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What you need to know about highway changes this week

News Changed traffic conditions and night work for Woolgoolga to Ballina upgrade, what you need to know.

How local hairdresser will help women rescued from sex trade

News “I want to... give someone another chance to build a better life"

Severe thunderstorm warning issued by BOM

Weather A line of storms is generating heavy rainfall

Bizarre 'train' conspiracy behind Australian bushfires

Offbeat 'Lasers and exploding smart meters make way for a new train network'

More Local News

How this Kombi van will help volunteers to fight hunger

News An anonymous family who saw the group’s good work is behind the generous gesture.

Recycling bottles, we have raised thousands for Rural Aid

News DONATIONS via more than 50,000 bottles and cans recycled in the area have been directed to Rural Aid.

Bushfire relief: How victims can access gifted holidays

Community 50 holiday lets are so far being arranged as a result of the Far North Coast scheme

Film documents a search for better mental health

News AN Israeli documentary coming to the area discusses possible benefits from microdosing on MDMA to treat PTSD symptoms.

Police RBT leads to huge $1M drug bust

News POLICE swooped on a driver near Byron Bay who allegedly failed a roadside drug test and found a massive haul on drugs inside the vehicle.

Fears fish kill could be a sign of things to come

News THE dry conditions could have led to a fish kill at Emigrant Creek at Tintenbar, and one resident fears there could be more.

What council is doing to keep locals in Byron

News MAYOR reveals how council will help lessen the negative impacts on locals from high demand and high rents in the shire.

FULL LIST: Level 2 water restrictions

News LEVEL 2 water restrictions will be imposed on Monday for Rous Water customers, what does that mean for consumers?

Surf club’s amenities get much-needed funding boost

News Those facilities at the vital coastal club have been the same since 1982.

Reveal yourself, scruffy man

News Your bloke could be transformed by a grooming makeover from Black Comb Barbershop, just send in a pic

Around the Region

Man faces court after caught with $1m worth of cannabis

News A SYDNEY man found in possession of 145 bags of cannabis has been denied bail.

$100 for people wanting to become a referee

Sport SOCCER referees are eligible for a financial boost for the upcoming season

'HORRIFIC PAIN': Ballina woman ‘burned’ by dangerous tree

News "It feels like I’ve gone through a windscreen of a car.”

Group involved in alleged pistol-wielding pursuit face court

News THREE people were allegedly involved in multiple police pursuits following several...

Ballina lookout has an impressive view of... the treetops

News IF IT wasn’t for the trees, you would get an almost 360-degree view

Qantas returns to Ballina after 15-year hiatus

News Qantas boss says "it's the right time" for the airline to return

Eatery to reopen after fire hampered trading

Business The business managed to wrangle tradies to get the space operational again despite...

Sport

He won the Melbourne Cup, but can he win the Ballina Cup?

Sport CHRIS Munce tried to win Ballina’s big race as a jockey in 1994, then again as a trainer in 2015. Now he’s back for another shot.

Race series puts new cycling circuit to the test

Sport A NEW race circuit for the Byron Bay Cycle Club will attract a more diverse group of riders, their race director said.

Champion choppers battle it out in town’s 60th carnival

Sport International woodchop talents will be among the ranks at the event.

Nyxie focuses on next challenge after shock knockout

Sport LENNOX Head siblings Nyxie and Dembe Ryan were eliminated in their respective age...

Get ready for annual fun-filled paddle across the Bay

News SURFERS gather for the fun-filled day each year on Australia Day.

National Sport

Barty ends nine-year Aussie drought

World No.13 threatens to pull out of Open over smoke haze

England rookie scores ‘incredible’ 14-year first

Federer speaks up on Australian Open smoke policy

Toowoomba trainer's NZ buy pays off at Eagle Farm

New South Wales News

Cruel reality of life in ‘wiped-out’ town

News When football-sized embers rained down on an Aussie town, many thought it had been wiped off the map. But somehow it survived.

High-dosage MDMA pills ‘life-threatening’

Health Clear capsules have all been found to contain high doses of MDMA.

The disease set to become Australia’s biggest killer

Health 'There won’t be anyone in Australia who isn’t impacted'

How movie sex scenes really work

News The truth is pretty awkward, but one woman is working to change that

Tourists urged back or town could go bust

News Businesses almost destroyed by fires facing financial ruin

Jason Costigan’s daughter Brianna marries, converts to Islam

Politics A controversial MP’s teenage has married and converted to Islam

Wardens have jail in the genes

News Working in the country’s hardest prison is a family affair

Business News

Secretive Nutella billionaire’s risky move

Business He’s behind one of the best-loved products on the planet. But $31.5 billion rich-lister Giovanni Ferrero could end up gambling it all.

Early findings into Blackwater mine death released

News The tyre fitter was found trapped underneath a wheel assembly

Dog death spike sparks change to Qantas’ flying policy

News The change will affect new customers keen to travel on the airline with their...

Investors urged with caution as shares skyrocket

Business How to respond to our record-breaking sharemarket surge

What's On

Film chronicles incredible farming adventures

REVIEW: A cabinet of steampunk wonders took me back in time

Lego event built with more than one million bricks

Theme park celebrates 45 years

Surfboards, schnitzels and beer at RFS fundraiser

Lifestyle

TAKING YOUR SPACE: There's only one way to solve it

News IT’S UNACCEPTABLE for non-truck vehicles to use truck rest areas in any circumstance.

‘I make $15K a week as a high-class male escort’

Dating When Jake started in the game it was just a way to make some easy money to put himself through university.

Why your teenager hates you - and what you can do about it

Parenting Raising daughters can be a thankless task that pushes parents to the brink and you’d be surprised what’s behind all that anger.

50kg weight loss behind million-dollar idea

Health Jade Spooner and Amal Wakim not only shed a combined 50kg, but their incredible transformations sparked a multimillion-dollar fitness empire.

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Latest Photos

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Real Estate

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REVEALED: How to buy a house before your 22nd birthday

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Mum wows with reno of ‘horrible’ rental

Property Mum rental renovation cheaper than moving

Luxury Northern Rivers hotel tipped to sell for $20m

News SEE the boutique hotel on market in February with a multimillion-dollar price...

Crazy coastal rental prices ‘a shocking sign of the times’

News "How are the people of Byron ... accepting this crazy pricing."

Hidden story of Chinese ownership behind Jewel revealed

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