise once had. By far the most beautiful town that I have ever seen, Surfers Paradise consisted […]

Lismore City Council held an Australia Day event at Whitehorse Theatre at Southern Cross University yesterday, with Neville Graham being given the 2025 Citizen of the Year award. Local council’s will be holding a range of Australia Day ceremonies and events across the Northern Rivers celebrating ...

3 days ago · Additionally, there was feedback that ‘community consultation was lacking, ignored, imbalanced or over-saturated’. And while respondents said there was a ‘lack of transparency in Council processes’, staff replied by saying there was an existing strategy (1.1), and that ‘This feedback has informed the development of the Community Engagement Strategy’.

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The school year is back in full swing, and with it comes the daily lunchbox dilemma. How do you pack something healthy and appealing that will fuel your child’s day? The answer might be closer than you think: your... The Echo-February 4, 2025 0 Love is in the air at Byron Bay Oyster Bar this ...

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Apr 4, 2024 · This is all sunny news. So after last year’s budget announcements, everyone returned to focusing on salaries and interest rates. But since then, dark clouds have started forming – the Albanese Labor government received a report on the Commonwealth government’s infrastructure $120 billion pipeline, which identified an eye-watering $44 billion in cost blow-outs.