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Best new music from the Northern Rivers

We are showcasing the best new music from the Northern Rivers every month.

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07th Feb. 2021 11:02 PM

The cover artwork for Different Year by Nicholas Hamilton.

Apex predators to have custom-built $50K recovery aviary

Birds of prey will have a place to get well after being treated by the Byron Bay Wildlife Hospital.

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04th Feb. 2021 12:02 AM

A young sea eagle and a wedge-tailed eagle.

Drone, thermal camera used in high-tech search for cavoodle

After two days of searching for their beloved pet, this Northern Rivers family decided to call in the experts.

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03rd Feb. 2021 7:02 AM

Shauli, the three-year-old cavoodle, with her owners.

FULL LIST: $2.5M to improve halls, showgrounds, parks

20 local organisations received funding from the NSW Government through the Crown Reserves Improvement Fund.

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02nd Feb. 2021 12:02 AM

Nationals MLC Ben Franklin (centre) announced $97k in funding for the Alstonville Show Society, in the image with Treasurer Keith Morrow, vice president Donna Johnston, president Zac Convery and vice president and Graham Gooding.

Inside Matt Damon’s $7k-a-night mansion

Hollywood actor Matt Damon has spent his two weeks quarantine in a luxurious Byron Bay estate ahead of filming his latest...

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01st Feb. 2021 8:02 AM

The Airbnb home Matt Damon spent quarantine in with his family in Byron Bay. Picture: Airbnb

Beer, baked goodies and meat are the keys to cafe's success

In just three and a half years, this award-winning Bangalow cafe has proved a hit with locals and tourists.

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01st Feb. 2021 12:02 AM

Butcher Baker Co-Owner Paul Coughran runs the local cafe with wife Amanda, which has been crowned the best cafe in Byron Shire. (CREDIT: Adam Daunt)

Cashed, trashed ‘brats’ rocking Byron Bay

Byron Bay locals are sledging Insta stars as “brats” and “f**kwits” – and James Weir gets tangled in the toxic mess where...

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31st Jan. 2021 3:01 PM

Byron Bay is in the grips of an Insta invasion.

Man off his trolley ends up in rescue helicopter

An early morning shopping trolley incident saw a man, 23, flown to Lismore Base Hospital via the Westpac Rescue...

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31st Jan. 2021 12:01 PM

TROLLEY INJURY: The Westpac Lifesaver Rescue Helicopter transported a Suffolk Park man to Lismore Base Hospital after an early morning shopping trolley incident.

Dramatic rescue, injured swimmer winched to safety

After a woman was washed up on to rocks she was winched to safety by the Westpac Life Saver Helicopter Rescue crew.

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31st Jan. 2021 6:01 AM

WOMAN RESCUED: On Saturday January 30, 2021 the Westpac Rescue Helicopter was involved in winching a woman to safety after she was swept on to rocks at Whites Beach, Broken Head.

10 of the best: Stone and Wood notch impressive milestone

Byron Bay’s beloved beer brand secured another cracking achievement over the weekend.

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29th Jan. 2021 9:01 AM

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