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We’re all living in the shadows of the climate crisis. But sometimes the clouds part and blue skies appear briefly.
In 2012 the creek that runs through the centre of the proposed Wallum Estate development at Bayside Brunswick was acknowledged by the developers, Codlea Pty Ltd, as a ‘Natural Watercourse under the ...
This morning Bureau of Meteorology, meteorologist, Helen Reid, said there was significant rainfall across New South Wales and South East Queensland over night.
The current weather system is a reminder, possibly triggering, of the disastrous impact rain can have on the water systems and land in the area, so it is timely that yesterday it was announced that ...
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Gentle China

I refer to the letter from Len Hend in Mullum regarding his recent visit to China. This is so well written that it should be reproduced on every Australian media available. Why? Because it epitomises ...
The Chinese name for California was ‘gam saan’ or ‘gold mountain’. After the Californian goldfields petered out, gold was discovered in Victoria and the Chinese name for Australia became ‘new gold ...
After attending Tuesday night’s information session and reading the handouts, my initial gut feeling has been confirmed – the Special Entertainment Precinct is really about ‘revitalising’ Byron’s ...
Planning to build a new house or open a restaurant in the Byron Shire in the next few years? Probably best to let go of the idea of having a gas stove or gas-powered hot water system then.
Byron Council is trying to use state government, Sydney-centric planning policies to fundamentally change our home. In Byron, it is blazing a trail as the first council outside of Sydney to establish ...
Byron Council’s current approach to implementing a Special Entertainment Precinct (SEP) policy in the Byron CBD is set to ...
In an extraordinary achievement, two athletes from Lismore have qualified to represent Australia at the Senior World ...
Tweed Shire Council is calling for additional NSW state funding to expand drone surveillance at four surf life saving clubs ...