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Tue 21 May 2013

Bay aims to be the biggest

BYRON Bay hosts the biggest of the Biggest Morning Teas tomorrow morning at Cape Byron lighthouse with an ambitious bid to raise $20,000 for Cancer Council NSW.

Fri 17 May 2013

Tourist wants to thank surfer for saving his life

NORWEGIAN tourist Mats Bergersen is looking for help to locate the surfer, named Andre, who last November rescued him from the surf in Byron Bay.

US comedy drama sets up camp in Byron Bay

A SMALL city sprung up on the out skirts of Byron Bay last Friday when the US television comedy drama CAMP set up for a day of filming.

Locals sing Dylan’s praises

BOB Dylan turns 72 this month and to mark the legend’s birthday, a stellar line-up of local musicians will play his songs at a fundraiser at the Byron Theatre.

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You’d be mad to miss Wainwright

RAW, intense and angry is how Martha Wainwright describes the songs on her latest album, 2012’s Come Home to Mama.

Fri 10 May 2013

$2 million refurbishment underway in Jonson Street

TEN Shops and the carpark behind the Byron Bay Cinemas in Jonson Street are currently undergoing a major refurbishment worth around $2m.

Iconic Sandbar Cafe to close

AFTER almost four years of operation the iconic Sandbar Cafe in Brunswick Heads will be closing next Saturday.

Forum to look at white paper’s impact on Byron Shire

THE NSW Department white paper on its proposed new planning system is a mixed bag for Byron Shire, said the council’s executive manager of planning Ray Darney.

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Sue Gardiner

Thu 9 May 2013

Byron lifesavers to trial new technology

BYRON Bay surf lifesavers have become among the first in the country to trial new jet propulsion technology that is tipped to save lives.

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Sue Gardiner

Tue 7 May 2013

Father apprehensive about “new age hippieness”

BRUNSWICK Heads father Amirel Lachish said that despite hearing positive feedback about the Raising Men program, he did admit to harbouring a few reservations.

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Veda Dante

Mon 6 May 2013

Potholes threaten livelihood of commercial anglers

COMMERCIAL anglers claim their livelihood is being placed in jeopardy by the deeply potholed road to the Brunswick Heads boat ramp.

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Sue Gardiner

Mexican Mick’s life to be celebrated

A CELEBRATION to mark the life of Byron legend Mick Cambray, aka Mexican Mick, will be held at Hastings Point on May 18.

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Sue Gardiner

Thu 2 May 2013

Girl with plenty of heart in a field of her own

YOU wouldn’t know it from her hectic after-school schedule, but Caitlin Olive was born with a bad ticker.

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Sue Gardiner

Mullumbimby: the new Silicon Valley?

A PLAN backed by the local chamber of commerce to establish “the biggest little Silicon Valley in Australia” in Mullumbimby is gathering pace.

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Sue Gardiner

Wed 1 May 2013

Only nine people assaulted in Byron in March

THERE were nine alcohol-related assaults in Byron Bay in March, the lowest monthly figure for the town since 2010, Superintendent Stuart Wilkins said.

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Sue Gardiner

Lockout lowers Byron’s assualt rate

SINCE the introduction of the trial 1.30am lockout in March, Byron Bay has had the lowest assault rate in five years.

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Sue Gardiner

Tue 30 Apr 2013

Byron Shire Council rates are set to rise

CASH-strapped Byron Shire Council’s rates are set to rise by 4.19% or an additional $129 on average next financial year.

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Sue Gardiner

Claims of Mullumbimby hospital deaths refuted

A claim made on social media that there were two deaths at Mullumbimby Hospital due to a lack of after-hours doctors have been strenuously rejected.

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Byron to maintain identity according to Don Page

BYRON Shire Council would maintain its local identity under a new look multi-purpose county council model with Lismore as the regional centre.

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Sue Gardiner

Mon 29 Apr 2013

High conservation value vegetation to be restored with grant

A $98,000 Federal Government Biodiversity Fund grant obtained by a local landowner will help restore and revegetate three kilometres of Wilsons Creek.

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Veda Dante

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