A $1.6 million coastal protection project has been completed at Clarkes Beach, improving access and protecting assets from erosion.
Byron Shire
Posted inByron Bay, Environment, Good News
Byron Bay planting blitz aims to save koalas from extinction by 2050
Koalas could be extinct by 2050, but a Byron Bay planting blitz just gave them a fighting chance. More than 3,000 trees, nine species, one wildlife corridor.
Posted inByron Bay, Feature, Tourism, Wellness
Wellness village to take over Byron Bay as new festival unveils its full line-up
Live music, yoga, sound healers, breathwork, and more. Byron Bay’s first ever wellness festival has dropped its full line-up, and tickets are moving.
Posted inByron Bay, Environment, Grants and funding, Tweed Heads
$1 million boost for North Coast bushland recovery
From Byron’s hinterland to the Tweed Coast, three local groups have landed a share of $1 million to repair bushland and protect threatened species from disaster.
Posted inMullumbimby, Roads and Infrastructure
Federation Bridge night works to bring traffic changes
Motorists can expect changed traffic conditions on Federation Bridge at Mullumbimby during essential maintenance work from Monday, 17 August.
Posted inBrunswick Heads, Local festivals and shows, Local profiles
Old Friends returns to Brunswick Picture House for a third time
Cabaret trio Mark Trevorrow, Rupert Noffs and Bev Kennedy will bring their acclaimed show Old Friends back to Brunswick Picture House on Saturday, 5 September, marking the third time the production has played the venue.
Posted inByron Bay
Disaster relief expert to address Rotary Club of Byron Bay
ShelterBox Australia chief executive Mike Greenslade will address the Rotary Club of Byron Bay on global disaster relief efforts on Tuesday.
Posted inCrime, Ocean Shores, Woolgoolga
Two northern NSW men charged over online threats within 24 hours
Two locals have been charged within a day of each other over separate online threats, one over posts targeting a federal MP, the other over alleged terrorism advocacy, weapons and ammunition.
Posted inByron Bay, NSW Politics, Roads and Infrastructure, Tweed Heads
$30 million to tackle M1 pinch points between Tweed and Byron
Nearly 70,000 drivers use the M1 through the Tweed every day. Now $30 million is committed to help fix the bottlenecks, from Tweed Heads to Byron Bay.
Posted inByron Shire, Good News, What's on
Byron Writers Festival marks 30 years with landmark program
More than 150 writers, poets and thinkers will descend on Byron Bay next August when the Byron Writers Festival marks its 30th anniversary with one of its most ambitious programs to date.