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Your chance to win Simple Pleasures photo competition

News ADD some love into your photography by taking a photo showing what you love about Brunswick Heads.

EDITORIAL: An idea even bigger than this headline

News Strap yourself in fellow dreamers

EDITORIAL: Hashtag us back to the Stone Age

News Trust the instincts of our own beautiful #byrontribe

Koala tree planting volunteers needed

News Koala Tree Planting Day in Bangalow

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Collective is never letting up

News THE Byron Hinterland Collective is continuing its campaign against the state government's proposed new Short Term Holiday Letting rules

Parmas serve farmers

News EAT generously: As the drought bites hard locals are biting into Parmas for Farmers.

Music to make the Burning Man dance

Whats On THIS Northern Rivers band will take their new music to the popular US festival this month, but you can also see them soon locally.

Splendid support grants

News SHARING the Splendour love around to local community organisations and schools.

Byron Shire builders win big

News BYRON projects figured large in the recent Master Builders Association building awards.

Going above and beyond for Vets Without Borders

News LOCAL vet Lucy Varga is off to volunteer in India working on an animal welfare program.

Helping celebrate chopper rescue day

News ITS time to say thank you to the Westpac Rescue Helicopter.

Steve Irwin sails in friendly seas

News SEA Shepard vessel the Steve Irwin called in at Byron on its way up to protest against the proposed Adani Coalmine in Queensland.

Droning on about vital air safety

News AMATEUR drone operators could be endangering lives as well as breeching privacy rules.

Volunteers the heart and soul of festival

News VOLUNTEERS are one of the secrets behind the success of the Byron Writers Festival.

Motorbike rider dies in overnight crash at Nambour

17th Aug 2018 1:41 AM

R-E-S-P-E-C-T: Tears as Aretha Franklin dead at 76

17th Aug 2018 12:12 AM

Mayo claim that sparked an uproar

Hanson says Anning went too far but backs ban

Around the Region

Heartbreak of farmer working for $2.46 an hour

Money YOU’D think it could never happen in Australia. But somehow, this man is earning just a fraction of the minimum wage.

'Each day is more golden': MOL's gift to embattled local

News Community bands together to help Tweed man after surfing accident

Man flown to hospital after being kicked in head by cow

News A man was kicked in the head by a cow on a Northern Rivers property

BUSHFIRE WARNING: Residents advised to enact their plans

News The status of a fire at Ellangowan upgraded to Watch and Act

Foxtel to launch Australia's first 4k channel

Entertainment Australian cricket fans will be among the first to benefit

Family ask why police stopped searching for Damien so soon

News "Damien was a devoted father ... his passing has devastated us all"

Why Jeffrey couldn’t have shot himself

Crime Ballistics expert reveals finding on Jeffrey Brooks case.

Sport

Updating the score at Red Devil Park

News KEEPING score is set to become easier at Red Devils Park in Byron Bay.

Learning from game's best

News WOMEN'S Rugby star Emily Robinson stepped in to skill up Norther Rivers rugby juniors.

Ocean Shore lads cruise to win

News Ocean Shores are winners.

Byron AIME-ing high

News Byron Rugbys Charity Day home game this Saturday

Mono nabs third title

News MONO does it again

National Sport

‘Secret talks’ ends Bennett era

Undecided on future, Farah thinking only of finals

Elephant in the room: why has Stuart escaped scrutiny?

Kyrgios admits to tanking at Cincinnati Open

Gallen decides to play on in 2019

New South Wales News

Samurai death: ‘Who the f**k are you?’

Crime THE moments before an Aussie rapper was allegedly murdered with a samurai sword as been revealed as the accused is feed on bail.

‘Spiritual healer’ charged over exorcism

Crime A crying man told police officers “they did some voodoo s*** to me”.

Armed robbery manhunt

Crime A hooded gunman has robbed a Glebe convenience store by daylight.

US water bombers arrive in two weeks for summer

News FIREYS were battling fires without the service’s greatest weapons.

Firefighters work to contain grassfire near Eatonsville

Breaking Gwydir Highway has been closed in both directions due to blaze

Wild winds whip up rain and bushfires

Weather SEVERE weather warnings are in place as gale force winds batter parts of the...

'Rude' car vandal on the run

News Mother furious after son's car vandalised at Banora High School.

Business News

Sex robots are the new ‘marriage aids’

Technology A CANADIAN scientist has claimed sex robots may soon become as vital to modern homes as a microwave oven, serving as “marriage aids” in and out of the bedroom.

Aldi boss makes big confession

Business ALDI’S top exec in Australia has made a candid confession about what critics have...

Fury over Motorola’s ‘shameless rip off’

Technology MOTOROLA may have royally ripped off Apple’s hugely popular iPhone X handset.

Massive queues for $100 million Powerball

Money “If you’re planning on getting an entry, get in early"

What's On

Doco separates fact from fiction in the vitamin industry

Get ready for this testosterone-charged clash of voices

The funk is back for fans of Skunkhour

5 things that need to improve at Splendour

Diary of a grumpy old man at Splendour

Lifestyle

The $25 leggings selling like hot cakes

Fashion & Beauty A BARGAIN pair of activewear leggings are set to sell out within days of them landing in stores, with fans saying they give more expensive brands a run for their...

13yo mum hid bump under school uniform

News EMMA managed to keep her pregnancy a secret for nine months and went into labour while doing her homework.

PINT-SIZE BATTLE: Toyota Yaris versus Kia Picanto

Motoring Identical in price but different in size and spec, here’s how the Toyota Yaris and Kia Picanto tiny tots compare.

Woman’s shock $800 Uber Eats bill

Lifestyle CONNOR Marner downloaded a popular food delivery app, but never got around to using it. But soon, one huge bill arrived.

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Entertainment

Honey Badger rejects girl mid-pash

TV SHE was publicly rejected during a terrible kiss. And now one contestant on The Bachelor has told a lie so inaccurate it has rocked the mansion.

Kyle Sandilands’ shock TV confession

TV Sandilands ‘doesn’t give a f**k’ if his new TV show gets picked up.

Why Camilla’s ready for her royal promotion

Celebrity THE Duchess of Cornwall will be firmly in the spotlight in the not-too-distant...

Woman successfully sues dating site

Lifestyle “You shouldn’t promise people ... the man of their dreams"

Depp accuses ex wife of gross act

Celebrity JOHNNY Depp has levelled a gross accusation at his former wife Amber Heard.

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Jobs

Administration and Inventory Control Support Officer

Full Time

Classifieds The Spring Grove Fresh Food Company is a family owned meat wholesale and primary production company that has been operating out of the northern rivers since 1996.

The vital job not for the faint-hearted

News Team of specialists to make claustrophobic water pipeline journey

The $150k job no Aussies want

Careers Mining positions can now barely be filled

Why fun and fit workplaces matter

Careers “Happy, healthy employees generally perform better than those who are tired."

Union blasts JCU over job cuts

Education The NTU has finally responded to James Cook University

Move here to earn big money

Careers Melbourne or Sydney perhaps? Nope, you have to go a lot further

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