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Sneak peek inside home featured on Grand Designs

Property THE stunning property was showcased at the weekend, and you can stay there.

‘You have blood on your hands’: Byron doof slammed

Environment "There must have been organisers ... they should be held to account"

To tree or not to tree: Christmas tree debate rages on

News Can we settle the eternal Christmas tree debate?

Woman faces court over alleged attack of nurse, cop

News The Grafton woman was seeking medical treatment at the time

More Local News

Accused cop biter says police are ‘corrupt’, court hears

News ***GRAPHIC CONTENT*** A Lismore man accused of biting the ear of an off-duty police officer has faced court.

Set to boil: ‘Water wars’ about to ramp up over Dunoon dam

News RESULTS of water plan’s public exhibition feedback to Rous were leaked to a group against the proposed Dunoon Dam.

Byron Bay brands combine in architecture award win

News TWO popular Byron Bay companies have combined to take out a prestigious state architecture award.

SBS food journey samples some of our region’s top nosh

News FIVE-PART series promises to take viewers on a journey to some of the best restaurants in Sydney and Northern NSW.

Get ready for a rollercoaster week of weather

News MAXIMUM temperatures are set to vary by as much as 10 degrees this week.

NIGHT MOVES: Work begins on Byron’s first traffic lights

News THERE are hopes the $750,000 investment will help to ease traffic congestion at the interchange.

Highway works to affect motorists around Northern NSW

News THE works have been confirmed for the Tugun bypass and for the Ballina to Woolgolga section of the Pacific Highway

Tragic toll: NSW towns hit hardest by mental health crisis

Health MENTAL HEALTH 360: Sydneysiders are dying suddenly at an alarming rate but the problem is even worse in the regions.

Farmer accused of sexually assaulting five children

News POLICE allegedly found pictures of the five complainants and other children at the man’s home.

Bluesfest and stallholders in tribunal stoush over fees

News SMALL businesses who would have operated at the festival this year are seeking refunds on fees paid for the event.

Around the Region

Magic Mikey: Le-Ba maestro takes out Coffs Open

News Inaugural event a wild success as competitors descend on Diggers

Warning after surprise backyard kangaroo attack

Environment Woman surprised by kangaroo in her backyard advises caution following an...

Police appeal for help to locate missing teen

News THE 17-year-old has not turned up at prearranged appointments, according to...

BIG DECISION: Footy clubs take a punt on zone change

Sport The competition will be "better suited to our vision and values"

SCU offers 400 scholarships to school leavers

News THINKING of thinking higher education in 2021?

New support centre for people living in homelessness

News Group's latest drop-in venue named in honour of Aileen Mary Delaney

UNCOOL: Surfers and swimmers get 6 times more skin cancer

News SURFING may be the world’s coolest sport but waveriders are six times more likely...

CORONAVIRUS

Dad slams hypocrisy after ban from autistic son’s awards

Education An emotional Sunshine Coast dad is fighting to overturn a ban based on COVID guidelines preventing him from attending his autistic son’s school awards.

Grim reminder: Border could close again in 24hrs

News As eager southerners jumped the gun and tried to enter Queensland an hour early...

Police ready to close border again ‘within 24 hours’

News Queensland police are ready to shut the borders again within 24 hours if needed...

Virgin adds nearly 80,000 new seats

Travel Virgin Australia says it will add 78,000 seats per week by January

Big changes to cruises when ban lifts

Travel Major changes to cruise holidays after COVID ban lifts

Changes coming to Australia today

News Full list of COVID-19 border, NSW restrictions easing on December 1

Thousands fly in as border wall falls

News Queensland border wall falls as Qantas, Virgin restart flights

Sport

PICTURES: Hat trick for Le-Ba after surf prowess dominates

Surfing Lennox/Ballina Boardriders have claimed their third consecutive victory at the nudie Australian Boardriders Battle.

NRL going back to the bush after season from hell

Rugby League In 2021 the NRL is taking more games to regional New South Wales than ever before – find out who plays who where.

LJ Hooker League’s one-day format a big hit with players

News THE format is proving fast, fun and exciting, according to the Far North Coast...

Titans assistant coach in alleged drug bust

Crime Gold Coast Titans Assistant Coach and former NRL player Michael Gordon has been...

Fit for champions: Olympic stars laud local pools

News Swim stars tested the waters on the Northern Rivers.

National Sport

From full-time footy to mowing lawns: ‘You had to laugh’

Snoop bomb shows sad Tyson truth

Report: Monster offer made for Benji

The teen NRL coaches are falling over themselves to meet

Radley returns, Madge makes Tigers sweat

New South Wales News

Land Rover driver’s beach nightmare

Offbeat A bloke in a Land Rover Defender has found himself in a nightmare scenario after he decided to take it for a quick spin at the beach.

Mum stabbed until her head came off: Court told

Crime Jessica Camilleri told police she stabbed her mother about 85 times, a Sydney court...

Big problem with China boycott plan

News Tensions between Australia and China boiled over this week. But there’s a glaring...

Adult ‘kids’ wear out welcome mat

News Sky-high housing costs are prompting more adult offspring to remain in their...

‘Double standard’ COVID rules slammed

Politics NSW church COVID restrictions should ease for Christmas, says McKay

Tributes for teen killed while ‘car surfing’

News Summer Clarke: Tributes flow for teen who died while allegedly car surfing

Nats demand $2bn NSW energy deal be ripped up

Politics Nationals MP Matt Canavan tells party room colleagues Federal Govt should dump its...

Business News

Tributes: Manning remembered as a kind-hearted humanitarian

People and Places Tributes roll in for the former Daily Mercury editor who was a fierce advocate for Mackay. Funeral details confirmed.

NBN makes Seaforth a prime sea-change destination

Technology ‘Purchasers are buying property sight unseen … we expect it to only grow in the...

‘Insult’: Fury as Qantas sacks thousands

Business Qantas has confirmed thousands of staff will lose their jobs after a cost-cutting...

The car that looks like a lion but behaves like a pussy cat

Motoring Seductive coupe style and a thumping V8 provide the ingredients for something...

What's On

From Biggy Pop, to Thor, stars align to help vet hospital

PHOTOS: Magpies Crusaders fans cheer from sidelines

Indigenous artist showcases culture through artwork

Mountain bikers set to race in honour of late founder

Thrills and spills guaranteed when bucking bulls hit Airlie

Lifestyle

PARENT HORROR: Iced-up stranger stole car with child in back

Crime Northern Beaches man: ‘I just want them to know that I am sorry for what I have done’

‘Car crash’ TV as rival reporters clash

TV There were farcical scenes on TV as Sunrise and Today reporters jostled with each other live on air to interview people flying into Queensland.

Suicide at 13: Family’s plea after losing daughter

Parenting A grieving Gold Coast family who lost their 13-year-old daughter to suicide have described their nightmare, saying the system needs an urgent overhaul.

‘I would give anything to get five more minutes with him’

Parenting Caspian Leonardi would light up a room when he entered. The olive-skinned 20-year-old had the world at his feet when he took his own life.

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Catherine McGregor slams national broadcaster

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Celebrity The island’s largest home was later embroiled in a legal scandal that went all the...

How to use equity to buy an investment property

Property Use your equity to get that next home loan, writes Tamara Wrigley.

Buyer of $22m beachfront Byron mansion revealed

Property Hollywood stars Zac Efron and Matt Damon were rumoured to want it

Confusing road name an ‘accident waiting to happen’

News BYRON Shire Council has reconsidered a request to rename a problematic street.

Under-siege war hero puts Coast mansion on market

Property Former SAS corporal Ben Roberts-Smith lists mansion for auction

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