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I’ve come to realize that the adventures readers found most memorable and entertaining were the ones in which I’d gone astray.

If you’re not paying attention, it’s easy to miss Goose Island — or worse, crash into it. The site of several shipwrecks dating back

Within a minute, 20 paddlers formed a flotilla that cruised past Andrews, Dodges, Enders and Ram islands.

Dave Underwood and Brian Earley performed in a Byron ‘Kombi Konga’ as the new bypass as the new road was opened. Photo Jeff ‘Kombiapocalypse’ Dawson Contamination by per-and-poly fluoroalkyl (PFAS) at Butler Street Reserve is being investigated by both the NSW Environment Protection Authority (EPA) and Council. Butler Street Reserve is located on the newly opened bypass, just west of the town’s CBD. Byron Shire Council staff say the joint investigation began after PFAS was detected in the groundwater beneath Butler Street Reserve and the adjacent Byron Drain (also referred to as Un...

Premium Content Subscriber only Remediation of Mullumbimby Hospital site continues to drag on with Byron Shire Council blaming ongoing asbestos issues for the delay. According to the council's Manager of Assets and Projects, Phil Warner, the discovery of further deposits of asbestos beyond what was originally thought to be there, is the reason for the setback. He said the clearing and remediation of the site started in January 2019 and unfortunately it is taking much longer than first anticipated "This project is taking a lot more time than we thought but when it comes to asbestos we need...