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Kelsey Wells: A Glimpse into Her Enchanting World in Byron Bay

Discover the enchanting world of Kelsey Wells through her Instagram account. From serene reading moments to seaside bliss, join her journey in Byron Bay, N...

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‘Fresh, punchy, full of citrus and herbs’: how to cook and eat like you’re on a yoga retreat

Restaurateur Darren Robertson of Three Blue Ducks shares the catering brief his Byron Bay cafe gets for yogis and his recipe for herby miso eggplant

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Featured jobs: Zulu & Zephyr, MPH Australia, Crybaby Productions & TMRW

Zulu & Zephyr is a lifestyle brand cultivating cool, beautiful and effortless swimwear and ready to wear designs for modern women around the world. They currently have an exciting opportunity for an experienced, results-driven retail Store Manager to lead the team at our Flagship Australian boutique in Byron Bay. In…

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Bluesfest drives in Tedeschi Trucks and Taj Mahal

The Byron Bay festival has beefed up its offering.

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Matt Bruce poured his life savings into a tiny home. Now Byron Shire council wants to demolish it

Advocates for tiny homes say they can keep people out of homelessness, but Bruce was told he had to prove his house could be moved

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Brisbane claims Gourmet Traveller’s restaurant of the year for first time since 1997

Fire-fuelled venue Agnes wins top spot at the annual awards while a Byron Bay head chef is recognised as Australia’s best new talent

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Supermarket shelves were empty for months after the Lismore floods. Here's how to make supply chains more resilient

From the outside, the Northern Rivers region of New South Wales seems idyllic. Rainforests, mountains, beaches and Byron Bay. But the past few years have made life harder for many who live there, with Black Summer bushfires, the COVID pandemic and intense flooding.

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White Lotus’ Mike White & Jennifer Coolidge Say They’d Be Bloody Stoked For An Aussie Season

Armond origin story in the Byron Bay White Lotus. Make it happen.

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Regional Australia property market dips as prestige areas give up pandemic gains

Big beneficiaries of regional migration during Covid such as Byron Bay have been hit hardest by increasing interest rates, experts say

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Airbnb disappointed by Byron Bay move to cap operations

Airbnb says it is "surprised and disappointed" by calls from the state's independent planning commission to harshly curb holiday letting in Byron Bay.

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Leg ropes compulsory for Byron Bay surfers after council decision

Byron Shire councillors have unanimously passed a motion making the safety devices compulsory after a series of injuries caused by errant surfboards.

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Byron Bay holiday rental cap considered to address lack of housing

In a shock move, the NSW Independent Planning Commission recommends the Byron Shire Council be given the power to impose a 60-day annual cap on short-term holiday lets.

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Battle for Byron Bay: NSW advised to allow 60-day limits on short-term rentals in tourist hotspot

Independent Planning Commission rules a previously planned 90-day cap would not achieve its objectives

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Adaptive surfing champion Mark 'Mono' Stewart scores two perfect 10s at Japan Open

The Byron Bay surfer makes history, receiving 10 out of 10 for consecutive tube rides and winning his division in the final at Shizunami.

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Proposed surfboard leg rope law could see surfers fined for riding unleashed in Byron Bay

A Byron Shire councillor is hoping to introduce a regulation that will see surfers fined up to $1,100 for not wearing a leg rope, likening the practice to being as easy as "'wearing seatbelts".

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Eric Gales, Christone "Kingfish" Ingram, Joe Bonamassa and Marcus King preview 2023's star-studded Crossroads Festival with incendiary Red House cover

The four blues guitar giants came together for an unforgettable jam at the Bluesfest in Byron Bay, Australia earlier this month

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Former Byron Bay firefighter and co-accused jailed for smuggling cocaine in extinguisher

Scott Edward Biber, 59, and Philip David Emanuel, 52, will spend at least three years in jail for transporting cocaine from Sydney's eastern suburbs to the north coast in 2020.

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Byron Bay's Feros Care village residents told to find new home as facility set to be redeveloped

More than 40 aged care residents at Feros Care village in Byron Bay are in a state of shock, after being told they will need to find a new home to make way for an "intergenerational community centre".

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Battle for Byron’s soul: the debate over holiday rentals in the NSW coastal town is an existential one

Housing insecurity for long-term renters is ‘diabolical’ says the town’s deputy mayor. But the tourism sector warns reducing short-term letting will hurt, not help

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Short-term rentals destroying ‘social fabric’ of region, Byron Bay residents tell inquiry

Second day of NSW Independent Planning Commission begins after NSW government stripped council of power to cap short-term rentals

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Byron Bay property prices plunge as some regions buck trend, according to CoreLogic data

In a case of what goes up must come down, property prices in Byron Bay have plunged 25 per cent in the past 12 months. But not all regions have fallen. Here's how they performed.

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Byron Bay surfer Mathew Cassidy's injury sparks call for legropes to be made mandatory

A loose longboard left a former pro surfer's "bicep hanging out" after its fin ripped through his arm while he in the water at a renowned east coast break.

Newcastle Herald

Byron Bay edge out Snapper Rocks, Merewether in Australian Boardriders Battle final

Merewether Surfboard Club fell agonisingly short of creating Australian Boardriders Battle history in a three-way, final wave finish as Byron Bay won their first national title on Sunday at Newcastle beach.

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NSW Police Are Looking For 7 Naked Dudes Who Broke Into A Byron Bay Mansion To Twerk And Swim

NSW Police are investigating after a group of naked men broke into the Byron Bay mansion of Eddie "Spa King" Phillips on New Year's Eve.

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Afternoon Update: Australia to impose coal and gas price limits; NSW blocks Byron Bay short-term housing cap; and UK airports ease liquids rule

Labor’s energy bill passes parliament including price caps

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